SETI was not needed because Michael Jackson is already a visitor here, on planet earth, and he comes from a remote planet in a far-away galaxy (of course I won’t say anything about “intelligence” but he is an ET creature).
If they had only asked MJ, he would have told the SETI-searchers everything they wanted to know about his fellow aliens and also about life all over the universe. He is in frequent contact with his compatriots on Planet ######, but shhhhhhh, please don’t tell anyone ‘cause he likes to keep his profile low. It’s a SECRET.
That's a very good point. On the other hand, I thought SETI was looking for "intelligent" life.