It was a culmination of a lot of things
Richard Pryor, Robert Deniro, Fear and Loathing, MJ, etc
this ^
swear in the new post music video they just dropped dude literally looked like mj lol
This was Al Pacino in Scarface
The man was literally titled King of Pop throughout his career and even to this day lol
Yeah and they called Elvis the king of rock too lmao
well yes? its obvious he idolizes michael lmao. but AH is in no way mj lol
it’s thriller inspired the whole image and aesthetic
you’re blinded by the lights my guy
Yeah and they called Elvis the king of rock too lmao
stop. you're bringing the thread down. mj is literally one of the greatest artists to step foot on this planet.
it’s thriller inspired the whole image and aesthetic
you’re blinded by the lights my guy
It's not
It's a lot deeper than that and has a lot more cinematic influences
Wait this thread turned into an MJ vs thing? Smh
Look at the second* reply to the thread lmao
Wait this thread turned into an MJ vs thing? Smh
yes. for no f***ing reason
Yeah and they called Elvis the king of rock too lmao
Is Elvis literally not one of the biggest rock and roll musicians ever? People have a problem with him because he took from black culture, but you can't deny what his reach was.
Comparing Elvis and MJ is laughable anyway lol. MJ was lightyears more popular than Elvis, which is saying something.





Yep he’s a big movie guy so a lot of the stuff from this era was pulled from films. Not MJ
Anyway, grats on the Weeknd, it's deserved. Great hit song and I'm excited for what he's gonna do for his next project.
This was Al Pacino in Scarface
yeah his fit I’m saying like the faces he makes in the video
MJ is the GOAT. BL is NOT bigger than Thriller. but saying BL is not Abel's biggest is funny.
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