Madonna has described Michael Jackson's talent as "unearthly", in a revealing interview with The Sun. "Obviously we have very different personalities - he was a lot more shy than I am. That's because I was allowed to have a normal childhood and he wasn't, so there was a vulnerable side to him that made you want to take care of him and protect him," Madonna explained. "He was a real paradox, one of the world's greatest performers and obviously very confident on stage, but in real life he was shy and you really felt for him. He was the King who inspired us all. I am so terribly sad about Michael Jackson's death. To work with him and become friends and hang out with him, was exciting for me. I used to love picking his brains about musical stuff. To be able to do what he did at such an early age was unearthly."
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