Michael Jackson heart problem

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Originally Posted by skcin

You really don't think he was as significant to music? Wow. I'm not really a fan (of course, when I was 8 years old I was), but the guy did make history. Still has the top selling album of all time & has influenced countless musical artists & entertainers. I don't really care to compare artists or to try & rate which loss is more tragic, but I do think he was very important to music - just as important as Elvis & The Beatles. JMO.

I hate to do the comparisons but he's the most significant artist since Elvis or the beatles but there's no way his impression on music is anything like those two. Without MJ we would still have pop music, without Elvis the whole modern era of music would be completely different. Elvis literally changed modern music, MJ just broke record sales etc. He didn't shape music like elvis or the beatles, so no, I don't think he's as significant but as I said, I think he's the most significant since those two and I highly doubt there'll be anyone as significant to come along after him.