Madonna says she’s “terribly sad” about the death of Michael Jackson.
The Thriller singer died Thursday (June 25) after suffering an apparent cardiac arrest at his home in Los Angeles. He was 50.
And the Holiday hitmaker says she’s still struggling to come to terms with the King Of Pop’s passing.
“He was the King who inspired us all. I am so terribly sad about Michael Jackson’s death,” she said.
“To work with him and become friends and hang out with him, was exciting for me. I used to love picking his brains about musical stuff.
“To be able to do what he did at such an early age was unearthly.
“Obviously we have very different personalities — he was a lot more shy than I am.
“That’s because I was allowed to have a normal childhood and he wasn’t, so there was a vulnerable side to him that made you want to take care of him and protect him.
“He was a real paradox, one of the world’s greatest performers and obviously very confident on stage, but in real life he was very shy and you really felt for him.”
Madonna, 50, is to pay tribute to Jackson at her upcoming shows.
She will play a medley of Michael’s songs — including Billie Jean — and has a dancer who will dress as the late pop icon and perform some of his signature dance moves.
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