A colossal loss of for the music industry

Never in a million years would I have ever expected the announcement of Michael Jackson's passing. It was an announcement that actually left me with a dropped jaw. At first I thought there had to have been a mistake. I hadn't heard of Michael being sick. With two celebrities gone, there was one more in the "happens in threes" scenario. I thought that third one would be Patrick Swayze, I hate to say. Since his battle with cancer has been so public, and it seems that his Cancer is in a high stage at this point, I surely thought they would have announced his name. I am glad he's hanging in there, and it wasn't him, but Michael's name was never a thought in my mind. So now the mystery continues with this eccentric man, who came with controversy. What caused his death? Was it prescription drugs, or was it natural causes? Who will get his kids? What do they stand to inherit? Will he now become so remembered that his birthday or his date of death will be remembered annually like Elvis Presley? Lisa Marie Presley stated that Michael once made a comment regarding his demise being like her father's. Was he foreshadowing his own death? Well, one thing is for sure and that it that we will be hearing about Michael for a long time to come. Although he's had his legal problems in the past, and no one knows what is true and what is fabricated, they can't take that thing away from him. He was and always will be known as the King Of Pop. Not only was he an icon here in the states, but a man recognized all around the world. To have made an impact on that many people just goes to show what an incredible talent Michael was. He will be remembered always and is now a part of history. God rest his soul.