Moondog showed up on my Spotify Discover playlist this week and have found his music to be amazing. He had a fascinating life: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moondog
Moondog showed up on my Spotify Discover playlist this week and have found his music to be amazing. He had a fascinating life:
From the late 1940s until 1972, Moondog lived as a street musician and poet in New York City, playing in midtown Manhattan, eventually settling on the corner of 53rd or 54th Street and Sixth Avenue in Manhattan.[4] He was rarely if ever homeless, and maintained an apartment in upper Manhattan and had a country retreat in Candor, New York, to which he moved full-time in 1972.[9] He partially supported himself by selling copies of his poetry and his musical philosophy. In addition to his music and poetry, he was also known for the distinctive fanciful "Viking" cloak that he wore. Already bearded and long-haired, he added a Viking-style horned helmet to avoid the occasional comparisons of his appearance with that of Christ or a monk,[10] as he had rejected Christianity in his late teens. He developed a lifelong interest in Nordic mythology, and maintained an altar to Thor in his country home in Candor.[9]
Moondog showed up on my Spotify Discover playlist this week and have found his music to be amazing. He had a fascinating life:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moondog