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Re: Did MJ have ANY faults?
I think the HIStory Tour issue is complex. I don't think MJ was in the best of health during it and perhaps the Royal Bruni show was an opportunity for him to see if he could sing more live vocals? I don't know, but he did sing the first performance of Scream live and I'm giving the man the benefit of the doubt that he signed on to do the tour with the best of intentions.
When he did sing live his voice wasn't in great shape and I would imagine the jetlag left him utterly exhausted and dead on his feet if his immune system was low to begin with. I went out to Vegas and LA for a few weeks a few months ago and wasn't right for weeks afterwards. I'm just back a little over two weeks from a trip to Mauritius for a family wedding and I'm still recovering from it. This jetlag has never been a problem for me in the past, but this year (I'm 37) it has worn me into the ground. I can only imagine MJ doing those long haul transatlantic and oceanic flights and then having to get on stage in front of 60 or so thousand people.
I don't think he ever set out to short change people and always went to every effort to delight his fans. The workload MJ had and the family life he had was ferocious during that time and the man looked exhausted at times.
You can go see Britney right now in Vegas and she lip syncs her way through her show every night, she's in the same venue every night (no globe hopping involved) and she looks quite healthy and capable of live vocals although I know she's not a great singer to begin with.
I think the HIStory Tour issue is complex. I don't think MJ was in the best of health during it and perhaps the Royal Bruni show was an opportunity for him to see if he could sing more live vocals? I don't know, but he did sing the first performance of Scream live and I'm giving the man the benefit of the doubt that he signed on to do the tour with the best of intentions.
When he did sing live his voice wasn't in great shape and I would imagine the jetlag left him utterly exhausted and dead on his feet if his immune system was low to begin with. I went out to Vegas and LA for a few weeks a few months ago and wasn't right for weeks afterwards. I'm just back a little over two weeks from a trip to Mauritius for a family wedding and I'm still recovering from it. This jetlag has never been a problem for me in the past, but this year (I'm 37) it has worn me into the ground. I can only imagine MJ doing those long haul transatlantic and oceanic flights and then having to get on stage in front of 60 or so thousand people.
I don't think he ever set out to short change people and always went to every effort to delight his fans. The workload MJ had and the family life he had was ferocious during that time and the man looked exhausted at times.
You can go see Britney right now in Vegas and she lip syncs her way through her show every night, she's in the same venue every night (no globe hopping involved) and she looks quite healthy and capable of live vocals although I know she's not a great singer to begin with.
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