Michael Jackson was forever so much larger than life. His music was at the feeling of it all but the videos, the costumes, the live shows, the folklore about his sprawling home and immeasurable wealth -- all of it fuelled the public's interest in him and his fans' attachment to him. Sure the darker allegations, coupled with bizarre community appearances and questionable individual life choices had helped his slide into relative obscurity, but it was never likely that Michael Jackson would be completely forgotten.
There is no curiosity quite like morbid curiosity so it is predictable that the death of a famous entertainer would spur renewed interest in his or her back catalogue. What sits a little less simple with me, in this case, is how rapidly this material has been repurposed as a treat for MJ fans and connoisseurs. The man hasn't been dead that long. One could easily envision the huge community outcry if someone had released a film about the September 11 New York World Trade Centre attacks, or material from the day John F Kennedy was assassinated, or any other tragedy involving public figures or worldwide events, so soon after the real event itself. Yet here it is, possibly the largest universal release, about the months of preparation a worldwide icon undertook for his first appearances in front of a paying public in over a decade. In less than six months after his death.
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