There's a rumor that Michael Jackson was a castrato - which is why his voice sounded the way it did.... what do you think?

[QUOTE][COLOR=#d3d3d3][FONT=sans-serif]Castration before puberty (or in its early stages) prevents a boy's [/FONT][/COLOR][URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larynx"][COLOR=#d3d3d3]larynx[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=#d3d3d3][FONT=sans-serif] from being transformed by the [/FONT][/COLOR][URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_break"][COLOR=#d3d3d3]normal physiological events[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=#d3d3d3][FONT=sans-serif] of puberty[/FONT][/COLOR][/QUOTE]. Truly arcane and disgusting.

[URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castrato"]Castrato - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/URL]

Warning - the sound this person makes is disturbing:

[video=youtube;KLjvfqnD0ws]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLjvfqnD0ws[/video]

and then

[video=youtube;7Y3dsAY_a_I]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Y3dsAY_a_I[/video]

Re: Was MJ a "Castrato?"

i think MJ sounded more like a female than a child, but maybe that's what it ends up sounding like... regardless, that is sick.

Re: Was MJ a "Castrato?"

In the Studios Days of American cinema, the studio would feed their child stars with meds and "potions" to prevent their natural growth. Judy Garland being the best known case.