From the time he was 5 he was used and exploited. He grew up being a checkbook item for his father. Had no childhood at all. His teen years were like Elvis, couldn't leave the house and in his 20s mobs tore at him everywhere. His father broke him and, his family fed off of him and his success. He can hurt nobody now.
In the beginning of MTV and video there were some singers being filmed. Then there was Thriller.
I don't own a single piece of his music but looking at his body of work as a composer, dancer, and singer. Well, that guy had talent.
