John Lennon said it in 1965, in the flush of unprecedented media hype. He had the audacious prescience to actually say that the Beatles were more popular than Jesus.
At the time, the very statement set off a flurry of indignant rage across the bible belt of Americe. There were record burnings and tearful teens denouncing their idols for their blasphemy, but did it matter?
Did Lennons statement hamper the worldwide popularity and success of this band?
Lennon had the audacity to say it in 1965, but the death of Michael Jackson proves it.
The media whirlwind has only begun. The death of Pope John was just a ripple compared to the tidal wave that Jacksons death is creating.
Michael Jackson must have known it as well, he never had the intellectual audacity that Lennon had to even hint at such an idea, but from one dead rock star to another, he proved it.......
At the time, the very statement set off a flurry of indignant rage across the bible belt of Americe. There were record burnings and tearful teens denouncing their idols for their blasphemy, but did it matter?
Did Lennons statement hamper the worldwide popularity and success of this band?
Lennon had the audacity to say it in 1965, but the death of Michael Jackson proves it.
The media whirlwind has only begun. The death of Pope John was just a ripple compared to the tidal wave that Jacksons death is creating.
Michael Jackson must have known it as well, he never had the intellectual audacity that Lennon had to even hint at such an idea, but from one dead rock star to another, he proved it.......
1 comment:
Great connection, Micro. I like the way your mind works. Here in Rome, in the Pope's very backyard, the news has never been more concentrated on a single story as it has these days about MJ.
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