Michael Wasn't just an artist, he was a major contributer to world peace, civil and cultural unity, first ever celebrity to fight against hunger in 3rd world countries, and to fight racism among both blacks and whites. He was as effective if not more effective than Martin Luther King in establishing blacks as normal citizens instead of 2nd class and at the same time made Americans more lovable world wide. I was a kid when I first listened tio his songs and watched his vedios living in the Iran country and he was a major reasons I have always loved Americans better than the average citizens of my own country and moving to America as my essential goal since when I was a young boy. He was one of the coolest, down to earth, loving, respecting and caring people world has ever seen. Even his love for the children was pure and real, just the world did't understand, he never lived a life as a child (as he sings in "where is my chiledhood") ,