I never imagined when I taped top of the pops with a woolworths tape recorder from the tv in 1979 that I would be here in 2009 talking about the death of the king of pop . I was never a big fan but I admired his talent and creativity and many of his songs were classics .The thriller video changed the face of pop music and soon everybody used Jacksons idea.Heres the reaction from the people in Salford recorded the morning after his death Kevin Eccleston


