Light-skinned bald with a wrinkle on his scalp where third-degree burns used to be. Michael Jackson is Tom Joyner. Thick mottled mustache, raspy deep voice with a southern accent. This is how the king of pop speaks. The Beatles knew it: brick layers lands, over six feet tall. Everyone knew, that was not his real voice. And his personal problems; called too much attention to himself. Had to get out of the news. But a hit is still a hit. And just like 12-year old Jackson sang like Pavarotti, adult man Jackson never stopped writing notes down. Never stopped penning lyrics. And you can still hear his songs on the radio, behind other groups. Behind the scenes as a radio personality and nascent music producer.
