The Last Record?

So, I have been thinking about some things the last couple of days...

The term “A musician is only as good as his last record” suddenly hit me out of nowhere.

It would really shock me if a person like Michael didn’t know this term, actually I’m pretty sure he does!

That is when it hit me... Michael complained about the sale of "Invincible" - Sony didn’t do enough to make it sell – And since this is the last thing Michael finished – He is only as good as Invincible. – So seen through the eyes of Michael would that be good enough? Would he be able to settle with something he wasn't fully satisfied with? No Of course not!

The thing is… If a person dies when they are at their greatest, people remember them that way - They remember the person for what was possible for them to achieve, and their previous mistakes are all forgotten because now people is focused on the fact that someone great has passed.

Let's take Jesus... People remember him for what he did, and what he was able to do. If Jesus died when he was 30 years older than he did, people might not think he was as great as did and they do now. If he died when he was 60 – People might have stopped writing and telling stories about him - He wouldn’t be exciting to them anymore! But because he died that young, and he was at the top when he did, and had only been at the top for about 2 years, people never got tired of him… He was still a miracle in their eyes.

This leaded me back to THIS IS IT… Before THIS IS IT there was "invincible", a great album, but the sales of the album didn’t do Michael justice, and it was not an easy time for Michael either, there was a big rumpus about his court cases and such things, it pretty much died out fast but it left Michael with a certain image. People saw him as this poor thing, this poor man that they felt sorry for, some was even mad at him because they were convinced he was guilty. -You can’t get back once you lie in the broken glass!

So could Michael settle with this image? A fated pop icon, with no money and no future? Once again I have to say – No of course not!

So... By making THIS IS IT he made his last record.- At least for now! He has really topped himself with THIS IS IT… It did crown him as king again of entertainment once again! People who weren’t fans became fans, and fans became even more fascinated by him after watching this movie.

Today when I was about to write this post I heard a song by my favourite band, and the lyrics just gave me chills. It’s about the very same situation – The song is called “The Last Song” I think you should try to read the thoughts about singing the last song with an artists point of view:

“The time has come to say goodbye. The sun is setting in the sky. The truth's turned out to be a lie. It's over, over... Hum yourself a lullaby. This is the end but baby don't you cry...
So take away the melody. And all that's left of memories. Of lovers, friends and enemies, They're all fading... You may not remember me. I haven't got the strength to carry on...
If this is the last song I'll ever sing.Then I'm giving it everything I'm giving it all... If this is the last song that I'll ever play. Then I guess it's time to take. My curtain call... - I'm dying to thank you all I'm dying to thank you all.
So here's to all the lonely hearts. Cause mine's been ripped and torn apart. I'm colder now, it's getting dark. But I'll be OK. Bury me with my guitar... And all the way to hell I'll play.
If this is the last song I'll ever sing. Then I'm giving it everything I'm giving it all If this is the last song that. I'll ever play Then I guess it's time to take My curtain call. I'm dying to thank you all... Thank you all.
Yeah One more song before I've got to go - I'm singing - From the very bottom of my soul - And hear it - Every single word and every note... I'm pleading. Let me hear you sing it all once more with feeling."

- I think this song has freakishly many similarities to This Is It. - This COULD be Michaels last record... At least it would be very smart of him to make it his last record.

- SO many people forgot all about the accusations, and all those things. He went from being a poor soul, and a freak to be a genius, JUST because he died at the time he did! If he chose to die before the This Is It tour was announced and the rehearsal was begun, people wouldn’t care! – He was lying in the broken glass!

Then I started to think about something written in the Rabbi Schmuley book. In the book Michael says ”Yeah Marilyn Monroe died young. You didn’t get to see her grow old and ugly, I mean that mystery of James Dean…”

To me this would be typical Michael, he didn’t want us to see him become old and burned out. He wants us to remember him as being the king he really is! – So by making THIS IS IT, he has brought himself back on the top! – Now would be a great time to disappear and maybe never come back.

Which brings me to another quote from the book:
“Yeah I would like some kind of way to disappear where people don’t see me anymore at some point, and just do my things for children but not be visual. To disappear is very important. We are people of change. We need change in our lives, that’s why we have winter, spring summer and fall”

So maybe this is now? - He has left the building!? - He might be off to do something HE want's to do for a change!

And now one last quote from the book:
“To be sure I would like them to remember how I always wanted them with me wherever I went, how I always tried to put them before everything, including my albums and my concerts. But there are also challenges in their lives. Because my kids are stalked by paparazzi, they can’t always go to a park or a movie with me. So what if the grow older and resent me and how my choices affected their youth? Why weren’t we given an average childhood like all the other kids, the might ask”

Could this be for his children also? – Right now they are very much stalked, but as time goes by they become boring for the media – They are only children, it’s pretty limited what they can do to attract attention. Right now they are only interesting for the media because they are Michael’s children. When his dead becomes old news (We all know that it’s still a hot topic) the medias interest in the kids might slowly fade away…

Could THIS IS IT be Michaels last record And Michaels Last song?