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Timberlake Honors Michael Jackson at Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction: Video

6/26/09, 5:58 pm EST

“For me, the gift of music has been a blessing from God from the time I was a child,” Michael Jackson proclaimed from the podium at the 2001 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction. ‘NSync helped welcome the King of Pop for the second time. (Jackson was first inducted into the Rock Hall in 1997 as part of the Jackson 5.) “There ain’t no stoppin’, there ain’t no enough, he’s the King of Pop, the one, the only, Michael Jackson,” Justin Timberlake said before welcoming Jackson to the stage.

Following news of Michael Jackson’s death yesterday, Justin Timberlake said in a statement, “We have lost a genius and a true ambassador of not only Pop music but of all music. He has been an inspiration to multiple generations and I will always cherish the moments I shared with him on stage and all of the things I learned about music from him and the time we spent together. My heart goes out to his family and loved ones.”

The Rock Hall in Cleveland, Ohio, will remember Jackson this weekend by paying special tribute to the singer during their free Rock & Soul festival on Sunday, June 28th. Additionally, the fourth floor of the Rock Hall will play Jackson videos exclusively throughout the weekend, with fans encouraged to leave personal tributes in the Hall’s main lobby. For much more on the King of Pop, be sure to check out Rolling Stone’s Michael Jackson Remembered hub.


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Bruce | 6/26/2009, 8:19 pm EST

Horrible quality video.

From Holland 7 fans | 6/26/2009, 10:22 pm EST

we couldn’t express it in our own words, so we borrowed words of a good song writer,,,,,,

No one ever told me when I was alone
They just thought I’d know better.. better…(oooooouuuu)
No one ever told me when I was alone
They just thought I’d know better.. better…

The hardest part, this troubled heart has ever yet been through now,
Was heal the scars that got their start inside someone like you now,
For had I known or I’d been shown back when how long it’d take me,
To break the charms that brought me harm and all but would erase me.

I never would or thought I could, no matter what you’d pay me,
Replay the part you stole my heart, I should have known you’re crazy,
If all I knew was that with you I’d want someone to save me,
It’d be enough, but just my luck, I fell in love and maybe…

All that I wanted was…

Now I know you better,
You know I know better,
Now I know you better!

So bittersweet, this tragedy won’t ask for absolution,
This melody inside of me, still searches for solution,
A twist of faith, a change of heart kills my infatuation,
A broken heart provides the spark for my determination.

No one ever told me when I was alone,
They just thought I’d know better, better…
No one ever told me when I was alone,
They just thought I’d know better, better…

All that I wanted, was…

Now I know you better,
You know, I know better,
Now I know you better!

I never wanted you to be so full of anger (anger),
I never wanted you to be somebody else,
I never wanted you to be someone afraid to know themselves,
I only wanted you to see things for yourself.

All that I wanted, was…

Now I know you better,
Now we all know better!

All that I wanted was…

If I were you, I’d manage to avoid the invitation,
Of promised love that can’t keep up with your adoration,
Just use your head, and in the end you’ll find your inspiration,
To choose your steps and won’t regret this kind of aggravation.

No one ever told me when I was alone,
They just thought I’d know better.. better…
No one ever told me when I was alone,
They just thought I’d know better.. better…

(words by William A. Rose

From Holland 7 fans | 6/26/2009, 10:26 pm EST

No one ever told me when I was alone
They just thought I’d know better.. better…(oooooouuuu)
No one ever told me when I was alone
They just thought I’d know better.. better…

The hardest part, this troubled heart has ever yet been through now,
Was heal the scars that got their start inside someone like you now,
For had I known or I’d been shown back when how long it’d take me,
To break the charms that brought me harm and all but would erase me.

I never would or thought I could, no matter what you’d pay me,
Replay the part you stole my heart, I should have known you’re crazy,
If all I knew was that with you I’d want someone to save me,
It’d be enough, but just my luck, I fell in love and maybe…

All that I wanted was…

Now I know you better,
You know I know better,
Now I know you better!

So bittersweet, this tragedy won’t ask for absolution,
This melody inside of me, still searches for solution,
A twist of faith, a change of heart kills my infatuation,
A broken heart provides the spark for my determination.

No one ever told me when I was alone,
They just thought I’d know better, better…
No one ever told me when I was alone,
They just thought I’d know better, better…

All that I wanted, was…

Now I know you better,
You know, I know better,
Now I know you better!

I never wanted you to be so full of anger (anger),
I never wanted you to be somebody else,
I never wanted you to be someone afraid to know themselves,
I only wanted you to see things for yourself.

All that I wanted, was…

Now I know you better,
Now we all know better!

All that I wanted was…

If I were you, I’d manage to avoid the invitation,
Of promised love that can’t keep up with your adoration,
Just use your head, and in the end you’ll find your inspiration,
To choose your steps and won’t regret this kind of aggravation.

No one ever told me when I was alone,
They just thought I’d know better.. better…
No one ever told me when I was alone,
They just thought I’d know better.. better…

augustina udosen | 6/27/2009, 9:35 am EST

we miss you micheal,to us in nigeria,you were a god we could see.you were a supernatural beign.may you rest in peace..amen

kim | 6/27/2009, 10:44 pm EST

I love you so much Michael…..

kim | 6/27/2009, 10:44 pm EST

I love you so much Michael…..

kim | 6/27/2009, 10:44 pm EST

I love you so much Michael…..

CKH | 6/28/2009, 3:04 am EST

Michael you will be missed forever! Your talent has touched many lives and will continue to inspire us all! Love you always!!

janesse | 6/28/2009, 5:20 am EST

i love you very much michael jackson you arethe best singer i’ve ever known and no one can replace you in my heart

janesse | 6/28/2009, 5:20 am EST

i love you very much michael jackson you arethe best singer i’ve ever known and no one can replace you in my heart

janesse | 6/28/2009, 5:23 am EST

i love you very much we will miss you,we will miss your voice may you rest in peace

amber | 6/28/2009, 8:27 am EST

Gone Too Soon,, Micheal you were a kind and loving person and so magical on stage…we will miss you so much….

kirk | 6/28/2009, 12:19 pm EST

When i was ten years old in the seventies i was dealing with all the troubles and emotions of this stage in my young life,the voice to my soul was Michael,Ben the two of us need look no more.Loved you.sweet dreams our friend.

michelle | 6/29/2009, 3:32 am EST

I will never forget being a young child waiting to watch the world premeir of the thriller video and being first in the neighborhood to have the lp, thank you Michael for sharing your gifts with the world we will miss you, godspeed

michelle | 6/29/2009, 3:32 am EST

I will never forget being a young child waiting to watch the world premeir of the thriller video and being first in the neighborhood to have the lp, thank you Michael for sharing your gifts with the world we will miss you, godspeed

Joel H. | 6/29/2009, 4:33 pm EST

Watched him from the time he was 10 years old and there will never be another like him. Many will imitate and try to be like him but he was one-of-a-kind and I feel fortunate to have been alive to witness his incredible talents. My heart goes out to his family. RIP and God Bless.

Anonymous | 6/30/2009, 5:59 am EST

im so hurt pain is deep within me and im just distroyed. the man who taught me that music reached the soul ,the man who said i could believe in magic the man who made me really undrstnd my talent and helped me to use it to make people happy…is gone. i can no longer count down the days until his concert was here…it hurts..i sit here crying because there is nothing i can do to bring him back.

I just can’t stop crying. I know we’re supposed to celebrate his music and his life but I feel like I lost one of my brothers. My heart goes out his mother and kids. We love you forever MJ.

I really Hate His evil Father
Joe Jackson…

Sacdiya Aadan | 6/30/2009, 6:00 am EST

im so hurt pain is deep within me and im just distroyed. the man who taught me that music reached the soul ,the man who said i could believe in magic the man who made me really undrstnd my talent and helped me to use it to make people happy…is gone. i can no longer count down the days until his concert was here…it hurts..i sit here crying because there is nothing i can do to bring him back.

I just can’t stop crying. I know we’re supposed to celebrate his music and his life but I feel like I lost one of my brothers. My heart goes out his mother and kids. We love you forever MJ.

I really Hate His evil Father
Joe Jackson…

Marta | 6/30/2009, 3:14 pm EST

I’m really really sorry about MJ I’ve been crying since friday. I grew up with his music. I’m now 50 same age as MJ and my kids love him too.My daughter bought me the cd’s and dvd’s for my b-day but I still remember him when he was my age a little black kid performing on tv. he was great!!! the best!!!!
I wil never forget you MJ and I’m praying for you to be in heaven singing as a little angel too. I want to say about his father that he did what he thought it was the best for him. he wanted MJ be the great star that he became don’t accussed him because as a father no one has a good certificate for being good parent we all do what we think is the best for our kids. right or wrong we know later as the
time goes by but it is sad to say that he is the responsible for MJ he loves his son I know for sure in his own way. All the Jackson family are proud of MJ as we are and all of us will miss him so much.

Marta | 6/30/2009, 3:14 pm EST

I’m really really sorry about MJ I’ve been crying since friday. I grew up with his music. I’m now 50 same age as MJ and my kids love him too.My daughter bought me the cd’s and dvd’s for my b-day but I still remember him when he was my age a little black kid performing on tv. he was great!!! the best!!!!
I wil never forget you MJ and I’m praying for you to be in heaven singing as a little angel too. I want to say about his father that he did what he thought it was the best for him. he wanted MJ be the great star that he became don’t accussed him because as a father no one has a good certificate for being good parent we all do what we think is the best for our kids. right or wrong we know later as the
time goes by but it is sad to say that he is the responsible for MJ he loves his son I know for sure in his own way. All the Jackson family are proud of MJ as we are and all of us will miss him so much.

lea | 7/1/2009, 3:00 pm EST

I think he was a gentle soul, a flower that never fully blossomed.
A child of music, who felt the vibes in his soul and expressed in his moves. I do think we do a disservice to people in the limelight by obsessing and idolizing them, so they become victims of our adoration and unable to live a full life like a normal human being.
If you ask me it could have been easier for him if he had been given some breathing room.
Time to stop acting like savages on an island and respecting people privacy. It is ruthless out there for celebrities and it should stop.

Liana | 7/1/2009, 3:09 pm EST

“One day in your life
You’ll remember the love you found here
You’ll remember me somehow
Though you don’t need me now
I will stay in your heart
And when things fall apart
You’ll remember one day…”

I can’t believe you’re gone Michael. I miss you and love you. Thanks for the wonderful music and memories. In my heart, you’ll live on forever. xoxoxo

Elvis knows best... | 7/1/2009, 3:18 pm EST

Michael will be joining we in the All Dead Rock Show here in the after life.

Awesome musician and showman – and a fucking weirdo.

Later,

E.

BigBlackRod | 7/1/2009, 6:00 pm EST

If Joe Jackson had not pushed, we MIGHT not have heard of Michael Jackson. I know it’s easy to make him the villain, but remember: without villains, there are no heroes…PEACE.

Greg | 7/1/2009, 7:23 pm EST

I was raised in poverty. I was 12 when “Thriller” came out and could not afford to buy the cassette. My aunt recorded me a copy and it became my most prized possession.

That album and “Off the Wall,” before it, gave me, and my bleak childhood, a wondrous escape that made me wanna dance and be happy.

I am 39 now and, today, I played the “Thriller” CD in my car while taking a long drive. When “Human Nature” came on, I held up emotionally until the line “She likes the way I stare.” Then, it all hit me really hard, and I began to cry.

I still cannot dance but, Michael Jackson, made a poor kid with no self-esteem believe that maybe, just maybe, “that girl,” did like the way I stare.

Goddamn he was talented.

Bev M | 7/2/2009, 10:57 am EST

Words alone can not express what an amazing genius Michael was – phenomenal – from childhood too! What a gift – to his parents and to all of us. I hope his spirit has found peace.

As for Joe, I think it’s not right to demonize him because “abuse” was not talked about much until the early 1970’s. Most people were unaware. However, I do hope he apologized to Michael since we now know that beatings and pushing too hard can cause a child more harm than good.

Michael was a result of everything that happened to him, and was obviously haunted. I do not believe abuse creates or enhances genius! And, being so exceptional, Michael may not have been “normal” no matter what.

Whatever the case, I pray his spirit is at peace. And I’m ever grateful to have enjoy his music!

TERI | 7/3/2009, 5:10 am EST

We all loved Micheal,he was a Icon, a talent that can not be matched by none,
Yet I pray when Micheal left this world that he had a real personal love in his life, other than his children…For one that was loved Much by the whole world…I hope he was loved.

omg Micheal, You ROCK!! RIP and peace to his mother n kids

Raika | 7/9/2009, 3:53 pm EST

for michael

youcanmoonwalk dot com

just my way of giving back. Raika has have over 2 million hots on your tube.

Love you and peace

anielsambola | 7/9/2009, 11:25 pm EST

jackson i miss you a lot and all my fam love you and you fam you are so special your the shine star i see all the time and the son that briet love you my king

gloria | 8/12/2009, 8:35 pm EST

michael jackson was the sexyest man alive know one conpares to him.LOVE AND MISS YOU M.J. I CANT WAIT TO SEE YOU IN ANOTHER LIFE

Orsi | 8/25/2009, 8:44 am EST

His father did what he thought was best for Michael and he would not have become the global superstar without that childhood bullying and abuse… this does not mean that is some kind of justification for what his father did as I think it was the same childhood abuse that ultimately made Michael a nervous and shy person lacking self esteem and self confidence as a private human being when he grew up. There are no right or wrong or indeed any answer and no ifs and no buts. Michael was a born genius and that genius was developed and trained with blood, sweat and tears from a very tender age. The combination of these two made him the biggest entertainer of all times and a true legend.

R.I.P. We love you and will never forget you Michael.

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