I shall always cherish his first words to me 35 years ago - "Jonathan King - I've always wanted to meet you".

One of the giants of our world and one of the most monumental tragedies.

A lesson to us. The boy who said "I love you" to the universe didn't know what love was.

shouldn't you have included Princess Diana in that list ?.

It's very sad-with so many dreary celebs today at least Jackson was truly eccentric.

I think you are right. His personal life was really quite awful and rather sad. It was inevitable that he would seek to create his own family.

I went to my only Jacko concert the night he got married in Sydney.

I can truly say I've never really been blown away before. Just superb. Energy, exciting and such fun. In fact, underneath the pop veneer was a classic showman who could utilize every trick in the book. I was sooo expecting him to blow away his critics with the London shows but had a vague feeling they weren't going to happen but never expected this.

RIP MJ!

The only true living icons now must be David Bowie and Madonna. Prince doesn't quite reach that standard.

...and listening to the superb songs on the radio... Billie Jean was pure genius. Utterly incredible song.

Living icons: Chuck Berry, Brian Wilson, Paul McCartney ...