Mark Mothersbaugh
Mark Mothersbaugh
Mark Allen Mothersbaughis an American singer-songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, author, and visual artist...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth18 May 1950
CityAkron, OH
CountryUnited States of America
artist names directors
I've worked with a lot of directors, some of them you wouldn't really attach the word 'artist' to their name.
writing stories diaries
I write all the time. I do artwork that's part of a diary, and I write short stories to go with them pretty much every day.
behind-the-scenes directors collaboration
Personally Im very happy to be behind the scenes. I like collaboration, I like working with directors.
kids choices records
When I was a kid, I would go to the record store, where there was a bin of things they didn't know quite how to classify. Those were my choices. That's where you would find Captain Beefheart or an early electronic album.
work-out rebellion obsolete
Rebellion is obsolete - change things from the inside working out.
writing stories events
The stories I write are often literal to events that have happened or observations that I've made, and sometimes they're fantastical.
children school thinking
I think somewhere around high school, your brain starts to gel, to harden. Before that, there’s this time where anything is possible and the more things that you artistically and educationally have in your repertoire, the more you become a child of larger possibilities.
writing people way
It's people who write music because they are obsessed that I like; because they have something to say and no other way to say it.
writing fog orchestra
Right now I just finished writing the music for a Rugrats feature film and the third week of September I go to London, and the Orchestra is going to perform the score.
home technology meals
I don't cook - I can cook - but I'm not very good. I like being asked over for dinner, because she can't cook either. We would starve if it weren't for modern technology. I know how to work a microwave, but love home cooked meals.
style surrealism fascinated
As far as the style, I was fascinated by surrealism.
records destroying company
If you get rid of a lot of the poseurs by destroying record companies, maybe it's a good trade-off.
book thinking artist
To me I think artists in general make a statement - and for the rest of their lives - every album, every book - are variations on a theme.
stars rocks people
I was lucky enough to get to perform on stage in front of 20 million people on TV, and 150 thousand in concerts. For 15 minutes I got to be a rock star, the 15 minutes is great! It turns into Spinal Tap after 20 minutes.