Diddy Recalls Having His 'Mind Blown' By 'Thriller' Video

'Michael Jackson is the truest definition of having your mind blown,' Diddy says. By Jocelyn Vena, with additional reporting by Jayson Rodriguez Diddy Photo: MTV News It seems like many people's memories of Michael Jackson, who died unexpectedly on Thursday in Los Angeles, have to do with Jackson's epic music videos. Long before Diddy was a household name himself, he sat at home waiting for Jackson to wow him with the premiere of one of his most memorable videos, "Thriller." "The first time I saw the 'Thriller' video, I was waiting for it. It was a premiere at the time, they showed you the making of and all of that," he told MTV News over the weekend in Los Angeles. "And it was something that everyone had their VHS tapes, I think it was Betamax tapes back then. You had to wait for it and you taped it." Diddy said that Jackson's videos always left his "mind blown" thanks to their use of cutting-edge technology and over-the-top plots. In fact, they weren't just ... (link)