On the anniversary of Michael Jackson’s passing, Beyonce like most artists, celebrated or paid tribute to the legendary icon. The superstar has been using her newly designed website to express feelings and share words about anything that is on her mind lately. So, B took to her site to pen a letter to her idol, thanking him for making her the artist she is today. She recalls watching a young MJ perform live and realizing the soul and emotion that he possessed in such a gifted way.
Read her tribute to the late legend below.
When I was just starting out, my first producer used to make me listen to Michael Jackson’s live performance of “Who’s Loving You.” He would have me watch that for hours back to back to back.
What he wanted me to learn was his soul. You could hear his soul. And he was this little kid who hadn’t experienced love but he was a vessel. For whatever reason he could evoke more emotion than an adult. It was so raw and so pure. It was these little things that he did that were just swag. It’s something that’s God given.
Michael taught me that sometimes you have to forget technique, forget what you have on. If you feel silly, you have to go from the gut just let it go.
Michael Jackson changed me, and helped me to become the artist i am — thank you Michael.
Love always,
B
