A simple google search says laryngitis lasts on average about 2 weeks...but most want you to believe that he not only had it during the entire History tour run of two years but basically through 2009.... How about maybe, just MAYBE his voice was shot? Why is that never a consideration for people? Im not saying he never had laryngitis at some point, but cut me a break. lol. People want to believe Michael was immortal but he wasn't! Most of the greats lose their voice at some point. Look at Whitney, look at Mariah. Michael sang live and hard for over 30 years so why is it impossible to imagine that he simply damaged his vocal box? Why do we have to say "no, he just aged" or "no he was sick"? Play the BAD album in full then play Invincible right after it and if you can honestly tell me his vocals didnt take a hit then I guess I'm crazy, hahaha. Sure he could still hit certain songs or notes with age, but I wish people would also not seem so gullible when it comes to certain things with him. He aged and his vocals were shot, it happens and its ok! IMO of course. Heck you can hear his voice begin to take a hit during the Dangerous tour. Listen to his vocals he did live for the Sultan in 96. I think what happened was something far more naturally that some fans just don't want to admit for some reason. As if it makes him a bad artist or something? I dont know.
Along those lines I really can not stand when people get on Michael and lip-syching. I prefer my Michael live as well but non-fans really take it as an end of the world thing. I'll read uneducated comments online of people saying, "well, lip-syched most of the time"....well that's just silly. The fact of the matter is this man sung live (for the most part) his first 30 years of his life. Think about that for more than half a second....30 YEARS. People seem to be so "triggered" by lip-syching that they will look at one portion of Michael's career (96 and up) and say that was his entire duration. They do not take into consideration that he was also someone who danced their ass off which made singing live for a duration at peak level near impossible (again consider he did it for 30 years previously). It is always annoying to me when people compare him to say a Beyonce and they'll say things like, "Well she sang live all the time so shes the GOAT!". Honey, when your "Goat" calls someone else the greatest that kinda disqualifies the point IMO, and she also hasn't been singing live for 30 years.