Lisa Marie Presley on the death of Michael Jackson: "I am gutted"

By Kathy G.

When I heard Michael Jackson died yesterday, it felt like part of my childhood died with him. I'll have more to say about his passing later on, but for now I wanted to point to this piece by Lisa Marie Presley, which is the most interesting thing I have read about MJ as a person (as opposed to an artist or a cultural figure) so far. Here's an excerpt:

Our relationship was not "a sham" as is being reported in the press. It was an unusual relationship yes, where two unusual people who did not live or know a "Normal life" found a connection, perhaps with some suspect timing on his part. Nonetheless, I do believe he loved me as much as he could love anyone and I loved him very much.

I wanted to "save him" I wanted to save him from the inevitable which is what has just happened.

His family and his loved ones also wanted to save him from this as well but didn't know how and this was 14 years ago. We all worried that this would be the outcome then.

At that time, In trying to save him, I almost lost myself.

He was an incredibly dynamic force and power that was not to be underestimated.

When he used it for something good, It was the best and when he used it for something bad, It was really, REALLY bad.

[. . .]

I became very ill and emotionally/ spiritually exhausted in my quest to save him from certain self-destructive behavior and from the awful vampires and leeches he would always manage to magnetize around him.

I was in over my head while trying.

I had my children to care for, I had to make a decision.

The hardest decision I have ever had to make, which was to walk away and let his fate have him, even though I desperately loved him and tried to stop or reverse it somehow.

After the Divorce, I spent a few years obsessing about him and what I could have done different, in regret.

Then I spent some angry years at the whole situation.

At some point, I truly became Indifferent, until now.

As I sit here overwhelmed with sadness, reflection and confusion at what was my biggest failure to date, watching on the news almost play by play The exact Scenario I saw happen on August 16th, 1977 happening again right now with Michael (A sight I never wanted to see again) just as he predicted, I am truly, truly gutted.

Here's Michael at age 13, performing the truest and most tender love song he ever recorded -- an ode to a pet rat.

It never fails to break me up. My god, that lad could sing like an angel.

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divorce situations are very complicated and hard for children, I live this with my little sister, when my parents divorced!
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Hello
I have checked that video which you have given.Michael Jackson was truly a King of pop.People never forget his music.Thank you very much for sharing your experience with us.