Well in a case like Michael Jackson it is because all he has done for music, and beyond that. I mean how influential someone is usually is why they receive more attention. In some cases just celebrities who are not that influential do, but regardless I understand your point, every death is a tragedy, but MJ is a big one:frown:
Oh and if there are any sonic 3 fans I thought this was pretty cool
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSXV...A1BF6F612&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vi-pMDdza0I
The first is the credit song from sonic 3 with stranger in moscow, the second is bad synced with the last level, kind of cool in a nerdy way
Also there are many videos talking about Michael worked with sonic 3, which he legitimacy did for a bit, but got cut because of his kid situation.