July 02, 2009
For most music makers and fans, the passing of MJ was a sad occasion to reflect on the talent, influence and life of a troubled, ground-breaking genius. Some artists, however, prefer to vent their grief through the prism of their own success. In August 2006, the usually reserved Moby branded Michael Jackson "the creepiest thing he'd ever seen...He (MJ) looks like Elizabeth Taylor hit by a truck. Does he know how terrifying he is? Does he know that kids have nightmares about him? It's really scary." That hadn't stopped the Connecticut-bred Moby, of course, from remixing MJ's classic "Beat It" track for the Ben Stiller comedy Zoolander in 2001. And it's not stopping Moby from continuing to air his displeasure with the King of Pop, even after MJ's untimely passing. Moby wrote in (via BlackBerry) to music industry guru Bob Lefsetz this week to let the music insiders who devour Lefsetz' daily online musings that he'd be numero uno if not for MJ's pesky death. Moby's tasteful, mild-mannered diss, after the jump.

