Kobo’s Blog

Ok, I got Nomi Roll’d, who the hell is this guy anyways, and why is the video so damn creepy!? Well, let’s go then to our wonderful friend Wikipedia:

Klaus Sperber (January 24, 1944 – August 6, 1983), better known as Klaus Nomi, was a German countertenor noted for remarkable vocal performances and an unusual, otherworldly, elfin stage persona. Nomi is remembered for bizarrely theatrical live performances, heavy make-up, unusual costumes, and a highly stylized signature hairdo which flaunted a receding hairline. His songs were equally unusual, ranging from synthesizer-laden interpretations of classic opera to covers of 1960s pop standards like Chubby Checker‘s “The Twist” and Lou Christie‘s “Lightnin’ Strikes“.

What!? He’s dead already!? Well it does explain the horrible 80s feel of the video! You have got to admit though, even though you get bowel movements when you see that guy’s face, he had a very powerful voice…I wonder what he died from…wait…*stares at the video*…lemme guess…

Nomi died on August 6, 1983 in New York City, one of the first celebrities to die of an illness complicated by AIDS.

Do I get a price or something? Wait…there’s more…

His ashes were scattered over New York City.

O_o Why? I just hope they sprayed Lysol on them before they spread them all over the place. But I digress, that’s Nomi for you, you leave from this post a little more wiser, your useless facts lore has earned some EXP.

Now go watch him as a villain in the Venture Brothers in Adult Swim.