I don't want to get into a religious discussion because that is always better face to face and I can't type and too busy in rl to do so....but JW's believe the Bible and the Bible says a person is dead, [asleep in death] until the resurrection...the Bible says we are souls...not have a soul...as in some mystical floating thing that floats around....the JW's are not like the other major religions BraIn....
He may have rejected Jehovah....but I think from his body language and love for his mother, especially, Jehovah was "tied on his heart"....anyway, I don't give a shit about what gossip they all throw around about him...I know he suffered as a kid, I know he was the families meal ticket and I know he was a genius at performing and gave so much to the world...he gave more good to this dark world than anyone else in our current generation and for that, he is worthy of accolade.