When I saw Michael Jackson's video for "Thriller", I read the little caption on the bottom of the TV as "Michelle Jackson." My brother kept on refering to the artist as "he" (ie. "He's such a good singer") which left me in utter confusion, but I thought my brother would beat me up if I asked about this, so I remained silent for about a year.
I also thought that my uncle was in the Beatles. This doesn't make sense for quite a few reasons, such as the fact that my uncle is about 36 years old. I also owned a Beatles album and knew the names of everyone in the band. I guess I thought that he was just a secret member. I think I believed this because he played the guitar and would always sing "Julia" by the Beatles whenever he saw me.
A childhood belief about pop stars
others believed things like this
- I watched a Michael Jackson music video with my brother, and we were convinced he was a woman.— Adrian
- I really, truly thought that Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson were the same person. Anon
- i used to think that the red colourin gon Smarties was made from Beatles blood. In fact, I still do!!— pigsy
- When I was little, I thought the Beatles really were bugs.— Spongekid
- when i was young i believed Micheal Jackson and 'the artist formerly known as prince' were twin brothers.— tim
- I used to think the Beatles were gay because they all lived together in a yellow submarine.— Amanda