Myth or Reality Review: Michael Jackson mummified?

Just saw this picture of a 3000 year old egyptian bust that has an uncanny resemblance to the King of Pop right down to the disintegrated nose. This is not only a rare coincidence, but also pretty freaky. If there is a face in this world that is worth being legendary and remembered for many many years to come, it is Michael Jackson's. Of course, his first ,and might I add his only, call to fame is great music that divinely transcends all divides created by us mere humans. But the list of his call to infamy runs long, from the repeated plastic surgeries to the ever changing face and skin color to his tryst with the child molestation cases to over the top accessories and lifestyle. But if in death he gets another shot at being remembered, this man was born to be legendary. No questions asked.

I can imagine Michael Jackson now sitting with the Gods in heaven and singing and entertaining them. And watching the live telecast from earth and amusing himself at what a magical life he lived. Yes, as fellow humans we troubled him, we never let the spotlight off him for too long and we never understood his love for kids (at least the way he professed on an interview). But his life was magical and blessed for sure. And if a blessed soul comes on earth once an era, maybe they share a common face. Just a thought.

So, coming back to the bust in question (not the bust that I would like to be in question), is it possible that Michael Jackson modeled his face after this ancient relic? No one has an answer to that question to be honest. After all, how much about Michael do we know for sure? Not much, almost everything we have ever held him to has been speculation, including the reason for his death.

This bust can be found at the Field Museum at Chicago. A museum spokesperson agrees that the resemblance of the bust to Michael Jackson's face was quite astounding, but did not know if Michael had ever seen this bust. This bust has been identified to have come from the New Kingdom period (1550 B.C. to 1050 B.C.), the same time as Ramesses and King Tut.

Another thing that is striking is that Michael Jackson did the video for "Remember the time" with an Egyptian theme round about the time when his face was almost identical to the bust. And now, the nose of the bust is further disintegrating. Is there some connection between the disintegration of the bust's nose and Michael losing his nose? Though I think this last point is pushing it too far, the other things are pretty striking. Like the curator clarified that 95% of all Egyptian statues and busts were defiled (a.k.a. break the nose) by early Christians and Muslims because they were used for idolatry. Maybe Jackson did see this bust and wanted to be as pretty as it.

Unfortunately someone forgot to mention to him that this was the bust of a woman. Arrggghhhh.....

Here are some other blogs about this:
Did Michael Jackson model face after Egyptian bust? - By Micheal Sneed, Sun-times Columnist
Michael Jackson = Ancient Egyptian? - By Marcus Gilmer

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