13005517, I think dying puts a public persons life in perspective. Posted by RaFromQueens, Fri Apr-15-16 12:50 PM
If someone is alive and currently wasting away in obscurity or a social pariah, we give less weight to earlier periods of greatness. Once you're dead all the periods of your life are weighed against each other and the most relevant portions define you.
Many people have become tabloid fixtures and easy targets for late night monologues, but only Michael made Thriller.
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