80s Quote by Michael Eric Dyson

I think the important thing to understand first and foremost about Michael Jackson is that he was the international emblem of the African American…

— Cornel West

Michael Jackson was extraordinary. When we worked together on 'Bad,' I was in awe of his absolute mastery of movement on the one hand,…

— Martin Scorsese

Michael Jackson was not an artist who comes along once in a decade, a generation, or a lifetime. He was an artist who comes…

— Berry Gordy

Michael [Jackson] reconstructed his face and deconstructed the African features into a spooky European geography of fleshly possibilities, and yet what we couldn't deny,…

— Michael Eric Dyson

I think there's no question that Michael Jackson was the foremost entertainer of his generation; perhaps of all time, arguably, taking the skills of…

— Michael Eric Dyson

I have always admired Michael Jackson, and he's the one I get most inspiration from. I hope to become an artist like him as…

— Lee Tae-min

The one thing I always loved about Michael Jackson: he had fun records, but he's also going to make some important statement with the…

— Warryn Campbell

Michael Jackson fundamentally altered the terms of the debate about African American music. Remember, he was a chocolate, cherubic-faced genius with an African American…

— Michael Eric Dyson

Michael Jackson did something that no one else in history has managed - he connected with people on every level imaginable, all over the…

— David Blaine

Michael Jackson doesn't really belong on this planet. He's the most important figure in the history of music. He'll be remembered far longer than…

— Brett Ratner

Michael Jackson is timeless to me. The fact that he wanted to break the rules, that he was always talking about a new world,…

— Olivier Rousteing

The incomparable Michael Jackson has made a bigger impact on music than any other artist in the history of music. He was magic. He…

— Beyonce Knowles