I wonder if there is any parallel to the story of Harpo Marx.
I was fascinated by Harpo as a child and remember reading in Harpo Speaks, I think it was, that Harpo got a bad review from a critic one day who said his physical comedy was great but the spell was broken anytime Harpo spoke.
He never spoke again, on stage or on film, or in character, despite reportedly having a beautiful voice.
And then, a little mystery makes us all a little more intriguing and interesting, adds a whole new dimension, don't you think?
And then, a little mystery makes us all a little more intriguing and interesting, adds a whole new dimension, don't you think?
Indeed, true!
That's really sad about Harpo. :(
I don't know if it's quite the same as Mana (I certainly hope his story is not a sad one like that), though I'd say Mana's definitely into keeping things mysterious. I read once that he believes, as an artist, that his music speaks for him. I also read that a personal pet peeve of his is public speaking. :P
When I had the good fortune to see Moi dix Mois live in Japan, I found a correlation between Mana & the traditional art form of Kabuki theatre: apart from the possibility of his being a sort of modern-day onnagata (male actor specialising in female roles), when the band members took it in turn to speak, & it was his turn, he mimed action (though only with his head & hands - his lips weren't moving) as vocalist Seth spoke for him. In the Kabuki play I saw a few days prior to the concert, there was a character who did not speak, his speeches were given for
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I was fascinated by Harpo as a child and remember reading in Harpo Speaks, I think it was, that Harpo got a bad review from a critic one day who said his physical comedy was great but the spell was broken anytime Harpo spoke.
He never spoke again, on stage or on film, or in character, despite reportedly having a beautiful voice.
And then, a little mystery makes us all a little more intriguing and interesting, adds a whole new dimension, don't you think?
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Indeed, true!
That's really sad about Harpo. :(
I don't know if it's quite the same as Mana (I certainly hope his story is not a sad one like that), though I'd say Mana's definitely into keeping things mysterious. I read once that he believes, as an artist, that his music speaks for him. I also read that a personal pet peeve of his is public speaking. :P
When I had the good fortune to see Moi dix Mois live in Japan, I found a correlation between Mana & the traditional art form of Kabuki theatre: apart from the possibility of his being a sort of modern-day onnagata (male actor specialising in female roles), when the band members took it in turn to speak, & it was his turn, he mimed action (though only with his head & hands - his lips weren't moving) as vocalist Seth spoke for him. In the Kabuki play I saw a few days prior to the concert, there was a character who did not speak, his speeches were given for ( ... )
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