Like Elvis, Jackson was a King who died young
by Sam Errama
Filed under Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson didn’t want to be just a superstar. Like the Beatles, he wanted to be the biggest, the king. He wanted to topple the reigning man with the crown, Elvis.
In life and in death, there was Elvis.
“It’s just so weird. He even married Elvis’ daughter,” said author-music critic Greil Marcus, who wrote at length [...]
The king of pop is dead
by Sam Errama
Filed under Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson, 1958-2009.
The life of Michael Jackson, so often in the public eye, so picked at by the world’s press, is over. In the hours after he died, the speculation has already begun about whether his heart problem was known, or treatable, or exacerbated by his preparations for the his upcoming performances. But what will [...]
Michael Jackson, ‘King of Pop,’ dead at 50
by Sam Errama
Filed under Michael Jackson
LOS ANGELES – Michael Jackson, the “King of Pop” who once moonwalked above the music world, died Thursday as he prepared for a comeback bid to vanquish nightmare years of sexual scandal and financial calamity. He was 50.
Jackson died at UCLA Medical Center after being stricken at his rented home in Holmby Hills. Paramedics tried [...]
Michael Jackson is dead
by Sam Errama
Filed under Michael Jackson, Music News
Pop star Michael Jackson was pronounced dead today after paramedics found him in a coma at his Bel-Air mansion, city and law enforcement sources told The Times.
Los Angeles Fire Department Capt. Steve Ruda told The Times that paramedics responded to a 911 call from the home. When they arrived, Jackson was not breathing.
The paramedics performed [...]
Tributes paid as Michael Jackson dies of cardiac arrest aged 50
by Sam Errama
Filed under Michael Jackson, Music News
POP icon Michael Jackson has died from a suspected cardiac arrest. He was 50 years old.
Jackson, who was due to perform a number of farewell concerts in London later this year, was not breathing when paramedics arrived at his Los Angeles home at 12.26pm local time,
He was given CPR before being taken to hospital, [...]