i'm sure he was a complex person, with both good qualities and challenging qualities, a lot of light and some hidden corners that he could not seem to resolve. join the club. in the end, he was just a person... how well would any have us done with that childhood, being an african american performer at that time, surrounded by that kind of crushing, inescapable fame? unless you really know how you would do, i would say, judge not. i sure as heck have no idea what his life was like, i'm not in any position to call him names or judge his choices. the only thing i feel for him is a sense of compassion because he does seem to have been uniquely tormented, but again i don't really know.

if he was in pain, i truly hope his sensitive soul has found the peace he couldn't find here.

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