As the Conrad Murray trial continues, I’m constantly being reminded at just how complicated Michael Jackson's existence was. On the one hand, he was center stage for most of his life. But despite all his professional triumphs, and regardless of all of the love and adoration he received from his loyal fans, something still must have been missing that made him turn to drugs. When Harry Belafonte was here on Monday, we talked about the Michael Jackson that he knew. The two famously collaborated on “We Are the World,” and Belafonte remembers Jackson as a “sweet kid.” But it is telling indeed that in the same breath, Belafonte recalled that Michael “had a bad time growing up.” We can all speculate on what that missing component was for Michael, but one thing remains certain - it's not going to change how his public will remember him.
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