Throughout the years Jackson was able to convince some of the greatest artists from the movies, sports and music worlds to help him create lavish music videos and improve his music. His music videos were mini-movies and the best music videos we have seen. That image alone is enough, but when realize some of the best directors helped create his music videos. John Landis, ("Trading Places") with the make-up of Rick Baker, ("The Exorcist") helped create the creepy zombie creations in "Thriller".
Also you have Martin Scorsese ("Raging Bull") shooting "Bad" and utilizing the griminess of the New York subway transit.
Most musicians were never lucky enough to have directors like that, but there's more. A-list actors such as Marlon Brando,("The Godfather") Joe Pesci, ("Goodfellas") Eddie Murphy, ("Beverly Hills Cop") and Michael Madsen ("Kill Bill") all elevated his music videos to something more. They often had unique stories to tell giving these actors meaty roles.
The man was able to create magically music videos that will continue to find an audience for years to come.
Whether Jackson was singing a duet with Paul McCartney or letting Eddie Van Halen perform a mean guitar solo in "Beat It" it just added a new dimension to his work as an artist.
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It's so easy to forget just how Jackson contributed to the world of entertainment. He fulfilled many of his dreams by working with these amazing artists.
ReplyDeleteExactly, His personal life in the end was overshadowing this amazing career and I regret to have been focusing on the latter half for the past years. But seeing all his videos again reminded me, why he was so awesome.
ReplyDeleteIt is a tragedy and an eery coincidence that Michael died 2 years and 2 days after my mom passed away and he was the KING OF ALL THAT IS POP>>>>the men that look in the mirror and smile and are humble will always be a man of God to me.... :(
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