tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36404602.post1044374681129473312..comments2023-10-26T05:08:20.977-04:00Comments on Connecting.the.Dots: Michael Jackson's Ultimate Career MoveROBERT STEINhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11999996852219220599noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36404602.post-55567565029522278472009-06-28T22:48:19.396-04:002009-06-28T22:48:19.396-04:00"I’m really angry with them booking me up to ..."<i>I’m really angry with them booking me up to do 50 shows. I only wanted to do ten</i>."<br /><br />“<i>One of his brothers once told me he was diagnosed with schizophrenia when he was younger … </i>”<br /><br />If true about a diagnosis of schizophrenia, or even there were an underlying mood or anxiety disorder, it would explain the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blunted_affect" rel="nofollow">blunted affect</a> or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disaffectation" rel="nofollow">disaffectation</a> often observed in his public presentation of himself.<br /><br />All this is a subject of conjecture and a moot point. The source article is probably on target about the role of his handlers and the “grave” disservice they rendered to him. Celebrity handlers are notorious for their callous disregard about the well being of their clients. For them, a talented celebrity is little more than a cash cow or a money tree. If the celebrity has an emotional impairment and is ill equipped to defend himself, the combination can be lethal. Under the circumstances, perhaps this was Michael Jackson’s only resolution.(O)CT(O)PUShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07589336822561030860noreply@blogger.com