Marlon Jackson isn't paying attention to the negative things people have to say about his late father, Joe, because it's not how he remembers him.
We got Marlon Tuesday at LAX, a day after the Jackson clan gathered together and laid Joe to rest in a private funeral at Forest Lawn Memorial Park ... the same place where Marlon's brother, Michael, is entombed.
Marlon says the family is doing as well as can be expected. As for criticism that Joe was too harsh on his kids ... Marlon doesn't want to hear it. He wants to hold on to the good memories, of which he says there are many.
Joe died last week after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 89.