Hommage à Klaus Nomi

“Even in the artificial 80s, he was an extreme artificial figure: Klaus Sperber, born in 1944 in Immenstadt in Bavaria, transformed from 1978 with spectacular appearances as a countertenor into Klaus Nomi, an androgynous dream figure from the future that reflects the melancholy and painful course of time countered with ironic, foolish and dreamy songs. Klaus Nomi stood across all borders. He sang classical and baroque arias as well as Marlene Dietrich chansons and pop titles, he strolled through all musical spheres without belonging to them. When he was just about to become a big star, AIDS put an end to his life.” – Deutschlandfunk