At mid-forty, tuning in rap and smirking at the sag pants spotted on so many of today’s youth, a dedicated Michael Jackson fan rolls his eyes at the question:

 

Do you still love Michael Jackson even with all those undeniable oddities he had?

”Yes, I love Michael Jackson. He was hella talented … Billie Jean … if you don’t like Michael Jackson, you got issues. I grew up on Michael, of course, didn’t everybody? We jammed to ABC, Ben, all kinds of songs that go way back to little Mike in the day. Everybody wanted to be like Michael, he was the bomb. I even used to love to sing I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus. He had so many great songs I can’t even begin to name them like the Thriller album; it was off-the-hook”