RE: Michael Jackson Interview
Dear Pet Talkers,
I read your comments with interest as I, too, found the Michael Jackson interview to be very bizarre, indeed.
As the interview progressed, I began to think that he really BELIEVES the things that he says and expects us to believe them, too.
If a 44 year old man believes himself to be a perpetual Peter Pan and builds himself an empire called "Neverland", then I think he has a serious problem discerning fantasy from reality, and quite frankly, I think that he wants to and will sustain that belief for the rest of his life. *This behaviour seems appropriate in some ways, since he is a former child star who was robbed of not only his childhood, but also his innocence.
One of the segments that I found the most upsetting was the footage of the shopping spree where he indulged himself like some kind of pasha while his adoring fans waited outside for a glimpse of their hero. Come on!! Get a grip!! He is nothing more than a self-indulgent spoiled super star showing off for the media. What is all this talk about humanity and caring about others in the face of such blatent, gratuitous over the top spending!!! His altruistic philosophies do not match his hedonistic actions, in my opinion.
As for his obsession with children, well, I do not buy his rhetoric on the subject which he essentially summed up over and over with the "what the world needs now, is love, sweet love" philosophy. Any parent who would believe that and allow their child to attend one his sleepovers needs to look at their own motives.
In the final analysis, he is a sad figure, constantly looking to the outside material world for what he lacks inside.
These are my thoughts....regards from Deborah in Montreal.