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Klaus Nomi Biography

Klaus Sperber (January 24, 1944 – August 6, 1983), better known as Klaus Nomi, was a German countertenor noted for his wide vocal range and an unusual, otherworldly stage persona.

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The way I look is part of it. It sounds affected but I do see myself as a piece of living art.

Art, Living, Look, Looks, Sound, Way

There are moments in my show that are very moving as well as amusing.

Amusing, Moments, Moving, Show

Well, you know, I am in the business and I like to promote myself.

Business, Know, Knows, Like, Promote, Wells

I approach everything as an absolute outsider. It is the only way I can break so many rules.

Absolute, Break, Everything, Outsiders, Rules, Way

It is a very personal thing to me, because this is my basic voice, this is where I come from, and it is one of the oldest voice styles in human history.

Basic, Humans, Oldest, Personal, Style, Voice

Sometimes I sing very honestly, really as moving as possible.

Honestly, Moving, Sing, Sometimes

I'm from Planet Nomi where I wear black lipstick so you can see my lips and what I am doing with them.

Black, Lips, Lipstick, Planets, See

I feel threatened, and sometimes it makes me angry because I can't do anything about that, there's just too many issues. But in a way I think my work is meant to get people out of that.

Issues, Meant, People, Thinking, Threatened, Way

I see myself as universal, not as a German, American, French or whatever, because we all live on this planet. We're all living on the earth.

Earth, French, Living On, Planet, Planets, Universal

The urge to sing was so strong one day I performed in a club and it was very successful.

One Day, Performed, Sing, Strong, Successful

I do kind of transcend the song and give it a different meaning.

Different, Give, Giving, Meaning, Song

I want to accomplish my work and fulfill my dreams, and do something with my life, and I hope I'll be able to accomplish it. It's very much work, but I like it.

Able, Dream, Fulfill, Hope, Want, Work

I think I do have my own technique. I don't like to depend on teachers. So I'm walking on my own way, and I try to be as natural as I can. I think it's the only way to be yourself.

Being Yourself, Like, Teacher, Think, Thinking, Way

A man without makeup is like a cake without icing.

Cake, Like, Makeup, Man, Men

People do accuse me of being just decorative or an escapist - well I am. That's what I do. I am other things as well. I transcend the song and give it a different meaning.

Escapist, Giving, Meaning, People, Song, Things

What makes life complicated is the things that are on me and it is very hard to keep things simple. I see it as I am complicated and there is innocence to this.

Complicated, Hard, Innocence, See, Simple

It was just as shocking for me to sing opera in a falsetto soprano in Germany.

Germany, Opera, Sing, Sopranos

Elvis Presley is my spiritual father, and as you may know Maria Callas is my spiritual mother.

Callas, Father, Mother, Spiritual

I think it is nice to be a little magical. Today we need this. All that we can read in fairy tales or in books. I think somewhere it is all around us. But nowadays we can think that this magic has been killed and I am try to make it survive as long as possible.

Book, Fairy, Magic, Make, Nice, Thinking

People should allow me to be many things, really give me the room to put things in another dimension.

Allow, Give, Giving, People, Room, Rooms

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