Lanre Bakare

It was like a 12-minute film, basically.

that MTV initially didn't want to play because they didn't play black music, but they had to play it because Michael Jackson just completely transcended any kind of genre limitations.

Yeah, I mean, I remember being at like Nigerian gatherings and if Michael Jackson came on, everybody would get into it.

Like it'd be a multi-generation dance contest happening.

People absolutely bloody love Michael Jackson because it wasn't just one or two great songs.

It was albums where every single track was incredible over a 10 year period.

I absolutely loved him.

I thought he was, I thought it was incredible.

I mean, I still remember my earliest memory of him and it was probably bad.

I'm not coming out in 1987 on the music video with him and Wesley Snipes.

I mean, looking back on it, it's kind of ridiculous.

He's playing this kind of tough guy, but he's got, like, this relaxed air, super light skin.

He's got this kind of strange, like, biker outfit.

And he's kind of threatening these dudes, but it's like he's got this incredibly feminine voice.

And then kind of going back to the earlier records, we've got the Jackson 5, where they create some of the best bubblegum pop ever.

dazzling to watch.

Yeah, I was watching that.

I was watching him play I Want You Back yesterday.

I found it really emotional watching it because there's the innocence there and this is always the thing with Michael Jackson as a kid.

The images of him as a child, he's so innocent and he's so talented and you kind of know what's coming next.