June 27, 2009

* Michael Jackson 歌壇巨星殞落 麥可傑克森心臟病發不治 享年50歲 09.06.26 *

                        




Dear All,

 

巨星殞落彷彿一個世代的結束 更何況在這50的年紀 在中國有 半百 的稱號 雖說 腳已經進到棺材的一半 但實際上這個年紀的人正是對社會有莫大影響力的年紀 儘管Michael Jackson 因為性侵案嚴重影響演藝事業 個人還覺得他把自己整形的很怪很不自然 別人會喜歡他 正是因為他的才華 但也許變成白皙的他更能滿足自己某方面的失落感 總說 Michael Jackson 所創造的歌壇奇蹟這是無庸置疑的 他陪伴全球各階層的人度過生命中一個快樂的階段 偶像崇拜的階段 相信是有他很正面的因子存在的

紀念你 ..

Michael Jackson...

Winnie 美國20090625     台灣20090626



                         


Singer Michael Jackson dead at 50   Legendary pop star had been preparing for London comeback tour

Michael Jackson had been planning to start a series of comeback concerts in London and had been rehearsing in the Los Angeles area for the past two months. Promoters of the shows said in March that he had passed a lengthy physical examination.
 
updated 9:16 p.m. ET June 25, 2009

Michael Jackson, the sensationally gifted child star who rose to become the “King of Pop” and the biggest celebrity in the world only to fall from his throne in a freakish series of scandals, died Thursday. He was 50.

Jackson died at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles. Ed Winter, the assistant chief coroner for Los Angeles County, confirmed his office had been notified of the death and would handle the investigation.

The circumstances of Jackson’s death were not immediately clear. Jackson was not breathing when Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics responded to a call at his Los Angeles home about 12:30 p.m., Capt. Steve Ruda told the Los Angeles Times. The paramedics performed CPR and took him to the hospital, Ruda told the newspaper.

Jackson’s death brought a tragic end to a long, bizarre, sometimes farcical decline from his peak in the 1980s, when he was popular music’s premier all-around performer, a uniter of black and white music who shattered the race barrier on MTV, dominated the charts and dazzled even more on stage. 


                         


His 1982 album “Thriller” — which included the blockbuster hits “Beat It,” “Billie Jean” and “Thriller” — is the best-selling album of all time, with an estimated 50 million copies sold worldwide.

The public first knew him in the late 1960s, when as a boy he was the precocious, spinning lead singer of the Jackson 5, the music group he formed with his four older brothers. Among their No. 1 hits were “I Want You Back,” “ABC” and “I’ll Be There.” 


                                           


Ranked with Elvis, Beatles
He was perhaps the most exciting performer of his generation, known for his feverish, crotch-grabbing dance moves and his high-pitched voice punctuated with squeals and titters. His single sequined glove, tight military-style jacket and aviator sunglasses were trademarks second only to his ever-changing, surgically altered appearance.

“For Michael to be taken away from us so suddenly at such a young age, I just don’t have the words,” said Quincy Jones, who produced “Thriller.” “He was the consummate entertainer and his contributions and legacy will be felt upon the world forever. I’ve lost my little brother today, and part of my soul has gone with him.”

Jackson ranked alongside Elvis Presley and the Beatles as the biggest pop sensations of all time. He united two of music’s biggest names when he was briefly married to Presley’s daughter, Lisa Marie, and Jackson’s death immediately evoked that of Presley himself, who died at age 42 in 1977.

As years went by, Jackson became an increasingly freakish figure — a middle-aged man-child weirdly out of touch with grown-up life. His skin became lighter, his nose narrower, and he spoke in a breathy, girlish voice. He surrounded himself with children at his Neverland Ranch, often wore a germ mask while traveling and kept a pet chimpanzee named Bubbles as one of his closest companions.

“It seemed to me that his internal essence was at war with the norms of the world. It’s as if he was trying to defy gravity,” said Michael Levine, a Hollywood publicist who represented Jackson in the early 1990s. He called Jackson a “disciple of P.T. Barnum” and said the star appeared fragile at the time but was “much more cunning and shrewd about the industry than anyone knew.”

Jackson caused a furor in 2002 when he playfully dangled his infant son, Prince Michael II, over a hotel balcony in Berlin while a throng of fans watched from below.

In 2005, he was cleared of charges he molested a 13-year-old cancer survivor at Neverland in 2003. He had been accused of plying the boy with alcohol and groping him, and of engaging in strange and inappropriate behavior with other children.

The case followed years of rumors about Jackson and young boys. In a TV documentary, he had acknowledged sharing his bed with children, a practice he described as sweet and not at all sexual.

Despite the acquittal, the lurid allegations that came out in court took a fearsome toll on his career and image, and he fell into serious financial trouble. 


                                                              


Comeback had been planned
Jackson was preparing for what was to be his greatest comeback: He was scheduled for an unprecedented 50 shows at a London arena, with the first set for July 13. He was in rehearsals in Los Angeles for the concert, an extravaganza that was to capture the classic Jackson magic: showstopping dance moves, elaborate staging and throbbing dance beats.

Slideshow
 
  Fans react to loss
Fans gather to mourn and shed tears as news spreads that the “King of Pop” is dead at 50.

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Singer Dionne Warwick said: “Michael was a friend and undoubtedly one of the world’s greatest entertainers that I fortunately had the pleasure of working with. ... We have lost an icon in our industry.”

Hundreds of people gathered outside the hospital as word of his death spread. The emergency entrance at the UCLA Medical Center, which is near Jackson’s rented home, was roped off with police tape.

“Ladies and gentlemen, Michael Jackson has just died,” a woman boarding a Manhattan bus called out shortly after the news was announced. Immediately many riders reached for their cell phones.

So many people wanted to verify the early reports of Jackson’s death that the computers running Google’s news section interpreted the fusillade of “Michael Jackson” requests as an automated attack for about half an hour Thursday evening.

In New York’s Times Square, a low groan went up in the crowd when a screen flashed that Jackson had died, and people began relaying the news to friends by cell phone.

“No joke. King of Pop is no more. Wow,” Michael Harris, 36, of New York City, read from a text message a friend sent to his telephone. “It’s like when Kennedy was assassinated. I will always remember being in Times Square when Michael Jackson died.”

© 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
 
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31552029/ns/entertainment-music/?GT1=43001



                   




路透洛杉磯26日電)「洛杉磯時報」報導,據洛杉磯市政府和執法機關人士透露,美國流行歌壇巨星
麥可傑克森(Michael Jackson)25日因心臟病發送醫,急救後仍然不治,得年50歲。

洛杉磯時報(Los Angeles Times)在網站報導:「市政府和執法機關人士告訴本報,流行音樂巨星麥可傑克森今天下午送抵醫院時已陷入深度昏迷,隨後遭醫師宣告已經死亡。」中央社(翻譯)

                          


CNN證實 流行天王麥可傑克森過世

中央社記者顏伶如舊金山25日專電)「美國有線電視新聞網」(CNN)今天下午證實,流行天王麥可傑克森今天過世。稍早,他在家昏迷被緊急送醫,後來宣告不治。

「洛杉磯時報」(Los Angeles Times)今天搶先報導,美西時間今天中午12時30分左右,麥可傑克森在家中昏迷,家人打電話報警,急救人員抵達時,發現他已經沒有呼吸,緊急送醫陷入昏迷狀況。

「美國有線電視新聞網」今天下午證實,麥可傑克森已經死亡,得年50。消息傳出,這位男星被送急救的UCLA醫學中心外面湧來大批民眾聚集。

部份好萊塢娛樂媒體報導,麥可傑克森死因為心臟驟停,但這項消息尚未得到證實。

                  

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