The strange reason why Michael Jackson wore a chinstrap
During various moments in his life, Michael Jackson could be seen wearing chinstraps, which created great uncertainty regarding the King of Pop's health.
Now, more than ten years after the musician's death, one of his bodyguards revealed the mystery behind the artist's use of the surgical masks.
In an interview with Metro, Matt Fiddes acknowledged that Jackson wanted his life to be seen as an unknown and that the chinstraps were part of his means of achieving that goal.
“He knew how to manipulate the media. He knew exactly how to appear on the covers, ”said Fiddes. “90% of the time it worked, putting a mask on his face, duct tape on his hands. The noseband was his favorite. He would say that he wanted his life to be the greatest mystery on Earth. "
The tapes and chinstraps generated concern in the environment of the artist, especially his fans, and made the press constantly wonder about him, his life and his state of health.
"He was super smart, he couldn't sit and watch a movie because he analyzed every angle, he paid attention to every mistake the director made," said Fiddes.
Furthermore, Matt claimed that Michael, who was married to Lisa Marie Presley from 1994 to 1996 and then Debbie Rowe from 1996 to 1999, "did not want the media to know whether he was gay or straight, because he knew the fascination would stop if he was gay or straight. newspapers printed articles about him. " In turn, Fiddes claimed that MJ "did not want to upset any fan" by destroying the mystical illusion that surrounded him.
