What the ?
July 7, 2009 by Keisha Jenkins · Leave a Comment
The passing of Michael Jackson has left an irreplaceable hole in music. There will never be another King of pop. And yes, childhood has officially ended for many of us. We got it. What we don’t get is the rush to pass his crown to someone else. In an obvious attempt from the big media machine to drum up stories for the masses, one major storyline we should ALL not forget is who is the heir apparent to the pop throne?
The answer is easy. There is no heir, and anyone who is anticipating one should stop. Instead of allowing the natural order of life to fall in place, the general public is running around looking for a ready made superstar to fill a musical tradition that shall rest in peace in that gold casket with Michael.
Despite any artists best intentions music is in critical condition and the only hope is some real creativity to infuse into the sound.
The truth of the matter is music needed this opportunity to reinvent itself much in the same way Mike did so many years. It needed to have a reason to change, and the artists of today will do one of two things. They will respond by getting back to the heart of music making or they will continue to rape the art for pennies on the dollar (which we see is also worthless).
Michael Jackson’s impact on pop culture, music specifically, should remain just that, and the future of music will determine itself. And what is our only contribution? To continue to support real artists making real music, and to procreate. We’re not kidding. The future of music lies within us.
So, instead of droning on about the state of music and Michael’s death we challenge any and all of the creatives to use the last part of this decade defining a sound that we can pass on to our children. Not one of us wants to remember the 2000s as a period of snap music and dudes dancing like idiots. The future is in your loins.
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