I'm not the only one to mention this, but dude really did influence me a lot. I can't dance my way out of a paper sack, but I appreciate great dancers and choreographers; MJ was both.
Honestly, when I was a kid, MJ dating Brooke Shields really upset me--I wanted to date Brooke Shields, damnit. Hell, I still do.
For practice, I learn his songs. Playing sequenced synth-bass lines is a real endurance challenge, not to mention that usually they aren't really easy lines to play with any fluidity.
'Thriller' is a classic robotic line. I love to play it, but I could never never do the dance. The makeup is fuckin' great.
'Beat It' has a great main riff (thank you Quincy Jones) and Eddie VH on the solo. EVH makes it sound effortless on the record. This video has Jennifer Batten handling the guitar duties (she rocks, seriously. I should've gone out to Littleton to see her recently):
Slash did a dope version, though. I love the Slash....
I'm sad at his passing, and even more sad that he won't be frozen. The cryonics is one of my favorite things to read about. We won't care once the nanotechnology is a common thing. That's what I'm counting on (and saving for).
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