Many people dream of having high-class intelligence or traveling the world, but John Moschitta Jr. had different ideas. He had a party trick that would later give him some world fame. He aspired to be the world’s fastest-talking man, and all of it began with his rendition of the world-famous song “Bad”, sung originally by Michael Jackson.
Michael Jackson’s “Bad” & the Motormouth
Moschitta Jr. is also known as “The Fast Talking Guy” or “Motormouth” John Moschitta, and there is a reason for those nicknames. He is an American actor and singer and formerly held the World’s Guinness Record for the fastest-talking man. In an interview, he explains how everything started, and it was closely tied to “Bad” by Michael Jackson.
Moschitta Jr. Was Intrigued
In 1987 he spoke to a reporter and explained how everything began when he was a child. He was 12 years old and living in Long Island when he started rustling through the Guinness Book of World Records to find something he could do. First, he tried riding a dangerous roller coaster on Coney Island but was refused since he was just a kid.
Motormouth Settled on the Next Best Thing
Flicking through the pages of the famous book for inspiration, eventually, he settled on what he recalls was the “next best thing.” He was going to teach himself how to talk fast. He also mentions that growing up in a house with five sisters was a challenge and self-defense to get in a word edge-wise. He won the record with “You Got Trouble” from The Music Man, but the reporter challenged him to sing something by Michael Jackson.
He chose to sing the song “Bad” by the famous singer and wowed everyone with his rendition in 20 seconds. He wasn’t too proud of his sloppy performance of one minute and eight seconds but agreed it wasn’t that bad (pun intended). He held the world record until 1990. He lost it to Steve Woodmore, who spoke 637 words per minute. His story can only inspire everyone to follow their dreams and persevere!