MICHAEL JACKSON'S COMPLICATED LEGACY

IN MY OPINION:

WILLIAM REYNOLDS:

MICHAEL JACKSON'S COMPLICATED LEGACY ON THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS DEATH.

“ ‘P.Y.T.’ is one of my favorite songs, and now it has this whole other subtext to it,” says Bill Coleman, a Brooklyn-based DJ and owner of Peace Bisquit Productions & Management. “It’s probably the last song I would play right now because it could be perceived as having a whole other meaning.” On today’s anniversary, there’s a dark cloud hanging over Jackson’s legacy, with some wondering exactly how they should feel about the late legend and his music. While his songs can still be heard just about everywhere you go, many who believe the allegations will never listen to him the same way again. And even among some of his biggest fans, it brings up conflicting emotions about how to commemorate his passing from an accidental overdose at age 50.