I'm a fan because Michael Jackson is the greatest artist of our times. He was perfect and had a variety of talents and a great heart: a musician, dancer, choreographer, composer, poet, film producer, multi media art director, benefactor and designer (see my photo I' ve choosen: It is Peter Pan drawn by Michael 1999 - I found this photo on ebay last month). I adore him as a dancer becuase he revoltes the dancing rapports all over the world. Though I' m not young anymore and can't dance like before I can feel his music in my legs, my blood and my heart. For me his music has this physical dimension.

My parents owned a coffee shop in a little town near the boundry to the Netherlands. Every day radio was playing. So I grew up with the songs of Michael and the "Jackson Five". His songs of the period 1972 - 1981 seem to me like familiar friends.

I missed every chance to see him live: 1988 und 1992 in Berlin (I remember the tour poster which were hanging all over Berlin West!) and 1997 in Cologne / Munich. I was on projects overseas (Mexico), I had had my trials for my thesis, I lived in Salzburg (Austria) or was in Spain on holidays...

It was 1995 Michael presented his "Earth Song" in the German TV-Show "Wetten dass". My interest on Michael Jackson revived. I realized that a famous singer made an environmental theme to a song for the first time. My next favourite video and song of Michael Jackson is "Ghosts" - seem to me a little bit autobiographical. I'm working for a French Movie star, who was be loved by generations of German people who saw him playing the hero role of a Red Indian chief in movies and open-air stages from 1960 - 1990. They met eachother 1997 on the flight to the 50th. Film-Festival of Cannes where the movie "Ghosts" had its start for Europe. "Gone too soon" is a special song which describes emotions which I know from my charity work for dying people as death-attendant (hospice).

So, his music and dancing are parts of my private biography, though I' ve never met Michael Jackson. Since I'm writing comments on michaeljackson.com/de I have a lot of friends all over the world. Thank you, Michael!