But if he didn't want to look like himself, he always danced liked no one else. That was his triumph. And that's why we should remember how he worked his lithe, articulate, hair-trigger body more than all the operations, marriages, court cases and financial meltdowns that marked his career.
Patrick said that yesterday, when talking to his co-workers about Michael Jackson's death, that a lot of them were hung up on the controversies and scandals. That's too bad, for them.
I was thinking about all the millions of people who were made happy by his music and his performances. NPR ran a story last night about how an empty dance floor was suddenly swamped with dancers when the DJ started playing his music, one hit after the other.
I don't dance.
His music is not exactly of a genre that I normally enjoy. But still, I loved it.
He brought magic to the world. It's good to recognize that, and only that, for awhile still.
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