Andy in Sig said:
I still think Jarvis Cocker was bang in order.
I don't think so. I found it quite funny at the time but it was actually a very selfish thing to do. Lots of people had worked hard to put together that performance and Cocker was happy to ruin it, not just for Jackson but for everyone who was a part of it. Do you suppose he'd like it if someone ruined one of his performances?
He might've been weird, and maybe his message didn't always come across the way he thought it might, but Jackson was at least trying to encourage his listeners to care about other people and the world. Cocker passed judgement on him and found him guilty when a court of law would not.
And that's the bottom line. Maybe Jackson was a bit of a pedo but the truth is there is no hard evidence of it. It would be doing the man a terrible disservice to remember him for something he probably isn't even guilty of rather than the huge positive impact he had on the entertainment world. Interesting how the people who actually knew him loved him and sing his praises but the critics, who've probably only ever seen him on the TV think, they know him better.
To be honest I think that cocker is fortunate that he hasn't been killed by some crazed Jacko fanatic! I still wouldn't rule it out. Lot off pissed off fans out there right now ;0)
