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Buz's wife, Rhea, had grown accustomed to Jackson's late night calls. Jackson was calling that night about a particular song. Earlier that evening he had watched Dionne Warwick a good friend perform a tribute on the TV special , "Here's Television Entertainment. They're reminders of our frailties and need to communicate What if? And what might have been? Warwick proceeded to sing a moving rendition of a song co-written by Buz Kohan and Larry Grossman.

It was called "Gone Too Soon. Jackson said he wept as he watched. He had grown up with the music of the Carpenters. Their songs were part of his DNA.

But that song—there was something deeper about it that he connected to. That night Jackson told Buz he felt he had to record it some day. In the ensuing months, however, other projects took precedent, including the music videos for "Beat It" and "Thriller.

But it was never recorded in a studio. Years later, in , Buz and Jackson were talking on the phone when Jackson brought up a young boy he had befriended named Ryan White. He was then shunned, taunted, bullied, and threatened with violence by his classmates and community. Fellow students called him a "queer" and treated him like a leper. Members of his local church refused to shake his hand. Neighbors on his paper route cancelled their subscriptions.

Eventually, he was forced out of his middle school. When he heard the story, Jackson reached out to Ryan to offer friendship and support. They quickly became close. Both were so accustomed to feeling different, they said, it was a relief just to feel "normal" for a few hours in each other's company. Over the ensuing months, they talked on the phone often. Ryan was a remarkably thoughtful, eloquent, and mature teenager. He understood he was hated and feared by many; he understood he had been thrust into a very public role; and he understood he would die soon.

General Comment Such a lovely yet sad song, so emotional sang by the late and great Michael Jackson. However I cannot hear this song now without thinking about what a sad loss to music he is.

General Comment This song brings back the very happy memories of my deceased wife and children, as we used to lisen to this song every time we felt depressed. It makes be believe that we should all respect to length of time that we have to make the most of our lives tta on May 30, Link.

General Comment should be re-released now. Surreal day. Seattle2Tacoma on June 26, General Comment R. General Comment I heard somewhere that this song was supposed to be about his grandma, I heard that he wrote this after she died. Michael Jackson, when all you wanted to do is love Spike on December 01, General Comment he wrote this song for someone else but later this song 'Gone too Soon" is the perfect song for him when he died.

Nobody have seen it coming for we were all shocked about it.