Mr. Jackson has left the building..

So Michael died.

It was bound to happen, but I always thought he'd go at his prime. Not that his death is made any more or less meaningful at this point, but I always hoped he'd make some kind of a comeback.

He had his share of controversy in the last 20 years, ranging from sex abuse to skin bleaching; from bad parenting (he made Britney look GOOD) to plastic surgery. Underneath it all he seems to have been just a guy that had a messed up childhood and was trying to get it all back.

He was a talented man, there are no doubts about that.