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Thread started 07/01/23 9:51pm

Am3121

Is there video footage of MJ playing a instrument?

I know MJ can beat box but is there actually video of him playing piano or guitar? It would be awesome to see if it exists
Only footage I can think of is the Pepsi commercial of "I'll be there" but I wouldn't count that because the camera doesn't even show his hands playing the piano
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Reply #1 posted 07/02/23 12:57am

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Interested in this, too. There's demos with him on instruments. MJ stans really harp on that beat boxing which makes me think "no." Even Britney stans got go-to clips of her playing piano for "Everytime" set for every they wanna stan her artistic clout.

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Reply #2 posted 07/02/23 6:12am

RJOrion

No...but there is video footage of him playing with Bubbles The Chimp, and video footage of him spreading Michael Jordan's feet and crawling between his legs.
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Reply #3 posted 07/02/23 6:24am

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^^lol

"Whatever skin we're in
we all need 2 b friends"
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Reply #4 posted 07/02/23 7:36am

Am3121

RJOrion said:

No...but there is video footage of him playing with Bubbles The Chimp, and video footage of him spreading Michael Jordan's feet and crawling between his legs.



Have you seen the video of bubbles the chimp moonwalking?
It's adorable

It's on YouTube if you haven't seen it
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Reply #5 posted 07/02/23 7:38am

Am3121

Come to think of it I can't even imagine MJ playing guitar even though some fans have said he has
It's just the mental picture of MJ holding a guitar doesn't even look right
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Reply #6 posted 07/02/23 8:11am

RJOrion

Am3121 said:

RJOrion said:

No...but there is video footage of him playing with Bubbles The Chimp, and video footage of him spreading Michael Jordan's feet and crawling between his legs.



Have you seen the video of bubbles the chimp moonwalking?
It's adorable

It's on YouTube if you haven't seen it


Nah..Lol...i think i'll pass on that one...
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Reply #7 posted 07/02/23 11:18am

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I have seen footage of Michael Jackson playing an instrument or two. There was a video on YouTube that compared Prince to MJ and it showed a clip of Prince's Hall Of Fame solo and then cut to a clip of MJ holding a guitar and it looked like he hadn't a clue how to hold it, let alone play it.

There was another video where it showed Prince playing piano, then it cuts to MJ playing and again, he wasn't particularly good.


Something to keep in mind about those videos though. They were clearly uploaded by a Prince fan with the intention of making MJ look bad and in no way does it represent a fair comparison of each artists talents.
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Reply #8 posted 07/02/23 11:38am

Am3121

WhisperingDandelions said:

Interested in this, too. There's demos with him on instruments. MJ stans really harp on that beat boxing which makes me think "no." Even Britney stans got go-to clips of her playing piano for "Everytime" set for every they wanna stan her artistic clout.



Britney spears isn't very talented imo
I think all her talent is her T&A
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Reply #9 posted 07/03/23 1:18pm

Gooddoctor23

lol......

Graycap23 was ME!
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Reply #10 posted 07/04/23 5:09pm

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Am3121 said:

WhisperingDandelions said:

Interested in this, too. There's demos with him on instruments. MJ stans really harp on that beat boxing which makes me think "no." Even Britney stans got go-to clips of her playing piano for "Everytime" set for every they wanna stan her artistic clout.

Britney spears isn't very talented imo I think all her talent is her T&A

Eh regardless, her stans can easily make with real life footage of her physically composing a song and playing it in front of a camera while MJ stans, the most rabid and intense fanbase in the history of music, drone on endlessly about his artistic compositional proficiency "beat-boxing" his work while whining Quincy took all the credit.

Like just going "BOOM ba'chkBADADADABADADBABDADADA" is more integral to the construction of an LP than actually assembling the musicians and writing/arranging different parts for them to play on the record.

Quincy undermining MJs artistry again! He knows damn well MJ came up with the "BOOM chk BOOM chk chk BOOM BOOM chk" first day in the studio, in the first take. Them other 20 tracks of guitar, drums, keyboard, bass, horns, synths, etc. would be NOTHING without MJ's initial composition of "BOOM chk BOOM chk chk BOOM". Quincy wouldn't know how to tie his own shoes if MJ didn't "BOOM chk BOOM chk chk BOOM".

[Edited 7/4/23 17:17pm]

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Reply #11 posted 07/04/23 5:16pm

Am3121

WhisperingDandelions said:



Am3121 said:


WhisperingDandelions said:

Interested in this, too. There's demos with him on instruments. MJ stans really harp on that beat boxing which makes me think "no." Even Britney stans got go-to clips of her playing piano for "Everytime" set for every they wanna stan her artistic clout.



Britney spears isn't very talented imo I think all her talent is her T&A

Eh regardless, her stans can easily make with real life footage of her physically composing a song and playing it in front of a camera while MJ stans, the most rabid and intense fanbase in the history of music, drone on endlessly about his artistic compositional proficiency "beat-boxing" his work while whining Quincy took all the credit.

Like just going "BOOM ba'chkBADADADABADADBABDADADA" is more integral to the construction of an LP than actually assembling the musicians and writing/arranging different parts for them to play on the record.

Quincy undermining MJs artistry again! He knows damn well MJ came up with the "BOOM chk BOOM chk chk BOOM BOOM chk" first day in the studio, in the first take. Them other 20 tracks of guitar, drums, keyboard, bass, horns, synths, etc. would be NOTHING without MJ's initial composition of "BOOM chk BOOM chk chk BOOM".

[Edited 7/4/23 17:13pm]



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What a mess
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Reply #12 posted 07/04/23 5:22pm

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I want to find one other artist in the history of art who composes his records like MJ stans allege he "composes" his.


Like it's been over 40 years since Thriller, there's gotta be someone out there, "oh yeah I write all my records beat boxing like MJ and then turn it over to some talentless hack producer/arranger to dress it up a tad, you know, dot the i's cross the t's."

Flashback to like, Beethoven era. Beethoven turns to his producer:
"The way I envision this next piece.... DA DA DAAAAAAA DUNN DUNN DUNN DUNNNNNN." "Brilliant sir, brillaint, like this?" "No, no. Watch me again. DA DA DAAAAAAAAA."

"W NNNNNnNNNnN B.C." "W nnNnn B C?" "No, W. NNNNnNNnnn B.C.!" "W NNnNNN B C?" "Nope, nope.."

[Edited 7/4/23 17:25pm]

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Reply #13 posted 07/04/23 5:37pm

Am3121

I think this video explains it all

https://youtu.be/vTzHM2XUfSE
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Reply #14 posted 07/04/23 5:47pm

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Am3121 said:

I think this video explains it all https://youtu.be/vTzHM2XUfSE

hahaha is this the video @ShellyMcG (lol i put "ShelbyJ" until I scrolled down) was referring to?


I had to slow it down at the :20 second "Scream" slow mo because this vid is like crack-cocaine or that jumbo chocolate cake from Matilda.


bahahaha and the Prince clip just goes on the rest of the Vs.

This series should be ongoing for generations like Days of Our Lives.

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Reply #15 posted 07/04/23 5:53pm

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MJ wasn't that bad on the piano, actually. He just might be on a Britney level. You could be right. You could be right.

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Reply #16 posted 07/05/23 9:29am

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Am3121 said:

I think this video explains it all

https://youtu.be/vTzHM2XUfSE

lol
Cant believe my purple psychedelic pimp slap pimp2

And I descend from grace, In arms of undertow
I will take my place, In the great below
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Reply #17 posted 07/05/23 11:08am

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James Brown couldn't play many instruments, but vocalized what each of his bandmembers should play, then arranged it on the spot.

Then it was recorded in one take.

The best take made the record.

I think his main instruments were the organ and pay docking.

Who is this beat-boxing MJ you all speak of?

"Whatever skin we're in
we all need 2 b friends"
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Reply #18 posted 07/05/23 11:22am

RJOrion

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[Edited 7/5/23 11:22am]
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Reply #19 posted 07/06/23 3:39am

IanRG

RJOrion said:

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Still too long. Just one less character and it will be perfect.

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Reply #20 posted 07/06/23 4:58am

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nayroo2002 said:

Who is this beat-boxing MJ you all speak of?

https://www.youtube.com/w...C5he8XQCBw

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Reply #21 posted 07/06/23 11:22am

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WhisperingDandelions said:

nayroo2002 said:

Who is this beat-boxing MJ you all speak of?

https://www.youtube.com/w...C5he8XQCBw

https://www.youtube.com/w...-7tf8qwMQk

"Whatever skin we're in
we all need 2 b friends"
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Reply #22 posted 07/14/23 8:15am

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Had this conversation with someone a while back. I was pointed to the "I'll be there" Pepsi commercial, which doesn't count for obvious reasons. Then some home video footage of MJ noodling on a piano in the background. So basically no.
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