This is actually kind of interesting, I wonder why he would do that?
Did he want to come off as non-threatening and docile for whatever reason?
I know he was a beast when it came to business, he wasn't necessarily a soft dude.
Well taking into account being black. Severely shackled your earning potential just for being black.
As mike fought legally. to even have his videos aired in national syndication. Plus legally fought and eon agsinat mtv for synidcation and plays.
Is why the child never grows act was integral to his draw. In conversion from teen pop act sensation. As back then other than stevie wonder.
Teen pop acts or child based pop acts. Were nOt allowed to draw as legal adults.
So mike is the only modern artist to break down rhat door and no one else.
This stigma still is prevalent to day.
As only a handful of artist. Have transitioned from child drawing acts.
to adult contemporary to genre centralized adult genres in all of music to even film to this day.
Art Barr
Additonal fun rant factoid
*america eats it's young.
That would be in totality.
A true statement.
if not for the exception to the rule.
That is michael Jackson the most skilled performer and gateway artist in history.
The king of pop.