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• 1. At 08:35am on 26 Jun 2009, carrie wrote:

  I have no memories of Jackson or feelings particularly about his life, but I do have a great feeling of unease about one part of his legacy.
  
  For one reason or another I have been listening since this news broke yesterday on Richard Bacon's show, I then heard some of UAN and then Breakfast. I haven't heard anything about how his kids will cope with this news when after all they have been brought up so strangely, and how their freedom from this weirdness will impact on them.
  
  I know his fans are absorbing this news but it does seem odd that this angle hasn't been mentioned.
  
  The rest of this coverage does seem a bit over the top.

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• 2. At 08:57am on 26 Jun 2009, zeldalicious wrote:

  Congratulations British Radio! For the first time in my life (Excluding the death of Diana) you made me switch off breakfast coverage. I started on LBC but with its over the top solemn presenter, I switched to 5 Live - that was just as bad. I then sought solace in Radio 4, bastion of sensible broadcasting or so I thought! 7am news started with 4 minutes of MJ, I desperately clung on hoping that it would then end and it did for about 2 minutes and then it all started up again! For heaven sake! Is there no where I can get away from the over the top presenters and their never ending stream of opinions or the views of a journalist who once saw MJ once pasing a Tie Rack in Washington DC.
  
  MJ was a singer, a good one, he was troubled and had a chequered past. He did not cure the worlds ills. I am sorry he has died and very sorry for his children. But get a grip.

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• 3. At 09:08am on 26 Jun 2009, icemaiden26252 wrote:

  A great entertainer, fabulous songs, great dancing and videos. A sad loss but now he has the peace he never appeared to have in life. Deepest sympathy for his children.
  

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• 4. At 09:09am on 26 Jun 2009, carrie wrote:

  I bet Mark Thompson is thankful that it was a great day for a bit of bad news.

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• 5. At 09:30am on 26 Jun 2009, supercleanse wrote:

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• 6. At 09:55am on 26 Jun 2009, giveitawhack wrote:

  It is a great shame that so many people will remember him more for his bizarre behaviour than for his music.
  
  I would agree with Pete Waterman's assertion that "Off The Wall", the result of his collaboration with Quincy Jones and Heatwave's Rod Temperton was his finest moment musically.
  
  

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• 7. At 09:55am on 26 Jun 2009, jimmy-dean-2009 wrote:

  michael jackson was quite simply a genius who gave the world so much with his music that will allways be there he appealed to all backgrounds and religions there is no place in the the world where he didnt touch people and inspire there creativity when they watched michael work his magic a incredible dancer he had stage presence sadly michael never greaw up due to a difficult childhood it was totally understandable he preferred the the presence of kids who he knew would never take advantage of him the way many adults did who exploited the man and wrote nasty vile things about him he was a victim of his circumstances as he never grew up and the world being what it is with all the rubbish people will say and do anything for money such is life

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• 8. At 09:56am on 26 Jun 2009, abracadabra wrote:

  OK Nicky ENOUGH. Most of us don't care THIS much about Michael Jackson . Bad editorial judgement I'm afraid. Now SHUT UP about him!!

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• 9. At 10:01am on 26 Jun 2009, jimmy-dean-2009 wrote:

  for michael it was allways about the music that came from the heart the way it should be his genius will forever be in our memories he was streets ahead of us

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• 10. At 10:01am on 26 Jun 2009, Thiunderpig wrote:

  I feel odd. I was never a fan of his music though it was impossible not to have been exposed to a good proportion of it and enjoy at least some of it. I've never bought any of his records and most likely never will. His private life seemed very strange and stressed.
  
  But I feel saddened.

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• 11. At 10:06am on 26 Jun 2009, jimmy-dean-2009 wrote:

  judgeing by some of the reaction by people who never had a ounce of talent in there life trying to put michael down is laughable the jealousy of these sad individuals speaks volumes yet these same clowns will come on the radio and blog how somebody like jade goody was a inspiration and changed there lifes even though she had no talent michael touched peoples heart and inspired them nobody can take that away from him i would put him on par with mother teresa for the influence he had in this world

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• 12. At 10:09am on 26 Jun 2009, zeldalicious wrote:

  jimmy-dean . You are mistaken if you think that many of us are putting MJ 'down' - what we are complaining about is the over the top, incessant, tedious and unecessary blanket coverage of his death.

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• 13. At 10:21am on 26 Jun 2009, jimmy-dean-2009 wrote:

  zeldalilicious get a grip how can you say its over the top michael was a unique talent a complete one off the likes of him dont come around everyday he touched the whole world with his genius that desserves recognition now i dont want to hear about the same drivel about MPs expenses or some other nonsense today i want to hear about micheal jackson and what he gave to the world since he was a young lad he came from humble beginings and reached the top and the energy he gave with his music and dance to the world with incredible stage presence will long live in our memories if you dont want to listen go listen to another station or switch off very simple

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• 14. At 10:27am on 26 Jun 2009, zeldalicious wrote:

  I have switched off thanks. If you want to learn about MJ, go and read a book about him or listen to a CD of his or watch a DVD of him.
  
  You may be young and naieve enough to fall for the media hype over all this. I am not.
  

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• 15. At 10:39am on 26 Jun 2009, AshesUK wrote:

  zeldalicious I feel sad your such a miserable person, this guy was a legend, not many out there either.....

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• 16. At 10:43am on 26 Jun 2009, zeldalicious wrote:

  I thank you for your kind and warm thoughts about me.

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• 17. At 10:52am on 26 Jun 2009, conmaur wrote:

  Wether one liked his music is subjective,I didn`t. His talent aside, as a show biz personality he set such a bad example e.g. hanging his baby off a hotel balconey.

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• 18. At 11:03am on 26 Jun 2009, jimmy-dean-2009 wrote:

  conmaur give it a rest do you honestly think michael hung his baby over the balcony to cause harm to his own flesh and blood he wanted to share a moment with his fans thats all he has allways respected and acknowledged there support thats why the fans loved the man on his part he would have reflected and thought it was a error to hold his baby over the balcony being a parent when he was caught in the moment with his fans any person would do that we all make mistakes as human beings but did he do it intentionally of course he did not but the media being what it is and folk being brainwashed by the media believe all the lies and hype and lies instead of applying common sense and useing there own brain to think with but im ure you have never made a mistake

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• 19. At 11:16am on 26 Jun 2009, donaferentes wrote:

  a word to the fanatics: yes Michael Jackson was a brilliantly talented singer and dancer. He was also an extraordinary child prodigy and performed some great and memorable songs (didn't write of course - these were Motown Corporation songs. He then produced the superb original Off The Wall which is one of the great pop dance albums (Quincey Jones to be largely acclaimed for this) and Thriller which included three or four exeptional tracks and one legendary ( wanna be startin something). But after that we have had 27 years of mediocrity and we would have had 27 years of obscurity were it not for the child abuse allegations, the extreme plastic surgery, the manic retail habits, and the baby hanging over the balcony. And please remember that from Off the Wall until yesterday we had from him the same old dance routines - the spins, the moonwalk, the crotch grabbing,the head bowing and the same whooping and yelping punctuating every song he made. So let's not go overboard about his personal singing and dancing talent.
  And here's the point: I am a Michael Jackson fan but it appalls me to have to listen to the BBC attempt to do another Diana on this. Richard Bacon started it last night when he offered his shoulder to the trickster Uri Geller to cry on and went on and on about what a tragedy this is. Nicky Campbell was worse and utterly despicable in his seeming fake wailing and gnashing. So let's hear some measured opinions on this, let's not have the mental hysteria that these broadcasters seem to want to stir up. Let's have proportion and some broadcasting responsibility. This is not a Kennedy moment as Bacon suggested last night. It's a sad passing of a man that made a contribution to our musical heritage. No more no less.

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• 20. At 11:27am on 26 Jun 2009, akamarty64 wrote:

  Give it a rest 5 live

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• 21. At 11:31am on 26 Jun 2009, jimmy-dean-2009 wrote:

  donaferentes give it a rest sunshine the likes of princess diana and jade goody deaths do not come close this man was a genius there is no hype about him the man worked his magic he had the whole planet mesmerised by his unique talent that has inspired and will continue to inspire for genarations to come

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• 22. At 11:39am on 26 Jun 2009, Tempus Fugit wrote:

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• 23. At 11:40am on 26 Jun 2009, donaferentes wrote:

  i agree that the death of a good-time sloane ranger and a reality tv celeb do not come close but if you really believe he had the whole planet mesmerised by his unique talent then i suggest you inhabit a different planet from most - sunshine.

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• 24. At 11:52am on 26 Jun 2009, jimmy-dean-2009 wrote:

  tempus fugit i know we live in a spin culture that likes to brainwash us withere there drivel and end up makeing robots of us not being able to think for ourselfs but your really takeing the biscuit you have taken it to a whole new level the labour goverment would love your services not even michael jackson woud come close lol

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• 25. At 11:55am on 26 Jun 2009, merryjimbhoy wrote:

  Here we go again!!!!!!!!!
  
  After the death of the late Princess of Wales (or Diana to those who didn't know her), here is Britain going gaga over another celebrity death.
  
  GET A GRIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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• 26. At 12:03pm on 26 Jun 2009, DonnaAfrica wrote:

  I was deeply saddened and shocked to hear that "The King of Pop" - Michael Jackson had passed away yesterday. A part of me could not comprehend or believe this devastating news and a part of me died too. As I grew up with the music of The Jackson 5 and Michael Jackson's Music. He has given us all such great music and memories. He was a very talented creative man and a great entertainer. My deepest sympathies and condolences go out to his family and children. Today The Music died!! Michael Jackson will be missed by the masses but his music will live forever! With Luv, Light and Liberty Donna Africa xx

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• 27. At 12:07pm on 26 Jun 2009, donaferentes wrote:

  the question is will Gordon Brown be able to resist an elegy - " sarah and I enjoy a great deal listening to Michaels the Thriller album and in particular Billie Jean which I think is a really lovely song and we often attempt to imitate his famous moonwalk. Like every man, woman and child in this world I am deeply saddened..."

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• 28. At 12:55pm on 26 Jun 2009, steelpulse wrote:

  Hang on?
  
  The rumours have already started and poor Michael Jackson died from this or that.
  
  Pills, stress and mysterious injections already seen. No coroner's reports mentioned in any of them?
  
  I heard ...... A friend of a friend met a bloke and his second cousin heard Jackson died whilst tieing his shoe lace......
  
  Just thought I would throw one in for the heck of it. I look forward to seeing it laminated in tomorrows Daily Splurge along with the rude comments about people that particular newspaper do not like.
  
  Unhindered by any facts. Comic cuts indeed. lol
  
  Does the newspaper, internet media actually WAIT for some actual information before opening its collective gob? A lie is half way around the world before truth etc.......
  
  I sneer - sorry I shouldn't - when I consider people are just rude or false about their subject just for the heck of it.
  
  I for one - if being sneered at - better NOT find out I am telling a true story after all!
  
  Truth has had 3 years to catch up with the errant "lie" I allegedly told. lol
  

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• 29. At 1:54pm on 26 Jun 2009, chazz40 wrote:

  Fact - MJ was an iconic figure who's music touched the lives of generations. Those who feel nothing about his death are heartless, soulless and lacking in basic humanity. They should just shut up.

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• 30. At 2:37pm on 26 Jun 2009, amr21980 wrote:

  i feel the world has lost a great man and i am saddnedd by the news and feel for his family and friends.
  i think the one way to achieve a good memory for this man is to open a michael jackson fund to enable to continue his great work for children who were disabled, rather than spending money on flowers which achieves nothing for his work.
  i hope neverland ranch would be funded by someone and his work can continue for the disabled children he so greatly tried to help.

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• 31. At 3:36pm on 26 Jun 2009, Curmy wrote:

  I'm sorry, but the BBC has gone way over the top with the MJ coverage.
  
  I'm not watching/listening to any news til tomorrow.

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• 32. At 4:21pm on 26 Jun 2009, zeldalicious wrote:

  In gave up at about 7.30am curmy!

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• 33. At 5:57pm on 26 Jun 2009, Tempus Fugit wrote:

  Just heard Pougatch say, and I quote, "Tonight the world is coming to terms with the death of Michael Jackson."
  
  Some people come out with some rare old guff, don't they? It's almost certainly safe to say that the greater part of the world is completely indifferent - it's just another headline, and they've better things to worry about, like feeding their families, for example.

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• 34. At 00:53am on 27 Jun 2009, Sarnia wrote:

  Not read all 33 comments - just first two (Carrie and Zelda) and agree with both.
  
  Especially Zelda's comments. I liked his music and thought him extremely talented BUT enough! After wall to wall coverage on Breakfast; Nicky's phone-in and then VD's first hour - I too switched OFF. And have remained switched OFF all day.
  
  

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• 35. At 01:01am on 27 Jun 2009, Sarnia wrote:

  Now read all comments. Jimmy-dean his usual un-punctuated self so almost impossible to decipher but managed to grasp that he feels that MJ is some sort of God; majority of comments seem to be quite sensible.

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• 36. At 4:44pm on 27 Jun 2009, Excushman wrote:

  Nicky really showed himself up this am.
  
  MJ certainly was not a genius. He was a pop singer who sang rather lightweight songs very ably.The music is not deep but it is brilliant background music.
  
  Loads of people are better singers than MJ, and of course his own written output is meagre.
  
  So why all the fuss.
  
  Tell Nicky that people like Mozart or Sinatra deserve the title of genius.

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• 37. At 9:02pm on 27 Jun 2009, fearlesslorraine wrote:

  I will always remember that 6/25 was the day the whole world cried.

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• 38. At 9:02pm on 27 Jun 2009, fearlesslorraine wrote:

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• 39. At 11:30pm on 28 Jun 2009, Nick Vinehill wrote:

  Although Michael Jackson's music didn't appeal to all, he was, albeit his eccentric lifestyle, clearly talented and it was tragic he died at the relative young age of 50.
  
  Jackson was found not guilty in a court of law so whatever one's thoughts are about what he said about sleeping with young children or hanging a child over a balcony he was unequivocally an innocent man.
  
  However throughout his massively funded and media intensive coverage of his trial for child abuse offences it was obvious he was never going to be convicted!
  
  The media in developed capitalist states like the USA and the UK revel in anything related to crime or issues like paedophilia as it serves as a massive public distraction to the failures of their own economic system. Consequently to convict a multi-million megastar adored by millions for child abuse offences that revealed he was a paedophile himself would have been both awkward and embarrasing for the United States both from a political and cultural perpective! The trial therefore was in many ways political!
  
  As mentioned he was found not guilty. But because so many of his admirers never thought he could possibly be guilty highlights how the media in capitalist societies instil all sorts of corruptive and warped influences about the concept of guilt and innocence into it's audience!
  
  If on the one hand someone is rich, famous and therefore attracts revenue and pays taxes he/she is innocent and every effort will be made to portray them as a model of excellence regardless of what their behaviour may be behind the scenes.
  
  If on the other a suspect on trial is poor, bedraggled, unemployed, working class or uneducated he is automatically portrayed as guilty because they have less financial might or demeanour to fight back.
  
  This perhaps is one key factor of Michael Jackson's legacy away from the musical aspect. Whilst political pundits rattle on endlessy on a daily basis about cleaning up politics it is in fact the media that needs the real clean up as it underpins the entire political system!
  
  
  
  

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• 40. At 10:44pm on 09 Jul 2009, tracy61776 wrote:

  Remember Michael Jackson's song We Are The World?....He wrote that for us because WE ARE THE WORLD!...So don't forget that...I don't care what he was accused of, the only thing he should of being accused of was giving kids a place to be a kid and have what he didn't...I think he was a great man no matter what color,or how he spent his money...I hope his beautiful children are loved as much as their father loved them...I wish I had a father like that...The family are in my heart and prayers...good luck with everything

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• 41. At 03:53am on 14 Jul 2009, Dennis Junior wrote:

  There are many memories of Michael Jackson...

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