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Most of the items on display came directly from Jackson's private collection and were donated to the museum before he died. Like many places celebrating Jackson's life, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Annex has become something of a makeshift shrine, with people leaving notes, pictures, flowers and gifts outside the building in honor of the King of Pop.The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland is also getting in on the action, adding a number of extra Jackson-related items to their already-impressive display. They've put out one of the Grammys Jackson won for Thriller in 1984, the red leather jacket from the "Thriller" video, the outfit he wore in the Martin Scorsese-directed "Bad" clip and a Rick Baker-designed mask Jackson wore during performances of "Thriller" on the tours for Dangerous and HIStory.
For complete coverage of the life, career and passing of the legendary entertainer, visit "Michael Jackson Remembered."
Washton, who also said he had no firsthand knowledge of Jackson's case and had not treated the singer, told MTV News that Jackson's alleged drug issues and his equally disturbing proclivity for image-altering plastic surgery were signs of someone who was struggling mightily with poor self-image. "This is a man who had profound problems with his sense of self," he said. "He was struggling his whole life to feel OK about himself and despite his extraordinary talent, fame and riches, it's obvious he was never satisfied and was constantly trying to change himself."
While Washton differed with Pinsky about the correlation between childhood trauma and addiction, he agreed that addiction is more about the person and not the addictive nature of the drugs. "The biggest issue for people who collide with drugs is that some get a corrective relief from the drug for the pain inside them, whether that's from their sense of self or regulating their self-esteem or relationships with important people in their lives," he said. "And they find that the drug takes away that psychic pain, and opiates are more effective than any drug known to man to do that, and that relief from the bodily and emotional pain ... you take enough of a narcotic and you can't feel anything."
Washton, who wrote about "The Addictive Personality," in his 1989 book "Willpower's Not Enough," said another reason Jackson may have fallen into an alleged spiral of prescription drug abuse was a result of the rarified air the pop star lived in. "People like Jackson get far away from the free world and live an insular existence where one is not subject to the limits others deal with and they can often engage in behavior without consequence that others cannot," he said. "People are willing to do their bidding and give them things because of their fame and money, doctors will write them prescriptions. ... It's not hard for them to feel that the laws of the universe apply to everyone but them."
Both parties said should fans not sec ure tickets, the best place to view the service is from home.
MTV, VH1 and VH1 Classic will be airing the Michael Jackson memorial service live beginning at 1 p.m. ET on Tuesday. For continuing updates about the service as they become available, please continue to check MTVNews.com
For complete coverage of the life, career and passing of the legendary entertainer, visit "Michael Jackson Remembered."