Ted Nash chose to express the tragic side of the artist's life with this composition.

VOA: special.2010.03.24

His plays are about everyday people who are tragic heroes of modern life.

VOA: special.2010.03.12

U.N.spokesman Gordon Weiss tells VOA News the Sri Lankan government is also not doing enough to avert such tragic losses of civilian life.

VOA: standard.2009.05.11

A White House spokesman said President Obama viewed Michael Jackson as a spectacular performer but noted that his life had sad and tragic aspects.

VOA: standard.2009.06.26