Smart & Angry

Michael Jackson was the best at what he did. His numbers don't lie, selling 211 million albums before he died. Michael Jackson's Legacy is the impitamy of what all artist want in their own career. What he did to obtain that was no easy task.

Michael Jackson's albums always changed and never repeated. Every single he put out was vastly different and told a story, whether it was "Billie Jean" is not his kid to telling gangs to stop fighting in "Beat It." Who would of thought that singing about zombies would be one of the biggest selling songs of all time?

Michael Jackson always made sure that he visually expressed himself. Music videos were individually treated with creative storytelling and variety that accompanied the song being played. Even with his performances, he included flawless choreography and signature moves like moonwalking. Even his clothing was a statement of his artistic creativity as he would wear red leather jackets, sequin single gloves, and even ripped white tees.

While many artist try to at least achieve a portion of his sucess in their career, why do many artists and music labels continue to do the Exact Opposite of what he did in his career?

It's obsurd that many artist refuse to change their musical styles and continue to pump out the same content as if they were working at a fast food place making Whoppers for their fans. The public is no different as they are quick to call artist "Sellouts" once their sound changes.

Music videos are becoming egotistic masturbation sessions to glorify that we now see today. I think the most horrible offender was Mariah Carey in her So-Called Tribute to loss ones "Bye-Bye" in which the video was her gloating that she is famous and married to Nick Cannon.

So why is that Michael Jackson showed us that innovation is the key, yet there are still a majority of artist still sticking to the same formula and being safe?

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