Jay Smooth has such a great ability to explain difficult, uncomfortable subjects into easily digestible, poignant pieces. Take his most recent video blog found below. In it, he explains effortlessly how Michael Jackson's knowledge of love was not necessarily from a father who loved him unconditionally, but from a mass media who unabashedly worships anything that is fresh, new and better than anything that preceded it. Hence, the love that Michael sought was never, ever enough for a soul who was so fragile and emotionally distraught from its very foundation. He even manages to touch lightly upon the inner struggle between creativity and mass consumption that Lauryn Hill and D'Angelo so far seemed to have lost. His analysis is really deep on several levels and may require some rewinding in order to capture the entire message. Kudos, Jay.
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