No other artist in my lifetime has had more musical influence on me than Michael Jackson. I remember growing up listening to everything he and his brothers ever recorded. I was a huge Michael Jackson fan.
One thing I was never able to do was see him live in concert. I just recently had the opportunity to see the documentary/concert film, “This Is It”. It documents Michael Jackson's rehearsals and preparation for the concert series of the same name.
The shows were intended to be Jackson's first major series of concerts since the HIStory World Tour finished in 1997. Jackson had suggested possible retirement after the shows; he said it would be his "final curtain call".
The concerts would have started on July 13, 2009, and finished on March 6, 2010.
Sadly, Jackson passed away after suffering cardiac arrest less than three weeks before the first show was due to begin in London and with all concerts being sold out.
I hadn’t seen the film earlier because I thought it might be too sad. But I was pleasantly surprised at how it was put together. He will be remembered as a true musical genius. The best singer, performer and entertainer of all time.
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