Today marks the 10th year anniversary of the demise of the King of Pop; Michael Jackson. The super talented musician was said to have passed away in his California after the intoxication of Propofol, which was administered by his Personal physician; Conrad Murray.
Michael Jackson, born on the 29th of August 1989 started his journey to fame at a very young age. He started singing professionally with his brothers in the group; Jackson 5. His album Thriller is the best-selling album of all time, with estimated sales of 66 million copies worldwide. He also released Bad which was the first album to produce five US Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles.
In 1984, Michael Jackson suffered second-degree burn while filming an advert for Pepsi, with whom he and his brothers had signed a record-breaking £4million contract. The accident occurred as the Pyrotechnics set his hair on fire during a simulated concert in front of a crowd. He underwent treatment to hide the scars, however, he suffered major hair loss, and never fully recovered from the accident.
Commenting on the state of his health before he died, Detective Scott Smith, a detective at the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), said;
“The thing that was odd that I found myself periodically looking at was his head, his scalp.
“Because whenever he was out in public he was wearing a wig.
“Looking at his scalp, the top of his head had been severely scarred.
“Hardly any hair at all on the sides. To what he had looked like in public with the flowing hair, that was a bit different. “I’m not defending his use of prescription medicine by any means, but when you experience something like that it kind of opens up the door for painkillers and whatever else that may lead to.”
Shortly before his death, the singer was planning a concert series- ‘This Is It’, which he also hinted would be curtain call in music, with several performances and shows. However, after making the announcement in March, the singer passed away in June 2009.
The King of Pop lives on!
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