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I believe 110% that it is Michael's voice on the audio tapes. Michael had a unique singing voice, but he also had a very unique speaking voice as well. There are too many nuances in the voice on the tape (subtle throat clearing, sentence structure, inflection, subtle accent etc.) that match up with all the nuances Michael exhibited in the 30 years of interviews he did as an adult. It's either him or his vocal twin. Keep in mind that many people have tried to imitate Michael's voice over the years as part of novelty acts, but you can always tell it's not quite him. Even Kip Lennon's legitimate impersonation of Michael's singing in the Simpson's episode is not quite good enough that you can't tell the difference. Nobody can fake Michael's voice this well -- it's simply too nuanced.While it's true that a lot of what Michael says can be found in books and biopics about him, there are also too many mentions of subtle details that someone would have to really take time to research and remember. IMO, it would be too much work to do this and fake the conversation this well. At one point, although it's not translated correctly in the youtube transcript (translation says CIRCUS, but that is NOT what Michael says), Michael talks about the "chitlin circuit" (a circuit of clubs in the U.S. where African American acts were welcome in the 60s). The Jackson 5 performed on this circuit for many years before they became famous. Yes, someone could research it, but it's not what I would call a wide-spread fact about Michael. And yet he refers to it.There is also talk about the Simpson's episode on the tapes. But Michael never mentions the project by name. That's because Michael's involvement in this episode was top secret - he did it on the sly and was credited with a fake name when it finally aired. This information came out years later, but was not known at the time that Michael and Glenda were talking. Also, Michael taped the episode in early 1990, but it did not air until more than a year later due to problems with copyrights. On the tapes, he seems to refer to taping the show, but says he cannot tell Glenda exactly what the project is. He suggests that he hopes it will come out soon, but seems to know there are problems behind the scenes. Of course, there were, and it took some time to come out. He even refers to Kip Lennon (although not by name) who imitates his voice in the show - says the guy is "great". Years later, those who worked on the episode with Michael said that he loved Lennon's imitation and could not stop laughing about it. IMO, all of these details are simply too subtle for anyone but Michael and the Simpsons staff members to have known about it at the time it was happening.It's also pretty clear that the conversation was taped in the early 90s (from about 1990 - 1992 according to the subjects discussed). It's tough to buy that it was faked years later and simply set in that time context. Again, subtle details give away the authenticity of it. At one point, Glenda offhandedly asks Michael if he heard about "that pilot being sucked out of that airplane last week..." The incident she's referring to happened on June 10, 1990 when a British Airways pilot was sucked out the window of the 757 he was flying. His co-pilot and other flight attendants held onto his ankles and managed to save his life. It was an incident that although certainly reported on the news, was forgotten about by most a mere months later. Again, something like that is too subtle to have been inserted by someone to add authenticity. It's clear the conversation took place right after this actually happened - in June/early July 1990.Anyway, I believe the audio is legit, but I don't necessarily believe all of the extended transcripts. I did have access to makeupshark's blog for a while (even after it went private), but when the transcripts started getting a little too outrageous (imo), I quit reading them. Some of them were probably real, but imo there came a point where someone with an ego and an imagination eventually started embellishing them and then couldn't stop themselves since readers were hanging on every word. I won't believe a lot of the information included in those extended transcripts until I hear audio to match them.
Anyway, I believe the audio is legit, but I don't necessarily believe all of the extended transcripts. I did have access to makeupshark's blog for a while (even after it went private), but when the transcripts started getting a little too outrageous (imo), I quit reading them. Some of them were probably real, but imo there came a point where someone with an ego and an imagination eventually started embellishing them and then couldn't stop themselves since readers were hanging on every word. I won't believe a lot of the information included in those extended transcripts until I hear audio to match them.You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login ... nda/page13
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