I'm thinking how my sister who was a total stoner on Hollywood Blvd. that wore leather and spikes even had his Thriller album when it came out and loved it. You could have been the hardest punk or rapper, and you couldn't help but love his music.

I remember that the whole neighborhood gathered at my neighbor's house to watch the premiere of the Thriller video on MTV, and we were just blown away.

I don't know, there is just too much to love.

There's too much to choose from, but the fantastic bass line in "Billie Jean" gets me every time!

My parents had the Thriller 45 on top of our piano in the basement at our house. I was so scared to go down there when I was little cause I thought Michael was a real zombie that would come to life to scare little girls like me.

He was such an innovative artist. Wish more were like him nowadays!

Black or White, hands down. I was quite the tot when I first heard it, but it stuck.

I remember Michael Jackson doing a concert here in DC and he and his motorcade passed by our house...it was nothing short of amazing!!!

Beat It

Definitely not all the molesting of children... I am sorry he died so young, but he was definitely not the saint he is suddenly being protrayed as

On my 21st birthday when the clock struck midnight the DJ at the restaurant I was working at pulled me aside and proceeded to serenade me with "The Way You Make Me Feel" in front of the whole restaurant. It's a very fond memory and the song has remained one of my favs.

I'm a bit for most of Michael Jackson's career, but I do remember discovering "Black Or White" and playing it at full volume on my iPod. Which is what I am doing now.

My dad brought me to see him in concert when I was nine years old and to this day it is still the best concert I have been to!

I couldn't watch the music video Thriller when I was a little kid. The first time I saw it I was so impressed and scared that after that, everytime the video was on I ran off from the living room until it was over.

Me and my family still laugh about this.

I barely remember seeing him in concert as a little kid but I had his posters everywhere and my mom even had a red leather jacket with black trim. Recently I taught my friend the dance from "Beat It" and we would do it at work. His music was and will be such a big part of my life.

My favorite memories of Michael Jackson have to be just watching his fancy footwork in videos like Thriller, Beat It etc... He was an amazing performer.

All his songs, they're all fantastic

When I first heard, I was in absolute shock. My bf texted me saying he had a heart attack and about 20mins later i received EXACTLY 82 more texts from people... everyone knew i was a fan. I was actaully at the recording studio i work at when i found out, with a guy that worked with Mj @ Sony and we were recording an inspirational album... all felt strange to me... I'll never forget being a freshman and watching that horrible 2003 interview and hating Martin, the interviewer... "Dangerous" is my favorite album ever... so sad.

I remember being scared sh*tless when the thriller video came out! and, dancing to his songs in my dance classes growing up. dangerous was my first album, I bought it on CD with my christmas money when I was about 10 years old, and I wore it OUT. still one of my absolute favorite albums ever.

Captian Eo. No one remembers that movie but me and my sister but Angelica Houston and the Jim Henson muppet's were in it and he was a space traveler. I love the songs and it was just soo cool.

Every Halloween my family used to break out in the Thriller dance before we went trick or treating.

RIP Michael

I remember when MTV use to actually play videos and alot of them were Michael's videos. I remember always closing my eyes when they would get to the end of the Thriller video and his eyes got all scary looking.

And later remember the song he did on the Free Willy soundtrack and watching it in school and everyone singing the song.

I absolutely loved the Thriller video! It used to scare the crap out of me and my sister. We would keep covering our eyes and sneaking peaks. We LOVED all the choreography in his videos. We spent many hours in our basement trying to master his moves! Michael's music and videos were ushc a huge part of my childhood, and they bring back many fond memories. The music industry has lost a true legend and his talent will be missed, and never replaced.

will always be 'rock with you' .... timeless.

Symphonee i remember!
I saw Captain Eo in 3D at Disneyland when i was little!
i was of course amazed

....still in shock about the whole thing

actually, for some odd reason I keep thinking of that episode of the Simpsons where Michael guested and sang (or I think it was actually someone else that sang) Happy Birthday, Lisa. I don't know why, but that episode always made me cry. And for some reason that's what I keep thinking about right now.

I remember the first time I saw the Thriller video. It was not right when it came out b/c I would have been too young, but I was like 7 or 8 and danced to it the rest of the day. Billie Jean is still one of my favorite songs.

seeing him do the moonwalk on the Motown 25th anniversary special. WOW! That was amazing - everyone was talking about it at school the next day.

i think that he is a real legend and that people will never forget him.....he was my insparation and he will be forever....love u MJ love u always....

Can you feel it, Ben, Beat it. An entire life
The entire youth of mine.
But Michael for me was a given, in the meaning that I thought he would have always been there.

How strange do I feel? I can't tell.

You know what being famous and permanently surrounded by people means. I imagine that celebrities sometimes must feel their life stolen. People or crowd. They don't have names.

So I'm not really able to understand my pain for Michael now. Oh God, how banal is now to say this, but it's true, I can't help. His music was part of my life. And in my mind i can't divide him from his music.
But I feel being stealing something is not mine, something for which i don't have the right to.

Well, I have to say tend to be depressed. I think I told you about that. After my father's death I passed years taking psycho drugs. Finally i went out of it, step by step,

Lately i was doing better. Took the decision to move to Madrid. I was so happy here.
But now, when I heard the news of Michael I began to think at my youth to all that i lost and I just can't stop it. I feel so bad for him for the few things I could understand from the outside. I'm so fragile, I'm so fragile that I don't have the courage to say this to anyone I know. I'm scared. Nobody would get this without believing i'm disturbed. Alright, maybe in a certain way I am but that is it. Depression is like a vertigo that attracts you. And it's so dark everywhere.

But now...

The only think that could make me feel better would be something crazy (as I am), that is to say, taking the first plane and going to L.A. to commemorate him, with all those people without names, yes the same people that has maybe tortured him in some ways, getting lost in this multitude, just singing sharing, forgetting everyday's life in this America for so long dreamt, in your land, in no men's land, in Never Land. And get deep in this sharing for a couple of days. But of course i can't, flight rates are impossible to afford.

How will I be ashamed of what .I know, but I am also this...can't hide.

Sorry for this. Michael life should be celebrated and joyful thoughts should be written. I read a few very touching and beautiful. thanks. But I just feel so bad now. And Michael would want it to be this way.

For those who will go to the commemoration on Tuesday, please take a part of me.

Love,

Irene

I remember all his music after the year 1971 and i also loved watching the jackson 5 cartoon on television. rock with you,thriller,beat it etc; i just listen to the lyrics that way i can relate to the song.He is and will always be a legend and i will love him for the wonderful message he put in his songs and in our hearts.He will be missed