JAckson was to pop/mainstream/motown what Elvis was to Rock & Roll and Cash was to Country. Probably bigger than Cash (sorry, trout). The guy was on a different level than everyone else.
Funny, last night I read a thread that introduced me to Victor Wooten (bass playing thread?). So I read his bio and one of his signature lines was to the effect of "you don't look at a person's mouth when they're speaking, you listen to what they say". It was his way of describing how he creates music and how the instrument doesn't create the music, the player does.
Anyway, I thought something similar while watching the Billie Jean video posted earlier. MJ doesn't just dance, he moves with the music. He's a talent that is no comparable to a football player. Not comparable to much anyone, except maybe Elvis. Except that Elvis played the guitar.
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