#the truth is often messier than peolle want it to be ig. that's what i think. the voice(s) was for a lot of reasons | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

leapinarmadillo · 1 month ago

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the "mj's real voice was really deep, the high pitched voice was just an act for the public" thing is really tiresome. people just talk differently in different situations. i think he was self-conscious, i don't think it was some grand manipulative scheme. he grew up in the spotlight, with hundreds of thousands of people focused on his voice. he spoke like that as a very young teenager. there are private phone calls where he sounds just as gentle and high pitched as in interviews. there are live performances where he used a deeper voice to command more attention. maybe there WAS an element of manipulation - i do think he was very aware of his image and effect on people - but i don't think it was some elaborate conspiracy

#everybody irritate me #i really REALLY dislike how much people push the 'he was a master manipulator' thing #maybe i'm just naive but... we connect through art. i see sincerity in his art. i see sincerity in HIM #plus that's a very slippery slope. if you're also arguing that he was innocent of Those allegations #i feel like people overcompensate for the bizarre tabloid persona stuff. they go 'he was actually a totally normal guy irl completely unlik #how he was on camera and onstage'#ok well. no i don't think so #at that point you'd have to believe he lied about a lottttt of things. which again 1. i don't think so 2. slippery slope #idk so many examples of the 'he was actually a normal guy' sentiment are from people who met him a few times #i tend to believe eddie murphy and chris tucker more. EM said 'he's a normal guy.. i mean not NORMAL yknow hes still MICHAEL JACKSON but..'#the truth is often messier than peolle want it to be ig. that's what i think. the voice(s) was for a lot of reasons #yes he was just a human. no he was not a regular guy. no not everything he did in public was an act. yes some parts were.

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