BLACK SABBATH/HEAVEN & HELL Bassist Geezer Butler - "Thriller Was One Of The Greatest Pop Masterpieces Of All Time"
June 26, 2009, 15 years ago
BLACK SABBATH/HEAVEN & HELL bassist Geezer Butler has issued a brief statement regarding the passing of "the king of pop" MICHAEL JACKSON who collapsed at his residence in the Holmby Hills section of Los Angeles, California, about noon Pacific time yesterday (Thursday, June 25), suffering cardiac arrest. He died later at UCLA Medical Center at the age 50.
"Saddened and shocked to hear of the passing of Michael Jackson," says Butler. "He truly was, and always will be, a true icon. Thriller was one of the greatest pop masterpieces of all time. a sad day for our world. R.I.P."