I used to worship Thriller - listened to it every night before going to bed. Its weird for fans of his music and what he was/seemed to be - who supported him so much in his early career to understand whats going on over there in Neverland. I had an interesting conversation with the mother of one of my students the other day - She was also a huge Jackson fan. She thinks he's probably harmless, but that this interview was a cry for some good therapy. (She also felt the interviewer turned on him towards the end of the documentary) She said even if he does "sleep" with children - why would you say so on TV? I think he crys out to be understood, but then tells all these tall tales to conceal certain parts of his world. You cant realy have it both ways. We both agreed (it was kind of surreal 'going there' with one of my clients) that Michael really thinks he is a child and chooses to live in that mentality. Couple that with all his wealth and ability to insulate himself from reality - sounds like a recipe for, well, - "jacko".
I too felt sympathetic to him after the interview. But I still feel he's hiding a great deal that is definately not wholesome or healthy. And all that pretending about his face - he seems to think that if you tell a lie enough times it will make it true.
I find him fascinating because he is a brilliant artist - but somehow so corrupt and so wrong in so many ways. I think being such a commercial star, coupled with his unique, fucked-up upbringing. I dont know - its interesting to talk to other people about him - because he's brought a lot of issues to the mainstream that are worthy of discussion - and its so rich!