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MJ was most certainly a song and lyric writer, not to mention a brilliant arranger and beatboxer. Furthermore his record sales approach one billion worldwide, a feat so remarkable that it speaks for itself. Also, people seem to have some SEVERE misconceptions about MJ's personal life and appearance. His skin color transformation was not a choice, he had two medical disorders;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitiligo
and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systemic_lupus_erythematosus

Both of these severely affect skin pigmentation.

He didn't choose to become white. Stop calling him a freak if you're ignorant of the facts.

Yeah, he had plastic surgery, but so have hundreds of millions of other people on Earth. Are they all freaks too?

With regards to the child abuse, he was acquitted on all counts - no real evidence was found. Reports have surfaced that his original accuser has even withdrawn his initial claims, stating them to be false. Whether or not THAT is accurate is irrelevant. This is America. Are people guilty until proven innocent? No. His relationship with children was certainly strange, but the obvious explanation is clear to even a non-psychologist. He was abused by his father repeatedly and his childhood was essentially ruined, having been basically forced into the life of a celebrity from a VERY young age. How can you expect such a person to have ever "grown up"?

As for 'humility', firsthand accounts of MJ's behavior in the studio verify that he was one of the nicest, most humble and easiest to work with musicians around.