[Robotrock04]

I agree 100% miichii, I can't understand why more people our age don't enjoy his music - It seems to be a lot of them (well for me in my school anyway) simply believe that he is essentially a strictly 1980's popstar from the past who is very dated, and thats before we even get to the negative media coverage. They adore plenty of the current big stars like Lady Gaga (who is a great artist in her own right) But they forget that if it wasn't for Michael's legacy, basically all pop and R+B stars today wouldn't be here.

[taschatje]

when i was a little girl, i loved blame it on the boogie, we loved the video, me and my brothers but i wasn't a fan, because i was just 3 or 4 years old
some time later, my uncle was a dj, he always gave me a lot of music on tape, and there was off the wall.. och, i loved so much don't stop 'till you get enough and rock with you, still one of my favorites.
but i really became a fan by the time of thriller... that album means so much to me, it gave me such a beautifull childhood, and i was so in love with him, i wanted to marry him someday, so my bedroom full with posters, trying to dance like him, i wanted a beat it jacket but my mom said no
so it has to be thriller for me.
today, my daughter has the age when i became a fan of michael.. and she loves him too, how can it be, she grew up with michael.
i still have my old singles and albums and we put them in a box, because we always listen to cd's.
a few months ago i get my opus, and the first thing she said was, will that someday be mine?? so i can show it to my kids someday?
and i was so touched by this words... of course it will be.
by that, the next generation will also know michael jackson, the king of pop, his brilliant music, his amazing dancing, the man who touched million of hearts...

[Jimmies48]

I became an instant fan in June of 2010. I was watching TV and the Michael Jackson - This is It came on. I decided to watch it and liked what I was watching. I have been a fan ever since. I went out and bought everything Michael I could find. I never disliked Michael, but, I guess all of the negative media attention just turned me away. I "was" a big Country music fan, not anymore. I only have Michael on my Ipod, so that is it for me. I love Michael. Such a beautiful person inside and out. I just can't get enough of him.....

[It's all for L.O.V.E.]

I have loved The Jacksons/Michael Jackson since the early start!

[Jill]

I became a fan between Invincible and This Is It. I actually loved Michael since 2001 when I watched "30th Anniversary". I also remember watching LWMJ and thinking that he was just a total sweetheart. I also supported him during the trial and I'm so angry at how he was treated. I could go on and on about it but that's for another time. lol

But I consider myself to have become a true fan in 2008 because that's when I bought all his music and dvds.

[aleja MJ]

Well, this is my whole story:
In 2005, when I was like 8 years old, I was watching some "old" music videos with my parents. I remember that I saw some artists like Madonna, Duran Duran, Depeche Mode, INXS... I was a little bit bored, lol. But then BOOM! In that moment came Michael. It was Rock with you.. OMG! I will cry What a beautiful moment was that! I was thinking: "beautiful colors [I love blue and green] beautiful voice, beautiful dance, Oh!! beautiful singeeer!! ♥ " At this moment I'm pretty sure that it was love at first sight. It's funny cause I only had 8 years old! But I really really felt in love with him.. After that I wanted to see that video again and again and again.
Few days later, I saw that my parents were watching music videos again in a VHS, they told me that it was a music tv show that they used to watch in the 90's when they were studing. It was a german show, and the name of the presenter was Ingo Schmoll, or something like that. I asked them " There is the beautiful man that we saw last week? " lol.. and yes!! He was there again, I saw Black or White, In the closet, Earth Song, They don't care about us, Scream, Stranger in Moscow.. good memories :') Then I realized that I was really in love. I wanted a cd, dvd, anything!! but my parents said that they wouldn't buy nothing So I traveled alooone to Bogotá!! I was a little girl, I was really crazy [Ok, I'm still crazy, lol] And I bought Number Ones ♥. I'll never forget that day. Then, I loved him more each day!! He became in my whole life.

Something sad is that when 2009 started, I began to walk away from him I don't why! I felt that there wasn't the magic that was before.
After 25J, I realized that I was wrong, and I felt so bad and guilty! He needed me, just like I needed him. And I guessed that I didn't deserve love him anymore. But in someway he talked to me, and made me realized that now I had to love him more than ever.

Is sad that I couldn't live in the same era of Michael. I couldn't enjoy and support him. But I guess that all happens with a reason. Now I feel the obligation of keep with his legacy, and never let he dies. Thank you.


I LOVE YOU MICHAEL, AND I MISS YOU SO MUCH !

This post has been edited by aleja MJ: 21 April 2011 - 06:31 PM

[vania1974]

I became a fan of Michael but between Thriller and Bad 'Bad with Michael that it 's never left my heart ..
I was 12 .. a life with him ... He will not stop 'ever to exist ...

Love you Michael ...

[pokie]

yuco, on 17 May 2010 - 07:37 AM, said:

I have no memories of him like you guys, cuz I'm a new fan. After hearing his news in June last year, I started to check about him, and I fell in love with him soon. And thought, how could I spend my days without knowing such a cool, hot, gorgeous, adorable...hmm....I can't find a right word. As getting to know about his hard life, I beat myself up, "why I believed the media?""why I didn't check about him for myself?". I sometimes envy old fans cuz I have no old memories of him but I can't help it. I can't change my past. Even though it's too late, I'm a lucky person to know about this beautiful man, Michael Jackson, I think.

I hate to admit it but I'm a late fan of Michael more so since his death like you are. I always had followed his career since way back but like you said I foolishly believed all the misleding media stuff as well. I'm also a recent internet user and I've spent a great deal of time educating myself on the real true info about Michael. I would now describe myself as a HUGE HUGE fan!! At this point I'd say its fair to say I eat, sleep and drink everything Michael Jackson. Getting to know more about him has changed me in ways I can't even begin to describe. Michael has given me a 'gift' I never before had experienced. For that, I am eternally grateful to him. I love him.

[WGPunkRocker]

I became a fan in 2007 after listening to Black or White. : )

[MJSunshine]

Beautiful stories from all of you, thanks for sharing them!

[dirtybad96]

My story is sad.
I didn't have internet, and tv and radio weren't playing MJ. But i always felt a respect to this man. When there were accusations and cruel articles, I never laughed at him.
Just a week before he died, I saw im announcing London shows on Tv. And then I thought he is a very friendly guy. I was falling in love....
Week later i woke up to hear that this friendly man is gone.
I was coming around the house, repeating" Michael is dead, oh f**k....".
Deep inside my heart, I've always loved him though i didn't see it.
This is his strength.
I love you Michael.

[dirtybad96]

I remember that I was trying to do moonwalk in last years, and I was saying:"Let's do it better than MJ!" so I was trying to dance:lol: and my sister & me were laughing and having fun.
The only songs that I could hear in last years were Billie Jean and Thriller.I have always loved them.
The first MJ song I have heard was Bad, and though I was little then, I still remembered that "Jackson was in black outfit".Unforgettable...
I don't know what was guiding me, but in 2005 ( I was 9 years old then) when there were all those alse & terrible accusations, I believed in his innocence though I wasn't really his fan. I just felt that he is innocent.I even asked my parents what was the result of the trial.
Polish magazines were very cruel against Michael. Almost every day they were saying b*** s*** about him, untrue informations, giving their own opinions (saying that Michael's white skin is a result of the surgery though he had vitiligo). And then- I don't know what was guiding me again-I have never believed those magazines.
Michael has always been a kind and mysterious man to me.
And that's why he caught my heart.

[Miadry]

I became a fan in the early 90's. I'm from Romania and Michael coming to Bucarest with his Dangerous Tour did it for me.
I remember I used to watch the Dangerous Tour commercial on tv and I was simply mesmerized by it.
I begged my parents to let me see the concert on tv as it was broadcasted very late and they did. From that night on I was totally and irreversible inlove with Michael Jackson.
(Funny thing: the first moments after I saw the back of his outfit, I was trying to realise if that was a string or his ass. Sorry. I didn't know better, I was only a child )

P.S. I'm new here. Hi

[kenny131973]

I became a fan in 2000, after watching moonwalker with my cousin. After that moment, I Instantly became a die hard fan. And as my 18th b day comes this week ( I'm so greatful that my bday falls on the same week as his) I'm still as adie hard fan as when I discovered him

[JBMJ2829]

I became a fan when I was five. I'll never forget that day. I was just sitting in my living room at home, playing with my barbies or something like that. All of a sudden my dad, who was flipping through the channels on the TV, stopped on VH1 and the Dirty Diana short film just happened to be on. I was instantly hypnotized by the music and told him to stay on that channel. Even at five years old, I was completely blown away by Michael. I was like "Who is that? And what is that? Whatever this is, it's awesome." I was a big fan in my early years. But then, unfortunately, I started to lose some of my likeness for him. I still liked his music, I just got into other singers who I decided I liked better. But luckily, I rediscovered my love for Michael recently. After he passed away, I realized that it was affecting me. I couldn't stop thinking about him. Finally I stopped fighting it and admitted that I was a big fan. Which is a good thing. Now I'm having fun collecting MJ items, downloading his music, finding pictures of him, playing his video game, watching him on DVD, all that good stuff. I've always been a fan. It's just messed up I had to realize what a huge fan I actually was after his death instaed of enjoying him more while he was still here. But now I will never let these feelings for him go. Michael is and will always be my favorite singer. I even have a necklace with his picture on it and I wear it all the time so I always have a piece of him with me. That's my story.

This post has been edited by JBMJ2829: 02 January 2012 - 11:16 PM

[Michaelcutie]

I was 4 years old and my sisters would play the way you make me feeland thriller,I fell in love with his voice and his smile,and then I got older and I began to buy up cds,and the first thing I ever bought was his poster,my aunt also was a fan and she gave me her old cd's,I loved michael and would dance to his songs the minute I could walk.

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[MJlurver]

My mom died when I was 4 and she was a huge fan on MJ and used to play his music all the time. His Invincible was the first album I properly remember hearing. It helped me through so many things. So I became a superfan at the age of 4/5 ))