I agree about MJ's music, but as far as as him being messed up because of his childhood I can't buy. While my upbringing was very different from his, I too had a bad childhood. There comes a time in everyones life where they have to quit blaming their behavior on what their parents did to them as a child and take ownership for who they are and what they do.

MJ was a 4 star loon who just happened to have a very marketable talent.