On Thursday, June 25, 2009 the world of pop culture received a jolt of massive proportions as its king, Michael Jackson, passed away. Since then the entire world has been consumed with the sudden death of a mega superstar and everywhere you look people are discussing his immense impact on the world. He was the most successful musician of all time and sold reportedly more than 750 million albums worldwide. To put that in perspective, he sold one album to 11.82% of the world’s 6.7 billion person population. It is simply amazing how he impacted the culture of our world and it was astonishing to watch his fall from superstar to superfreak. Jackson is going to be remembered for many things from music, to almost dropping his child from a balcony, to his impact on the advertising industry.
