and Im not saying I don't agree with your assessment wholeheartedly...

>Setting aside the Janet fiasco, I never liked the guy. I
>remember an interview he did years ago when he was asked about
>his musical influences. He shot off names like Stevie Wonder,
>Donnie Hathaway, Sam Cooke... typical boilerplate responses
>that white singers like himself use to try to validate their
>authenticity with black folks.
>
>He always rubbed me the wrong way. Seems like he's full of
>shit everytime he speaks and does what he does. And then he
>bought his mother with him to the Grammys to distance himself
>from the Janet thing. Which to me, proved how much of a
>douchbag he really was and still is.