I am a huge ELVIS fan, yet I was only 10 when he passed away so it was not as big for me as just the other day when Micheal died.  I grew up with THRILLER and BAD, as mainstays on my stereo. I followed his ups and downs as a human being, and his successes, and mistakes. I couldn't do that with Elvis, as I was just to young.   I think Elvis will still be remembered kinder than Micheal and his mistakes, but for me, mistakes or not , his death will always be bigger for me, as he was such a part of my lifetime, as Elvis was not.  It all has to do with my age and the fact it became part of my history when he died. Older folks remember where they were when Elvis died, I can't. Yet I will always remember where I was when I heard Micheal was gone.