Michael Jackson Put a Deaf Girl's Hands on the Speaker So She Could Feel His Song — Then He Cried

Michael Jackson Put a Deaf Girl's Hands on the Speaker So She Could Feel His Song — Then He Cried January 1993. Four days before the Super Bowl halftime show at the Rose Bowl — the largest live audience of Michael Jackson's career — a technical rehearsal was running three hours behind. Then Michael noticed a ten-year-old girl standing at the base of the stage with both palms pressed flat against a speaker cabinet. Technicians had already told her twice to step back. Michael asked a different question. He asked what she could feel. Her name was Mia. She had been deaf since she was four. Her mother had refused to let music become something her daughter had lost — she turned the kitchen radio up too loud, put Mia's hands on the speaker, and counted the beat on her daughter's back with two fingers, every night before bed. Her mother had died four months earlier. And in her aunt's purse was a sealed envelope that said: For Mia — the day music comes back. What Michael and his sound engineer built in the next three days had never been done before. ❤️ Like if this story touched your heart. 💬 Comment where you're watching from. 🔔 Subscribe for more emotional stories inspired by legendary moments. ⚠️ Disclaimer This video is a dramatized retelling inspired by the life and career of Michael Jackson. Dialogue and certain events have been recreated for storytelling purposes.