That’s always been my mum’s theory. He had a great singing voice as a child and an ambicious and unscrupulous father.
As an adult he’s got a very high-pitched speaking voice, a very un masculine body, and a preference for little boys as playmates – which would make sense if he’s someone that never really grew up.
As for fathering kids, well, no-one’s got proof that it was his sperm.
Anyway, how does that sound as an explanation for some of how weird he is?
I think him being mentally ill (A common theory, one I happen to share) would generally explain how weird he is.
Some of I said. Mentally Ill doesn’t explain his incredibly high-pitched voice.
High-pitched voice doesn’t equal being a eunuch. Maybe he’s just low on testosterone as a hormonal condition, maybe he’s just got a naturally high-pitched voice.
Castrati did not simply have high-pitched voices. Their voices could have incredible range - Farinelli’s voice covered a reported 3 and a half octaves, beginning at an octave below middle C. The timbre was unique; to recreate the castrati timbre for a film, producers combined the voices of a countertenor and coloratura, leaning towards the countertenor side of things.
While only one castrati was ever recorded (and under an hour’s worth of singing, at that), the description doesn’t sound at all like Michael Jackson.
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What film was that? Castrati have always interested me. Mainly cause I had a kickass singing voice till my voice broke, now I can barely manage 3 notes :(.
Old thread on Castrati, complete with links to sound files. Haunting doesn’t even begin to describe it.
Argh. Well, the links to sound files USED to work. Silentgoldfish, the film is very likely Farinelli. The trailer on IMDB has singing on it, but it doesn’t sound like original recording.
AHA! All audio links to The Last Castrato recordings of Alessandro Moreschi can be found at this link. Hey, look! My post count went up!
Well. This will definatly go down in my personal annals as most useless thread to actually accomplish something! Thanks!
My personal theory is that Michael Jackson is a white girl who made a deal with the devil. After he achieved Fame, the payback started, and he started changing back, beginning with one hand. (That explains the glove). Further changes were rationalized by the public as plastic surgery or chemical peels (although Michael Jackson has always properly denied these).
Actually, looking at Jackson and his current nose, it might be that he was originally a Mummy that made a deal with the devil, a la The Sword and the Sorceror.