The tragic events surrounding Michael Jackson's death means that he is now forever etched in immortality. Sadly, it seems the more tumultuous the life of the artist, the more salient their brand becomes: Elvis... Kurt Cobain... Janis Joplin... John Lennon...
Still, there are exceptions: Madonna... Lionel Richie... Stevie Wonder...
Amazing that close to 30 years on, Thriller is still the biggest selling album of all time - more than double its closest competitors, according to Wikipedia. Will the music industry ever reach such zeniths again? And I wonder what Malcolm Gladwell would make of the fact that Mickey and Madge were both born in 1958. An Outlier story, perhaps?
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Rob Rodell
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About Me
- Rob Rodell
- South African Music Award (SAMA) nominee Rob Rodell (www.robrodell.com) is a singer-songwriter whose music style is a marriage of Josh Groban and Madonna. When not working as a solo artist, Rob teaches vocals (www.singers.co.za) and is a partner in a music business school (samusicbiz.wordpress.com). He became the first person in the world to complete his Licentiate in singing through Rockschool (passing with distinction) and is currently doing his PhD on music marketing.
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