Legends who died young

Michael Jackson didn't want to be just a superstar. Like the Beatles, he wanted to be the biggest, the king. He wanted to topple the reigning man with the crown, Elvis. In life and in death, there was Elvis.

Here’s a look at others, including MJ, who died young.


ing of Pop Michael Jackson, died at the age of 50, due to cardiac arrest. Millions of his fans across the world are still in shock over his sudden death. Reports in media are afloat that the Legendary singer died apparently of a drug overdose still the cause of death is unclear.



Elvis Presley, who was referred to as The King of Rock 'n' Roll or The King, also died of drug overdose at the young age of 42. His death in 1977 evoked similar emotion across the world.



Marilyn Monroe, the legendary Hollywood star and her troubled life was cut short in 1962 at the age of 36 only. She is believed to have died because of drug overdose. She said: ''A sex symbol becomes a thing. I just hate to be a thing.''


Beatles star John Lenon was shot dead in New York at the age of 40 in 1980. He said: ''All we are saying is give peace a chance.''




And last on our list here is Heath Ledger who died from an accidental toxic combination of prescription drugs, was just 28. The actor is most remembered for his Oscar winning performance as Joker in The Dark Knight.

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Michael Jackson's doctor found

Dr Conrad Murray, who was present at the time of Michael Jackson's death and had gone missing since Friday, has been located. The Los Angeles Police Department's Charles Beck said the doctor was located and that he was co-operating with them in the investigations. Dr Murray was present at Micheal Jackson's house when the 911 emergency call was made. While the exact circumstances of his death remained unclear, early clues suggested he may simply have pushed his heart too far. Earlier, the police said they had towed the doctor's BMW from Jackson's home because it might include medication or other evidence, and a source familiar with the situation told The Associated Press that a heart attack appeared to have caused the cardiac arrest that led to the pop icon's sudden death. As grief over the King of Pop's death poured out from the icons of music and heartbroken fans, and the world came to grips with losing one of the most luminous celebrities of all time, an autopsy showed no sign of trauma or foul play to Jackson, who died at UCLA Medical Center after paramedics could not revive him. The AP source who said Jackson apparently suffered a heart attack was not authorized to speak publicly and requested anonymity. Jackson's brother Jermaine had said the pop singer apparently went into cardiac arrest - which often, but not always, happens because of a heart attack. Police had earlier stressed that Dr Murray, a cardiologist, was not a criminal suspect. "We think that he will assist us in coming to the truth of the facts in this case," Beck had said. The president of the company promoting Jackson's shows said Murray was Jackson's personal physician for three years. Jackson insisted Murray accompany him to London, said Randy Phillips, President of AEG Live. Phillips quoted Jackson as saying: "Look, this whole business revolves around me. I'm a machine, and we have to keep the machine well-oiled." Phillips said Jackson submitted to at least five hours of physicals that insurers had insisted on. On Friday, the autopsy was completed in a matter of hours, but it could take up to six weeks to infer an official cause of death while medical examiners await toxicology tests. No funeral plans had been made public. Jackson had remained out of the public spotlight during intense rehearsals for the London concerts, but those with access said he was upbeat and seemingly energized by his planned comeback. The worldwide wave of mourning for Jackson continued unabated for the man who revolutionized pop music and moonwalked his way into entertainmentlegend. (With AP inputs)

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Jackson's body released

The Los Angeles County coroner's office has handed back the body of pop star Michael Jackson to his family after the autopsy.

"Mr Michael Jackson's remains have been removed from the coroner's office. His remains have been taken to an unknown location at the request of his family. There's a security hold on the case so I can't disclose the location," Los Angeles County Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter said.

The coroner's office had earlier ruled out any "foul play or external trauma" on Jackson's body after the autopsy. But the cause of death will only be determined after toxicology and other tests, which will take weeks, Coroner's spokesperson Craig Harvey said.

"We anticipate being able to close the case and issuing a final cause of death" after those tests are completed in "four to six weeks," Harvey said.

The autopsy on Jackson took a little over three and a half hours to complete and the body was released to the family as they decide on funeral arrangements, Winter told Sky News.

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Michael Jackson was murdered?

As the police continue their search for the doctor who injected Michael Jackson with Demerol, speculation is mounting that Jackson may have been murdered.

Reports are sketchy at this stage, but here’s what we do know: Jackson wasn’t in great health, but likewise no one expected him to die. We know that he was injected with Demerol before his death, and the 911 transcript states that the doctor who provided the injection was also with Jackson when he suffered his heart attack. A qualified doctor would know what an acceptable dose of Demerol is, and yet it would appear that he intentionally gave Jackson an overdose.

We also know that the doctor has done a runner, and can’t be found by police. Fleeing the scene doesn’t equate to guilt, but it certainly points in that direction.

Last but not least, the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office has advised that a determination of Michael Jackson’s cause of death following his autopsy has been deferred pending further tests, suggesting that the cause may not have been natural,.

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Tribute Song Exceeds 100,000 Plays

A tribute song to Michael Jackson featuring The Game, Chris Brown, Diddy, Usher, Mario Winans, Boyz2Men and other leading artists has resulted in an unprecedented number of downloads today from Box.net, the file sharing site we’ve been tracking for over 3 years.

The song was spread largely through social media: Diddy tweeted the link to his almost 1.3 million Twitter followers, making “Better On The Other Side” the most popular link on Twitter today by far (at the time of writing, it has almost 2000 retweets). While Box.net does not usually disclose its stats, we approached the company and received approval to make the numbers public.

The short of it: the tribute song will exceed 100,000 plays by the end of the day, a remarkable number.


The impact of the Jackson tragedy has been felt web-wide, of course: today Adam Ostrow explained how Yahoo News saw record levels of online activity around the event (see Michael Jackson’s Massive Impact), while at peak time yesterday more than 30% of Tweets mentioned the King of Pop. Jackson, it seems, continues to break records even after his passing.

Spike In Searches for MJ: Misled Google News As an Automated Attack

News about the death of pop star Michael Jackson broke the heart of millions. It was unbelievable when news was spread over initially on twitter and other sites and initiated a huge traffic for search engines. As word spread of his death, millions and millions of people from all over the world began searching for information about the pop icon. The following chart shows the meteoric rise in related searches around 3:00pm


Search volume began to increase around 2:00pm, skyrocketed by 3:00pm, and stabilized by about 8:00pm. As you can see in Google Hot Trends, many of the fastest rising search queries from yesterday and today have been about Michael Jackson's passing (others pertained to the death of another cultural icon, Farrah Fawcett). People who weren't near a computer yesterday turned to their mobile phones to check on breaking news. It was one of the largest mobile search spikes, with 5 of the top 20 searches about the Moonwalker.

The spike in searches related to Michael Jackson was so big that Google News initially mistook it for an automated attack. As a result, for about 25 minutes yesterday, when some people searched Google News they saw a "We're sorry" page as shown in below image before finding the articles they were looking for.



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Interesting Astrological stuff about Michael Jackson

The late, great Michael Jackson always displayed a Leo's flashy style, but he was born with his Sun in modest Virgo. The self-critical nature of this zodiac sign can lead to shyness (think Michael Jackson's last few years, all but living as a recluse). Dark Pluto's conjunction to Michael's Virgo Sun added power, mystery and -- in the end -- danger to his personality.

Before his recent, untimely death by heart attack on June 25, 2009, Michael Jackson was long considered one of the most enigmatic celebrities on the planet. A star since early childhood and the creator of some of the most popular and recognizable music of his time, his legal difficulties have outshone his musical work in recent years. Born August 29, 1958, in Gary, Indiana, Michael was a Virgo, the zodiac sign of the clean, careful and quirky. In the latter half of his career, this germ-phobic performer seemed to have embraced the shadow side of Virgo's characteristics.


The astrological explanation for this is the close conjunction of Pluto, the planet of extremes, to Michael Jackson's Sun. Pluto's presence empowered Jackson with almost superhuman skills as an entertainer; unfortunately, Pluto is associated with the mythological Lord of the Underworld, which means Pluto's presence also revealed the potential for Jackson's dark side and deep secrets that require complete privacy -- this explains why Jackson demanded complete control of his environment, and why he left the stage and studio to create his own, childlike haven (Neverland Ranch in California). Trust doesn't come easily for Pluto types, even ones who weren't famous at the age of six. The Sun is also a symbol for the father, with Michael's famously controlling and allegedly abusive papa (Joe Jackson) well-represented by Pluto in his son's chart.

The finely tuned precision of Michael's Sun wouldn't have attracted audiences and produced beautiful music without the exquisite sensitivity of Jackson's Pisces Moon. The Moon represents feelings, and none are more refined than those of the last sign of the zodiac. This gave Michael Jackson the lush imagination to complement and inspire his truly Virgo, high-level skills. People with their Moons in Pisces often live in a world without emotional boundaries; they're sponges who pick up on the reactions of those around them.

This is a gift when it comes to healing others and tapping into a bottomless well of creativity. But it can also bring a sense of uncertainty, an unrooted quality that makes for restless souls. Faith helps overcome this vulnerability, as Pisces Moons often find the universal connection they seek through religion or spiritual practice. Still, Michael remained isolated by his uniqueness, separated by actions both inspired (his relentless musical creativity) and profane (his questionable relationships with young boys) that made him so different from the rest of us.

His rare musical brilliance shone most brightly through the symbol of artistic Venus in the expressive sign of Leo. But Michael's Venus was both gifted and complicated by its close proximity to Uranus, the planet of uniqueness. Venus-Uranus people bring fresh perspectives to the arts and often break the boundaries of old categorizations. The success of the quirky Plutonian hit 'Thriller' was a breakthrough for African-American artists in the culture of early MTV, showing how this placement of Venus and Uranus added sparkle and freshness that excited audiences and confounded critics -- Michael Jackson did not fit into any conventional category as a performer.

On a personal level, this relationship between Venus and Uranus could hint at unusual relationship preferences, as well as a fear of being confined by love. The vast majority of individuals with this combination in their chart are in no danger of violating laws or shocking the community. Yet in Michael Jackson's case, the absence of clear sexual orientation (or the questionable ways he tried to express his sexual orientation) have sadly become his most publicized characteristics in recent years.

It is unfortunate that a profoundly talented soul -- and such a creative mind -- made his mark on pop culture, only to have it marred. With this Venus-Uranus placement, it remains unclear whether Jackson broke any laws, or if he truly was just an eccentric with an innocent -- if misunderstood -- love of children.

Whether guilty of crimes or not, however, Michael may have felt that in his uniqueness there was also something deeply wrong with him, as if his creative genius had not put him above us, but had simply set him apart. Interestingly, the strength of all these elements -- his honed Virgo work ethic, his highly imaginative Pisces Moon, his Venus-Uranus-inspired way of flaunting convention, even the Plutonian tendencies to push musical boundaries to the extreme -- truly combined to make Jackson the once and future King of Pop.

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