The Greatest Performer Of Our Time.

That’s what Michael Jackson was.

This is probably one more of millions of blog entries, facebook status, twits that touch on the same angle on this day after the death of one of pop culture’s biggest icons. You may like or dislike him, but never ignore him. Michael Jackson re-invented pop music and gave the mainstream something of value and quality. For that we are eternally grateful for it shows us how quality and mainstream are not exclusive of each other.
He gave us well crafted, immaculately produced, well made pop music always joined by the hand of Quincy Jones. The result was some of the best pieces of popular music ever made.

Michael Jackson was the ultimate performer. He was it. Never again have we seen someone who could execute his art with such finesse and perfection. Every step, every move was perfectly calculated. To the mortal eye it happened in seconds and we saw something natural. But it took hours, years of rehearsal and discipline. He took the title of performing arts to the maximum. And did it like no one else.

About his troubled life I’d rather not talk about. I will always take what he left. The music. The art. The performances.

Many are good. Some are great. Few are perfect.
Some sing. Some dance. Almost nobody does both.
Some sing to terrible music. Some dance to good music.
Having done it all is impressive.

We’ve maybe seen many great performances in our lifetime. And when it comes to the music there’s preferences and taste. Maybe we like bands for their music, bands who are not necessarily good performers. Some genres think they don’t need great performances. But Michael Jackson taught us that writing, producing and recording music is one art and performing is another one. An art that we don’t look for anymore. Because few can accomplish greatness.
But we still love a great performance.
Music has lost a singer.
The world has lost the greatest performer it has seen in the last 30 years.