Like Michael Jackson, Mozart became a star early in his life. While MJ hit the road at age 8, Mozart had been entertaining more or less full time since age 5.
He and his talented sister were home-schooled by his father in both music as well as languages and literature. When they hit the road it was to entertain in the salons of royalty in France, Italy and Germany. The Mozart kids were prodigies - like the Jacksons, you might say.
Both stars were considered eccentrics; neither ever quite related to others based on the socialization developed by the likes of you and me. They bypassed the life-forming pressures of Middle School, entirely.
In the movie Mozart plays keyboard upside-down as a show-off stunt at a party. Reminds us of Jimi Hendrix, who played electric guitar behind his head and with his teeth.
Mozart loved to drink, dine, dance and be surrounded by his fans. He lived well, buying the best of everything. But he was not a good manager of money. At the peak of his career, age 35, he had amassed no wealth. At his untimely death he was no longer anxious about the money he owed, but he remained in debt.
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