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Topic subjectlate in Mike's career he lip synced a lot out of necessity....and
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2844438, late in Mike's career he lip synced a lot out of necessity....and
Posted by Warren Coolidge, Mon Sep-30-13 11:23 AM
not because he actually couldn't sing..but because of the limitations with the nose prostetic.... if you remember the jackson family honors tv special Mike cupped his hand over his nose and mouth while holding the microphone when he sang.... the prosthetic he was using then may have moved or distorted while he sang and he didn't seem confident in it...

but later on...around the time of the This is it tour rehersals...whatever he was using was a better fit and he wasn't cupping his nose area at all while he sang live...