The Legend (in 40 minutes)

So I was on the way back to KL for CNY last Friday (20th Jan)
and I happened to watch this documentary on the bus.
I find it inspirational.

I hope it's the same for you. ;)

Well, initially I thought of just posting the part 3 and part 4. But I figured you'll get the drift better watching right from beginning.

There are so many things I can quote from this short documentary.

"With all we think we know about Michael Jackson, it's easy to forget what the fuss was about in the first place." 

- The Michael Jackson Story (Part 1)

Sold the highest record on number of albums, won 8 grammy awards in just one night (unbeatable record thus far),

AND THE LIST GOES ON!

When I was watching the whole documentary.. I realised how big a fuss he was and what he done was really legend-(wait for it)-ary. In the business terminology, he is simply the founder of pop music and he created a brand which people go gaga about.

I couldn't help but wonder to myself, WHAT HAPPENED... He was once so high-and-mighty!

But tonight, I know why..


Sometimes when you're too good for so long, people forget you're doing great things. People take it for granted. And slowly, every little bad (in terms of expectations from certain people) or perhaps not-so-bad-at-all performance just doesn't seem that good anymore.

Even if it is good, it felt like it does not matter to them anymore BECAUSE

all of these becomes necessary and expected but not appreciated.

And that's when you strive so hard to live up to their expectation and start to lose yourself.
Every time  you start thinking of how to outdo yourself, make it better each time,

you forgot that it was IN YOU... What's inside of you was the reason you SHONE in the very first place.

So yah.. I guess that was what went wrong. YES, stop trying to take every piece of me away!!!
Because I'll never be good enough for you!

"OMG, look at who he has become.. As time went on, it became more and more important for him to be more spectacular and more gimmicky. For me, the best of Michael..was before he was responding to the pressure to be Michael." 

- Suzanne de Passe