Michael Jackson and the Art of Disappearing 😶🌫️
Michael Jackson was one of the most recognizable people on earth, which made ordinary public life almost impossible. Over the years, he was seen using wigs, hats, masks, facial coverings, fake facial hair, and more elaborate character-like disguises in an attempt to move through the world without immediately being recognized.
His brother Marlon Jackson has spoken publicly about Michael using a range of unusual disguises to avoid attention in public, reflecting the strange reality of being too famous that even basic anonymity became something he had to engineer.
The disguises are surreal, and sometimes unsettling to look back on, but they also point to something deeper: the more famous Michael Jackson became, the harder it was for him to experience anything normal without first becoming someone else.
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Michael Jackson and the Art of Disappearing 😶🌫️
Michael Jackson was one of the most recognizable people on earth, which made ordinary public life almost impossible. Over the years, he was seen using wigs, hats, masks, facial coverings, fake facial hair, and more elaborate character-like disguises in an attempt to move through the world without immediately being recognized.
His brother Marlon Jackson has spoken publicly about Michael using a range of unusual disguises to avoid attention in public, reflecting the strange reality of being too famous that even basic anonymity became something he had to engineer.
The disguises are surreal, and sometimes unsettling to look back on, but they also point to something deeper: the more famous Michael Jackson became, the harder it was for him to experience anything normal without first becoming someone else.
for more posts like this follow @lyricalemonade
