First thing this morning I clicked my link to the BBC website to check the weather and it seemed like a bad April’s fool joke, but nobody jokes about a death. I grew up with Jackson, being just a few years younger, he’s been a constant throughout my life, this news made me feel shocked, sad and just weird – I don’t know why: it’s strange is it because as I said we’re similar in age. Recently he’s been a controversial figure in the news and has done little musically has done little, however no one can deny his impact on music particularly the late 70s and early 80s and let’s not forget the Jackson 5. I now it’s a cliché but I’m shocked.

Source: BBC.