Micael JacksonThe greatest legend of music and dancing dies at the age of 50. He had a cardiac arrest. According to the news reports, the ambulance arrived to find Michael unresponsive and not breathing. The corner has stated that Michael Jackson died as a result of massive cardiac arrest. There will be more to come on what has happened to him. There is reportedly a news report upcoming. He was pronounced dead at 2:26pm Pacific Time. Rest in Peace Michael Jackson.


Throughout a career equal parts charisma and chaos, Michael Jackson still somehow managed to heal the world.

"Weird Al" Yankovic wouldn't be "Weird Al" without those infectious Jackson parodies, like "Fat" and "Eat It." Tonight Yankovic tweets: "Oh man. Can't believe it. RIP Michael Jackson."

Another contemporary musician -- ?uestlove of The Roots -- posts on his Twitter account: "Elvis got revisionist media treatment. I expect the friggin same for my hero."

The media certainly never encountered a more intriguing icon-meets-spectacle personality. He was the original M.J. He was his own reality show. And he was only 50.

"He was a positive thinker," remembers Bruce Swedien, Jackson's recording engineer on every album since Off The Wall.

Reached at his Florida home tonight, the 75-year-old Swedien describes Jackson as "a joy to work with...totally prepared, always." During recording sessions Jackson would come to the studio with the music already memorized, Swedien says.