Mark Allen Mothersbaugh (born May 18, 1950) is an American singer, songwrit… Read Full Bio ↴Mark Allen Mothersbaugh (born May 18, 1950) is an American singer, songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, author and visual artist.
Mothersbaugh's music career spans more than 40 years. He came to prominence in the late 1970s as co-founder, lead singer and keyboardist of the new wave band Devo, which released a Top 20 hit in 1980 with the single "Whip It". The band has maintained a cult following throughout its existence. Mothersbaugh is one of the main composers of Devo's music and made major lyrical contributions to the band's songs. He is one of only two members (along with bass player Gerald Casale) who have been with Devo throughout its entire history.
In addition to his work with Devo, Mothersbaugh has made music for television series, films and video games via his production company, Mutato Muzika, most notably as the composer for the popular long-running animated series Rugrats for its entire 13-year run, as well as all three theatrical films. He has also had a solo career which has included four studio albums: Muzik for Insomniaks, Muzik for the Gallery, Joyeux Mutato and The Most Powerful Healing Muzik in the Entire World. In 2004, he was honored with the Richard Kirk award at the BMI Film and TV Awards for his significant contributions to film and television music. Additionally, Mothersbaugh was awarded an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Kent State University in 2008.
His lifelong interest in creating multimedia art pieces has resulted in gallery exhibitions of items such as his "Beautiful Mutants" photograph series, postcard diaries, art rugs, sculptures and musical instruments created from salvaged organ pipes and bird vocalizations. He has married twice and is the father of two adopted children.
At the age of seven, Mothersbaugh began wearing glasses to correct his severe myopia and astigmatism. Over the years, he took an interest in designing his own distinctive eyewear for use in Devo shows. He favored a particular set of stainless steel frames for regular use made by a Los Angeles shop called LA Eyeworks and says he purchased as many pairs as he could find because they tended to break or get stolen by fans. In a joint venture with eyewear manufacturer Shane Baum, Mothersbaugh has designed his own branded frames for sale, made of beryllium with a stainless steel chrome finish, in three different styles as of 2015. The Baumvision press release states that the unisex model "Francesca" is named for one of Mothersbaugh's pug dogs which is a simultaneous hermaphrodite that is also called Frank.
He has been married twice. His first wife was actress Nancye Ferguson, who can be seen briefly performing with him in the 1999 superhero comedy film Mystery Men. His current wife is Anita Greenspan, who runs the film music managing company Greenspan Kohan Management with Neil Kohan. The couple has two daughters from China, adopted after Greenspan learned of the practice in that country of female children being abandoned because of their gender.
Mothersbaugh is a collector and connoisseur of song poems and unusual or vintage musical devices. He is the owner of Raymond Scott's Electronium (although it is currently not functional).
Mothersbaugh's music career spans more than 40 years. He came to prominence in the late 1970s as co-founder, lead singer and keyboardist of the new wave band Devo, which released a Top 20 hit in 1980 with the single "Whip It". The band has maintained a cult following throughout its existence. Mothersbaugh is one of the main composers of Devo's music and made major lyrical contributions to the band's songs. He is one of only two members (along with bass player Gerald Casale) who have been with Devo throughout its entire history.
In addition to his work with Devo, Mothersbaugh has made music for television series, films and video games via his production company, Mutato Muzika, most notably as the composer for the popular long-running animated series Rugrats for its entire 13-year run, as well as all three theatrical films. He has also had a solo career which has included four studio albums: Muzik for Insomniaks, Muzik for the Gallery, Joyeux Mutato and The Most Powerful Healing Muzik in the Entire World. In 2004, he was honored with the Richard Kirk award at the BMI Film and TV Awards for his significant contributions to film and television music. Additionally, Mothersbaugh was awarded an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Kent State University in 2008.
His lifelong interest in creating multimedia art pieces has resulted in gallery exhibitions of items such as his "Beautiful Mutants" photograph series, postcard diaries, art rugs, sculptures and musical instruments created from salvaged organ pipes and bird vocalizations. He has married twice and is the father of two adopted children.
At the age of seven, Mothersbaugh began wearing glasses to correct his severe myopia and astigmatism. Over the years, he took an interest in designing his own distinctive eyewear for use in Devo shows. He favored a particular set of stainless steel frames for regular use made by a Los Angeles shop called LA Eyeworks and says he purchased as many pairs as he could find because they tended to break or get stolen by fans. In a joint venture with eyewear manufacturer Shane Baum, Mothersbaugh has designed his own branded frames for sale, made of beryllium with a stainless steel chrome finish, in three different styles as of 2015. The Baumvision press release states that the unisex model "Francesca" is named for one of Mothersbaugh's pug dogs which is a simultaneous hermaphrodite that is also called Frank.
He has been married twice. His first wife was actress Nancye Ferguson, who can be seen briefly performing with him in the 1999 superhero comedy film Mystery Men. His current wife is Anita Greenspan, who runs the film music managing company Greenspan Kohan Management with Neil Kohan. The couple has two daughters from China, adopted after Greenspan learned of the practice in that country of female children being abandoned because of their gender.
Mothersbaugh is a collector and connoisseur of song poems and unusual or vintage musical devices. He is the owner of Raymond Scott's Electronium (although it is currently not functional).
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Fine, I'll Do It Myself
@Roonasaur
"Because of that, I was thinking about symmetry, and I took the sheet music for The Royal Tenenbaums song, and I held it up to a mirror and I played it backwards. And I went back to the studio that night and I recorded the “Scrapping and Yelling” song into the verse, I chose the instruments that we’d been using for The Life Aquatic, which were different instruments from the ones we had used for The Royal Tenenbaums, so it would have a Life Aquatic sound to it."
- Mark Mothersbaugh
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So. Yeah, it is.
I wouldn't have posted it online in front of God and everybody if it weren't true. What, do you think I go around lying on the internet for the fun of it?
I don't like the implication of being called out as a liar, even if it's not intentional. But it sure seems like that's the case here, that you are implying that I am lying about this.
Well, you just have to be wrong, that's all. I'm not lying. This is merely the truth. I had nothing to do with it; I'm merely reporting it.
And please, even though it's likely we will never run across each other online ever again, don't ever imply that I'm a liar, ok? Pretty please with sugar on top? Whether or not it's your specific intent? And especially if you are thinking about doing it on purpose... Please. Don't do that. Just don't, ok? It's fuckin' rude as fuck. Thanky!
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Now that all of that crap is out of the way, here I have handily supplied all of the links which refer to everything you need to know regarding the entire truth of this situation. You can click them and read them, or not. Whatev.
But why would I, somebody without any God damn better thing to do, take the time to post links for your convenience? Well, it's just because I'm a swell guy!
Now, back to it!
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Here is a list article pertaining to odd, peculiar, strange, weird, or just interesting facts about The Life Aquatic, posted on Mental Floss. I've included the contents of the valid list item, #28, which refers directly to the issue here.
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/60795/32-facts-about-life-aquatic-steve-zissou
28. The song 'Let Me Tell You About My Boat' by the film’s composer Mark Mothersbaugh, which plays over the cutaway shot of the Belafonte, is actually the melody of the song 'Scrapping & Yelling,' which Mothersbaugh wrote for Wes Anderson’s film The Royal Tenenbaums, played backwards.
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WHAT FOLLOWS IS THE ENTIRE INTERVIEW WITH MARK MOTHERSBAUGH. I'M NOT GOING TO POST IT HERE, BECAUSE IT'S A FAIRLY LONG ARTICLE. BUT IF YOU ARE A WES ANDERSON FAN, IT'S WORTH READING.
BESIDES, I'VE ALREADY POSTED THE IMPORTANT STUFF, RIGHT UP THERE AT THE VERY TIPPY TIPPY TOP OF THIS COMMENT, PROVING THAT I'M RIGHT AND THAT YOU'RE WRONG.
AND THAT'S ALL I'M DOING HERE, REALLY. PROVING THAT I'M RIGHT, AND THAT YOU'RE WRONG.
IT'S JUST THE WAY OF THE WORLD. SORRY 'BOUTCHA.
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https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2018/06/exclusive-interview-composer-mark-mothersbaugh-talks-working-with-wes-anderson-crash-bandicoot-and-his-discography/2/
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I sure hope that clears things up for you. You seemed really confused about it.
Roonasaur
@Fine, I'll Do It Myself Whoa dude, lol.
You said "played backwards." I, in an errant moment of shitposting, thought you meant: The recording was taken, and played backwards.
I said "no", meaning: that can't be, it sounds really weird when you do that.
But apparently you meant: the written music was reversed and then played otherwise normally.
A simple misundserstanding, sir.
leirgauk
I'm LOVING this whole soundtrack!
assman12354
how did this movie not win an oscar?????
Christian Joffre
I love the movie, as well as Wes Anderson's other awesome films, I can't wait to see The French Dispatch if I can go to movie theaters again. Just felt like hearing this after finding it on commercial for this new PBS Kids show "Elinor Wonders Why". I understand what they were really going with this but I still think it's strange to promote a kids show by using music from an R rated movie(something kids will probably never know unless they read this)but then again I remember music from Rushmore was actually used in a scene for Madagascar. Also shout out to composer Mark Mothersbaugh who I recently heard has been hit by the corona virus and still recovering and we all hope he will make a full recovery soon.
Wishbone the Dog Fan
I heard this on Elinor Wonders Why too.
Flyboy243
"Two albino scouts swim with the ship; they're supposed to be pretty intelligent, but I've never seen any evidence of it"
Squirrel Attackspidy
Love that line!
Noname Provided
Loved this song as a kid
Wheelz2012
Wonderful soundtrack to a wonderful movie.
Bonbon James
Luv this song!!!
bill291212
Wes Anderson needs Mothersbaugh in his movies again.