There comes a time in every man's life when it's time to sell up and move on, starting afresh elsewhere.
It's not everyone who faces the prospect of selling a funfair, ranch and and mansion simply to pay the bills though.
Michael Jackson at 50 is a strange thought, and it must be a stranger thought for the man himself, given that he's spent more than half of those years trying to recapture a childhood that never existed in the first place.
As a pop icon, his star waned a long time ago, but he still commands the headlines and public imagination like no-one else on Earth.
I wonder how many buyers will come forward looking to snap up Neverland on the cheap? The ranch will be forever tainted by those allegations, although the place is bound to have potential as a tourist trap for fans of the King of Pop.
Though his personal life is undoubtedly the most fascinating aspect of his life, an interesting question mark also hangs over his professional life.
Will he ever release new material? According to Wikipedia, Jacko has been recording new music in Ireland.
Now, I'm no expert on the workings of the soul pop recording industry, but I'm willing to speculate that it doesn't have its heart in downtown Cork. For a true resurgence, Jackson should get Quincy Jones back on board, ditch the wishy-washy ballads and get some real funk back in the music.
Oh, and invest in a new chimpanzee.
(If anyone would like to read a previous Michael Jackson post I wrote, pop on over to Celebrity Litigation.)
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