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!

“Clint Eastwood” was the first single released by the Gorillaz back in early 2001. Going double platinum upon its release and also being nominated for a BRIT Award, the song attracted many fans. However, songwriter Damon Albram managed to “disappoint” some fans as he revealed how he came up with the song.

Gorrilaz’s Co-Creator on an Apple Music Interview

Damon Albarn, also known as the frontman of the Britpop band Blur, is also the co-creator and primary musical contributor of the world-known virtual band. The musician chatted with DJ Zane Lowe for an Apple Music interview while they toured Studio 13 – the place where most of the Gorillaz’s songs were recorded.

During the tour, Albarn placed the Suzuki Omnichord (the first truly portable electronic instrument) on his desk and showed the former Radio One DJ how “Clint Eastwood” was actually created using a single pre-set on the instrument.

“It Just Came Like That?”

The exact first words from what seemed to be a disappointed question came from the DJ. The Gorillaz creator confirmed it. Albarn pushed a single button and told the interviewer that this was exactly how the legendary song came to life. It was all based on that pre-set.

It wasn’t just the world-renowned DJ that seemed to feel let down, as the interview became viral with nearly 2 million views on TikTok. Many Gorillaz fans didn’t hold back and shared their shock and disappointment as well.

It’s Not Just Gorillaz…

Despite their disappointment, many fans pointed out that “Clint Eastwood” wasn’t the only song to do so. In reality, Rihanna’s “Umbrella” was created using the hi-hat sound found in GarageBand, a free music software that comes standard with all Mac computers.

According to rapper The-Dream, who co-wrote the song with Christopher ‘Tricky’ Stewart and Kuk Harrell, the beat caught their interest while they were working on the now-iconic track.

As a result, the song only took a few hours to create and was subsequently nominated for a Grammy.