klaus nomi - 1944 - 1983



"I always loved rock 'n' roll, actually. For me, when I was twelve, the biggest name in rock 'n' roll was Elvis Presley. I bought an EP, 'King Creole.' I hid it in the basement, but my Mother found it. She went to the record store where I bought it and exchanged it for Maria Callas operatic arias. Well, I was agreeable to that too. Every time I bought a rock 'n' roll record, I bought a classical record at the same time. I like each as well as the other."