I am on the fence about him. From one perspective, I can see the allegations being true - his upbringing and the insane fame like that has to mess with you. But if you look at the time lines of record releases and lyrics, he is trying to say something. It starts with the anger in 'Bad' (the line "who's bad?' resonates with me a lot more these days) but the real poke was Dangerous and Black or White. That album was released in November of 1991; six months later, the allegations start. I can see where that was to put him in his place.
When that British journalist interviewed him about the allegations and he denied them, there was something odd. When he talked about the allegations, it seemed like bad acting. The reason I say this is because when he talked about his music, he seemed real - the passion came through and he wasn't guarded in his responses.
I am on the fence about him. From one perspective, I can see the allegations being true - his upbringing and the insane fame like that has to mess with you. But if you look at the time lines of record releases and lyrics, he is trying to say something. It starts with the anger in 'Bad' (the line "who's bad?' resonates with me a lot more these days) but the real poke was Dangerous and Black or White. That album was released in November of 1991; six months later, the allegations start. I can see where that was to put him in his place.
When that British journalist interviewed him about the allegations and he denied them, there was something odd. When he talked about the allegations, it seemed like bad acting. The reason I say this is because when he talked about his music, he seemed real - the passion came through and he wasn't guarded in his responses.