“I’m glad to see that he is being remembered primarily for the great joy that he brought to a lot of people through his extraordinary gifts as an entertainer.”
The president said he grew up on Jackson’s music
“I still have all his stuff on my iPod.”
“I think that Michael Jackson will go down in history as one of our greatest entertainers. His brilliance as a performance also was paired with a tragic and in many ways, sad personal life.”
President Barrack Obama
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“I’m traumatized. We are out of our joy and he is out of his pain.”
and
“He was so excited about going to London … The world was waiting for Michael’s return. And Michael was practicing maybe three hours a day, real vigorous exercise. That’s why we are so taken aback by the suddenness of this heart attack, because Michael was really in good physical shape,”
Rev. Jesse Jackson – Religious Leader
Rev. Jessie Jackson with Michael Jackson
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“Michael Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana, and our hearts are heavy, heavy here. Michael Jackson was the world’s greatest entertainer but more than he was great humanitarian and a great, humble individual. The people of Gary, our hearts are full of tears because of the loss of Michael Jackson.”
Mayor Rudy Clay – Gary, Ind.
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“”I am numb that Micheal Jackson is dead, I knew him well for 35 years. A brilliant artist and a good man. We spent precious time together. I call on people around the world to pray for him and his family in the hour. I have known Michael since we were both teens, worked with him, marched for him, hosted him at our House of Justice headquarters in New York, and we joined together to eulogize our mutual idol, James Brown. I have known him at his high moments and his low moments and I know he would want us to pray for his family.”
Rev. Al Sharpton – minister/ political and civil rights/social justice activist
Rev Al Sharpton & Michael Jackson
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“We lost a great entertainer and a pop icon. My thoughts and prayers go out to Michael Jackson’s family, friends and fans.”
Arnold Schwarzenegger - Govenor of California, Actor
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Many celebrities, world leaders, singers, actors and religious leaders have begun to pay tributes to Michael Jackson. We have aimed to collect as many of their responses here.
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