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'Idol' Judge Calls Michael Jackson the 'Greatest Entertainer of All Time'

  • Posted on Jun 25th 2009 9:30PM by Jessica Robertson
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If there's one thing Randy Jackson knows, it's idols. It's the passing of one of music's biggest icons, Michael Jackson, that has him in shock.

"I am so saddened by the loss of a great idol and icon, Michael Jackson," the 'American Idol' judge tells Spinner. "He was, to me, the greatest entertainer of all time. He was a huge inspiration for performers across all music genres. He taught us all how to light up the stage. Wow."

Michael Jackson died Thursday in Los Angeles, at the age of 50.
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elvis sucks

Compared to MJ, Elvis is sh!t.

March 20 2010 at 2:38 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
christabel

jermaine is a muslim not mj
most all members of the jackson family r either chistian or jehovah witness
just watch the memorial and how they talk about GOD and how they pray at the end of the memrial only jermaine is muslim

September 11 2009 at 4:14 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Pablo

Elvis never wrote a song in his life. In fact, he was mostly known for doing covers of other, mostly black artists of the time who didn't get the automatic support he got. Michael was like nothing there ever was or will ever be; he was TRULY unique as a dancer, a singer, a performer, a songwriter. Frank Sinatra himself said Michael was the only singer he considered better than himself; Fred Astaire called him the greatest dancer of all times. Michael is and will always be the greatest.

July 30 2009 at 11:06 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Tonya

Whatever illnesses he suffered from that made him appear "strange" in what we call the sight of normal persons, MJ's life itself gave him the courage to give us an artistic revelation of that life. Read into it what you will...but understand that many people who have suffered have given back through qualities that were enhanced by their suffering, their sorrow, their abuse. It's all they (we) can do. He's finally at peace now.

July 20 2009 at 3:58 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
kmckenney10

just leave the poor guy alone..what else could be done to him that hasn't already happened. He was a brilliant artist and will always be considered one of the great entertainers of the world. He has had to endure a very difficult life. I wish his children and his family all the best.

July 19 2009 at 3:01 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
moyha65

to the 77 year old TOUCHE i could have not said it better. i think RANDY JACKSON is good MICHAEL JACKSON made good contributions to the music world the greatest? NO ps don't forget the RAT PACK and HAIRBANDS. FRANK SINATRA i can go on and on.............

July 06 2009 at 7:52 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Jerry

I doubt that very many caught Jermaine Jackson's comment on the news the other night, but he made reference to Allah taking MJ...Get real people, Muslims are taking over......we do not need this in this great country....stop praising them..MJ was an alright kind od entertainer, but when I heard the family is Muslim I lost any respest for them

July 06 2009 at 7:47 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
su19000

There have always been and always will be "greatest entertainers of all time." I love Michael Jackson's music and love to watch his videos, but there have always been entertainers like Bob Hope and Bing Crosby in the "Road" pictures with Dorothy Lamour, Jack Benny and Rochester, Al Jolson, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis,Eddie Cantor,Johnny Carson and Ed McMahon, Elvis Presley, Just to name a few and they have all been some of the "Greatest entertainers of all time."I am going back a bit, but I am 77 years old and I will never forget some of them as long as I live. I will also always remember Michael Jackson in the same way. He was "Great", but perhaps not the "greatest" of all time because there have been so many." I will miss him a lot, but I have some of his recordings to remember him by. He will never be forgotten.

July 06 2009 at 7:17 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
violet

I beg to differ with Randy, Elvis was the first only great entertainer!! Michael doesn't hold a candle to him.

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