text: Michael Jackson used to be a decent pop star.  But, as with many celebrities, their 'screen' persona is completely different from the person underneath.  Michael Jackson, as a person, is insecure and has strange obsessive desires and behaviors.  Michael Jackson, as a pop star, is a decent musician and knows how to put together good pop music.\n\nThe reality is, you have to be willing to distinguish the pop-star persona of MJ from the real person that is MJ.  There are basically two different people: the MJ on we see on stage and in videos (a persona created by the music industry) and the MJ in real life who dangles babies, hangs out with children and is obsessed with plastic surgery.