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* Most of [[The Muppet Show]] cast would qualify, but Gonzo is the Poster Boy for this trope. Very much so. The word "Muppet", as used in Ireland, means what "Cloudcuckoolander" does here. It can be used as an insult, or a term of endearment, or both at once. |
* Most of [[The Muppet Show]] cast would qualify, but Gonzo is the Poster Boy for this trope. Very much so. The word "Muppet", as used in Ireland, means what "Cloudcuckoolander" does here. It can be used as an insult, or a term of endearment, or both at once. |
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* The entire cast of the highly surreal Norwegian puppet show ''Reparatørene Kommer'' (The Repairmen are Coming), later renamed ''Pompel og Pilt'' after the two main characters. If [[Cloudcuckooland]] is an actual land, this show takes place in it. ''Pompel og Pilt'' is Norwegian television's most beloved [[Nightmare Fuel]]. |
* The entire cast of the highly surreal Norwegian puppet show ''Reparatørene Kommer'' (The Repairmen are Coming), later renamed ''Pompel og Pilt'' after the two main characters. If [[Cloudcuckooland]] is an actual land, this show takes place in it. ''Pompel og Pilt'' is Norwegian television's most beloved [[Nightmare Fuel]]. |
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* In ''[[Bionicle]]'' Vezon was [[Flanderization|Flanderized]] into a Cloudcuckoolander. |
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Revision as of 14:52, 18 June 2020
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Music
- Frank Zappa
- Buckethead
- Regina Spektor
- Lady Gaga
- Florence Welch of Florence + the Machine
- Kate Bush
- Tori Amos
- Bjork
- John Lennon
- Ke$ha
- Wesley Willis
- Morten Harket
- Cerys Matthews
- Cyndi Lauper. Much of the appeal of watching the current season of Celebrity Apprentice is in watching her exist on a different plane of existence than every other competitor.
- Syd Barrett
- Yuki Kajiura
- "Weird Al" Yankovic
- Singer/songwriter Anna Nalick- probably because she identifies so strongly with Alice in Wonderland and often admits that she IS Alice and lives in her own world. This Facebook status will prove the point:
- Nicki Minaj
- Andrew W. K.
- Believe it or not, Justin Bieber revealed himself to be this on Ellen: I blow dry my hair like whoosh! whooosh!
- Michael Jackson
- Peter Gabriel once crossdressed as a fox in a long red dress and it was awesome.
- David Byrne
- Brian Wilson
- Adam Young. Listen to his lyrics.
- Matt Bellamy. Firstly, it seems to be In the Blood, since he grew up in a superstitious family who made frequent use of an Ouija board. He's obsessed with conspiracy theories. He's claimed to believe that humans evolved from spiders that float around in space, and he's also said that he wishes the gravity on Earth was lighter so that spiders would die. He likes dressing up in costumes, drawing veins on his arms, and trees. Unsurprisingly, he's used shrooms in the past.
- Japanese rocker Gackt is well-known for his odd behavior, particularly in interviews: Instead of answering questions in a straight-forward manner, he instead says things that are deliberately absurd, nonsensical, or lewd, but always with a straight face, making it difficult to tell if he is joking or being serious.
- Those infamous Utaban interviews ("The Pork Belly blocks...get them for me. They are back there. I know they are." / "Well I'm [referring to his penis] a Magnum." / "I haven't felt like being naked much lately.")
- One of his most well-known jokes has led some fans to think that he seriously believes he's a 496 year old vampire. Even after he revealed his true age, there were still fans who still believed the vampire shtick.
- But for most fans, it's all part of his charm.
- Peter Wolf of The J. Geils Band, if getting kicked out by one-time roommate David Lynch for being too weird is anything to go by.
- Michael Stipe
- Nick Carter embodies this trope, especially as of late. Check out his Twitter.
- Rudy "?" Martinez of ? and the Mysterians says that he has travelled time and seen dinosaurs.
- Jazz bandleader Sun Ra kept his past shrouded in mystery, claimed to be from outer space, and created a Myth Arc surrounding this.
- Tommy Scott, formerly of Space. He's heavily inspired by films - which he wanted his songs to sound like - and cartoons, rather than music, and has pretended to be various personalities when singing, such as Speedy Gonzales and Marlene Dietrich. And then there's the 'Suburban Rock 'n' Roll' video, where he's dressed up as a lion. Yeah.
- Captain Beefheart. Captain Beefheart for the win. He seems to have lived on a plane so different from the rest of us, it's a wonder that he was able to survive as long as he did.
- Paul McCartney. In addition to coming up with some truly baffling lyrics on occasion, he's prone to rambling and non sequitur in interviews, notwithstanding his reputation as a savvy PR man. For instance, Paul on painting:
- The Rev.
- Bob Dylan. Along with drawing moustaches on himself, carrying huge lightbulbs and wooden puppets, he was known for giving hilariously nonsensical interviews to reporters in the mid 60s, with gems such as:
"There's a glass in the back of my head. I'm a very sick person. I can't see too well on Thursdays. And another thing, my toenails don't fit." |
- FULL (Furukawa Tomo) of Guniw Tools fame, judging by any of his lyrics, interviews and art.
- Tyler, The Creator, of hip-hop collective OFWGKTA, though it's unclear how much of it is an act. He's referred to himself as a unicorn, a table, and a purse.
"I AM STILL THE MOST SWAGGED OUT UNICORN IN THE FUCKING EXISTENCE OF FUCKING UNICORNS NIGGA. FUCK PEGASUS, HE'S A FUCKING FAGGOT. OFUGKTA" |
- Any of The Protomen to one degree or another, between the rambling non-sequiturs that make up their "press releases", the insistence on codenames and general mystery about the band itself, half the things they've ever said (including the claim that their bus was destroyed by a vengeance-crazed rodent) and it takes a certain type of person to make a Rock Opera about Mega Man in the first place. The craziness is a big part of their appeal, though.
- Keith Moon
- Ian Anderson, on stage at least.
- Damo Suzuki of Can. Just read the guy's interviews. His predecessor, Malcolm Mooney, also qualifies.
Puppet Shows
- Most of the Muppet characters on Sesame Street would qualify. Yes, even Straight Man Bert, who has an unusual obsession with bottle caps and paper clips. Being a Nerd doesn't mean you're sane.
- Sometime around 1988-92 was Ruby, a furry yellow monster who would often do things like wear a blindfold to see what it would be like to be blind or pretending she's a kangaroo after having her hair done up in a ponytail. She really makes Big Bird look sane.
- Most of The Muppet Show cast would qualify, but Gonzo is the Poster Boy for this trope. Very much so. The word "Muppet", as used in Ireland, means what "Cloudcuckoolander" does here. It can be used as an insult, or a term of endearment, or both at once.
- The entire cast of the highly surreal Norwegian puppet show Reparatørene Kommer (The Repairmen are Coming), later renamed Pompel og Pilt after the two main characters. If Cloudcuckooland is an actual land, this show takes place in it. Pompel og Pilt is Norwegian television's most beloved Nightmare Fuel.
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