LOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson, the "King of Pop" who once moonwalked above the music world, died Thursday as he prepared for a comeback bid to vanquish nightmare years of sexual scandal and financial calamity. He was 50.
Jackson died at UCLA Medical Center after being stricken at his rented home in Holmby Hills. Paramedics tried to resuscitate him at his home for nearly three-quarters of an hour, then rushed him to the hospital, where doctors continued to work on him.
"It is believed he suffered cardiac arrest in his home. However, the cause of his death is unknown until results of the autopsy are known," his brother Jermaine said. Police said they were investigating, standard procedure in high-profile cases.
Jackson's death brought a tragic end to a long, bizarre, sometimes farcical decline from his peak in the 1980s, when he was popular music's premier all-around performer, a uniter of black and white music who shattered the race barrier on MTV, dominated the charts and dazzled even more on stage.
His 1982 album "Thriller" _ which included the blockbuster hits "Beat It," "Billie Jean" and "Thriller" _ is the best-selling album of all time, with an estimated 50 million copies sold worldwide.
At the time of his death, Jackson was rehearsing hard for what was to be his greatest comeback: He was scheduled for an unprecedented 50 shows at a London arena, with the first set for July 13.
As word of his death spread, MTV switched its programming to play videos from Jackson's heyday. Radio stations began playing marathons of his hits. Hundreds of people gathered outside the hospital. In New York's Times Square, a low groan went up in the crowd when a screen flashed that Jackson had died, and people began relaying the news to friends by cell phone.
"No joke". King of Pop is no more.But he was always live in our heart...
It's really a pity that he can't realize his promise and wish..
最后一幕..迈克尔走了，
走的那么轻描淡写，
他身边没有猫王的女儿，没有疯狂的歌迷，
也没有那些自称被他“侵犯”的小孩子。
那一刻，人们不再争论，他的皮肤到底是漂白的还是患有白癜风；
他的鼻子是不是假的等等。
走了，
也许是一种解脱，世俗的迫害，
由很多口口声声热爱他的伪君子们为他编织的网，
早已经把他捆得结结实实，挣扎只能是推动生命更快走向完结。
他的死，标志着一个悲剧的结束，
自二十世纪八十年代攀上流行音乐的巅峰之后，
一直受连串丑闻困扰，
人们不断从媒体上看到他越来越白的皮肤、塌陷的鼻子、以及总是带着口罩的脸，
无休止的整容、破产传闻、二00五年的娈童案，
让迈克尔·杰克逊的形象一落千丈！！
他被誉为流行音乐之王(the King of Pop)，
是继猫王之后西方流行乐坛最具影响力的音乐家,其成就已超越猫王，
是出色的音乐全才，在作词，作曲，场景制作，编曲，演唱，舞蹈，
乐器演奏方面都有着卓越的成就。
你的舞蹈是无人能取代的！！！
除此之外，他一个人支持了39个慈善救助基金会 是全世界捐助慈善事业最多的人..
His Music Will Live Forever.....
