Running round LA for the last few days covering Michael Jackson’s death, I’ve been amazed about how polite, pleasant and accommodating the LAPD have been. They might not have told us all the details of their investigation (although they seem to obligingly leak quite a lot of info) but they have been doing their best…
Was he as famous as the Duke of Wellington? There has been some debate about how much time a show like Channel 4 News should devote to a story like the death of Michael Jackson. Both in the newsroom and, I imagine, among our viewers too. Is it really “our” kind of story? Is it…
I dropped my son off at school this morning and all the eight-year-olds were talking about in the playground was the death of the 50-year-old King of Pop. Last night I stayed up late to watch the curtain fall on Michael Jackson with fascination and bewilderment, largely because of the tiny walk-on part I played…
Jon Snow
Eddy Cochran, Jimi Hendrix, Lennon – death has only sanctified their contribution to rock music. Now Michael Jackson, presumably the most commercially successful musician of all time. Great far beyond his exuberant, mesmeric performance, but in his composition too.
Jon Snow
What is it about Wacko Jacko? Odd from the outset. I mean, Neverland, that fascination with children and with in some way returning to childhood… Michael Jackson has been a persistent enigma, not least because both his performance and his music are exceptional – or certainly were.