Anyone who's ever heard Michael Jackson's speaking voice knows that it's unusually high, very unnatural for an adult man. I was just wondering, is his voice like that naturally, or did he have some medical procedure done to make it like that?

I heard that when MJ was a child-singer with the Jackson Five, he had surgery done to keep his voice from changing when he hit puberty so he could continue his singing career into adulthood. Can someone tell me if that's true?

It certainly doesn't sound natural - even in his "pre-white" days it was just as high, LOL! ;D

I've never heard the surgery thing before, but to be honest, it wouldn't surprise me. Now, I have heard guys with high voices (this one guy I knew several years ago, was in his late 20's and, on the phone often got mistaken for a woman!), but not quite THAT high. ;)

who gives a sheesh

who gives a fudge

who gives a sheesh

who gives a fudge


HAHAHAHAHA

Nice one Chucky - like the way those words are filtered out to be replace by others!

Jacko himself is quoted as saying that he had only one nosejob, to help him get the highnotes. ::)
BTW, when I feel the urge to f*ckin swear and sh*t, I do it like this! ;)

I think Michael Jackson is one of the most talented musician's of Rock history.
Can you PLEASE not include him in the "Rock" genre....at best he was/is "Pop" ;)

Can you PLEASE not include him in the "Rock" genre....at best he was/is "Pop" ;)


Hey Mark, would you consider "Beat it" to be rock? I heard that at the time, rock stations actually gave it some airplay because of Eddie VH's guitar solo.

Other than that, "Dirty Diana" is in a bit of the same direction, but mostly I would consider him R & B or pop.

PS: Remember "Beat it" played in BTTF 2 in the Cafe 80's? Anytime a BTTF-ish thing comes up, you know I gotta mention it! ;D

80smuzikhead, actually if you replay the interview again, i think you'll find he said two, not one.
Never actually heard it, it was quoted/misquoted in a local paper.
Rock, pop - same difference.
:o Ooooo! Watch out, street_walker, I think you might have "started something" here..... :D

Michael Jackson had multiple surgeries to his voice as many other "pop" artists have to keep their voice in check. I can however suggest non surgercial ideas like playing with mouse traps and vice grips for guys who need a cheaper method :)

As for Michael Jackson not being what you would call a "Pop" artist, I tend to consider him more of an R&B artist than anything.
THAT is something I can agree with ;)

*giggles* I believe Justin Tenderflake is reportedly getting surgery for his voice. The surgery I'm guessing has to do with altering the larnyx, making it either smaller or "tighter" to improve one's ability of hitting higher notes.

I think some other musicians have had the surgery but don't quote me on that.

*giggles* I believe Justin Tenderflake is reportedly getting surgery for his voice. The surgery I'm guessing has to do with altering the larnyx, making it either smaller or "tighter" to improve one's ability of hitting higher notes.

I think some other musicians have had the surgery but don't quote me on that.


I might be mistaken but I think that the surgery that Justin Timberlake is undergoing doesn't have anything to do with making his larynx smaller or tighter. I read in one of the recent issues of People magazine that his surgery has to do with removing vocal nodes, which are little calluses that can form on the larynx if the voice isn't well taken care of. An extremely risky sort of surgery if the doctors aren't careful, because one wrong move and the person's singing voice is lost, like Julie Andrews' voice.  :\'( I know that that kind of surgery can be used for pop singers, and Kelly Clarkson even underwent that to get rid of her nodes formed during her tenure on American Idol. Never heard of the kind of surgery you've mentioned though......

Surgery to remove throat nodules is quite common. Elton John and Annie Lennox both had it. I think Freddie Mercury considered it too, but didn't want to take the risk. Many popoular singers don't take the same care of their voices as classical singers do. For instance, if Andrea Bocelli is performing in an opera in the evening, he will avoid speaking for the day. A pop star doing a show the same evening will probably be doing interviews during the day. Very sad to hear about Julie Andrews. :(