I think I said this here before on a thread about his death.
I think he was outrageously talented, probably the most talented performer of his generation by a little way. Its hard to tell the truth, I dont believe that he was a rapist personally, but I am certain that he did things and had relationships with children that were inappropriate and not legal. I am not sure whether he really appreciated that these things were wrong, but he was an adult and he was to be held responsible for them.
He had a horrible childhood and his father seems like a genuinely awful human being, but a lot of other people grew up horribly and didnt become what Michael became. I dont take any pleasure from his death in any way, but there are people who I would mourn more.
Perhaps genius is ALWAYS tainted with madness, but it isnt really an excuse.
A great, really brilliant man, and a very flawed human being.
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