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Mark Mothersbaugh

マーク・マザーズボー　/　まーく・まざーずぼー

American musician and composer

May 18, 1950 (age 76)　・　Akron, Ohio, United States

Ohio-born
Singer
Composer
Songwriter

My Take

Mark Mothersbaugh is one of those artists whose fingerprints are all over pop culture even if you do not know his name. As the frontman of Devo he helped invent a whole jittery, de-evolution aesthetic and gave us Whip It, complete with those energy-dome flowerpot hats. But what really gets me is his second act as a composer. The man scored Pee-wee's Playhouse, Rugrats, and basically the entire whimsical sound world of early Wes Anderson films. There is a playful, slightly off-kilter wit running through all of it. Mothersbaugh is proof that art-school weirdness, pursued relentlessly, can quietly shape the soundtrack of generations.

Overview

Mark Mothersbaugh is an American musician and composer born on May 18, 1950, in Akron, Ohio. He co-founded the new wave band Devo, serving as lead singer and a principal songwriter behind the hit Whip It. Beyond Devo, he became a prolific film and television composer, scoring works such as Pee-wee's Playhouse, Rugrats, and the films of Wes Anderson.

1. Profile

Name (English): Mark Mothersbaugh
Name (Japanese): マーク・マザーズボー
Reading: まーく・まざーずぼー
Born: May 18, 1950 (age 76)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Tiger
Origin: Akron, Ohio, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: Singer / Composer / Songwriter / Music producer / Film score composer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Kent State University

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

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6. Links

Official sitehttps://mutato.com/
Xhttps://x.com/mmothersbaugh
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B6%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA%E3%83%9C%E3%83%BC

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