Michael Jackson: A legacy It has been about five whole years since Michael Jackson, a.k.a. the “King of Pop” has passed away. He was a huge sensation, some say he was bigger than Elvis and some religions. He passed away on June 25, 2009. His cause of death was from a medication overdose. However, there are still people who talk about him to this day. He was one of the most rich pop stars to ever walk the Earth. His net worth was over $600 million dollars. He earned more than Katy Perry, Psy, and Robin Thicke. He was also a very nice person and gave to charity often. He also gave the courage to young pre-pubescent uprising pop-stars, and even helped Justin Bieber by giving him tips, and other helpful advice. The reason he helped others is because he was in the exact same place once. He was famous from a very young age. Some say he traded his childhood in exchange for fame. His legacy also set the bar pretty high for every other pop album or song. Usually a lot of other pop albums are compared to Michael Jackson’s albums. A big part of him and his fame was his moonwalk. Some even say he made dancing a prerequisite. One of the many things he did well were ads, especially soda ads… (Pepsi commercial reference). But in seriousness, he did put …show more content…
It started random flash mobs all over the country, and caused him to win one of over six different awards. Not only did he give fame to himself, but before he went solo, he was in a band with five of his other siblings called The Jackson Five. Though, they were together for a phenomenal twenty-five years. So he brought fame to all of his other siblings as well, (9 siblings total). But his legacy does not stop there. He also, before he passed away, convinced his son, (Prince Michael Jackson) to continue in the family business of performing in the musical arts. A website and a business has even been named, dedicated, and inspired by his unfortunate