Klaus was one of the unfortunate people to contract AIDS early on, when it took its victims quickly and mercilessly. Now we have treatments and medications that can help you live a relatively normal life. I wish he had been with us longer so we could see what new material he would have came up with.
I can't begin to explain how much this man means to me. He was simply himself and did what he loved to do no matter what. He left way to soon but I find comfort in the fact that we even had him at all, we were so lucky to have him when we did, even just for a little bit. Klaus is and will forever be remembered with love and admiration by so many. R.I.P Klaus Nomi 🌹🌹🌹
I'm a fairly macho regular guy but I love music and was nearly brought to tears when I heard his Mezzo Soprano piece from Samson and Delilah during the vaudeville show.What an amazing voice.
I met him several times when I was working in event security at several theaters in NYC during the late 70's. He seemed to me as a kind and decent man. It was sad to learn of his passing at such a young age, and all alone.
were you at his XENON performance in NYC. i was right at stage center for that history making performance. my life has never been the same. i miss him everyday. i think of him almost everyday for over 40 years. peace and endless love.
I really encourage you to watch ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Y-Cvizq0wBs.html and will take you back in time of the journey. Klaus wasnt alone but it explains the group of his inner circle of friends what it was like to 'know-him' and his final days. Nobody knew what AIDS was. It was as if there was this serial killer out there and the whole community was terrified. Then we all became terrified at that time. If you were around in the early 80's you could recall. Anyway Klaus was a beautiful 'creature' that mystified all of us that heard him. I know for me is why Im a huge Bowie fan because of Klaus in SNL! Peace to all!🌠🤟
@@Zowie39 thank you for the link & thanks to Man Parrish! I was a high school girl of age 19 when Klaus died. I still can remember the developing AIDS terror then. I recommend to watch the documentary "The Nomi Song" to learn more.
@@Zowie39 Unfortunately, Klaus was completely covered with Kaposi's sarcoma lesions toward the end of his life. Obviously everyone could see this and everyone could see that he had the plague that people everywhere in New York were dying from. That's a big reason why a lot of friends stayed away. Nobody knew how somebody got it and nobody knew who could be next but everybody knew he had it. In the documentary about him his German friend says "He didn't leave a good-looking corpse... if there would have been a corpse. Quite the contrare." Shows your right there how much was left of him by the time he died. It was a really bad time to get AIDS back then.
Dieser Rückblick über Klaus Nomis Leben mit dieser schönen Begleitmusik hat mich zu Tränen gerührt, danke dafür. Seit einpaar Tagen höre ich mir seine Lieder immer wieder an. Vorallem der Cold Song gefällt mir sehr gut. Klaus schafft es mich tief in meinem Herzen zu berühren. Klaus war wahrlich ein wandelnder Engel auf Erden und wurde viel zu früh zurück nach Hause gerufen. Danke Klaus, für deine schönen Lieder, welche zeitlos sind ♥.
Klaus Nomi war seiner Zeit weit voraus. Er war einer der Menschen, der sich nicht in ein vorgegebenes gesellschaftliches Korsett hat einzwängen lassen und darüber hinaus mutig sein eigenes Ding gemacht hat. Ein Nonkonformist und Individualist in allerbestem Sinne. Er sollte allen Mut machen, die möglicherweise anders fühlen, denken und lebe wollen als diejenigen, die sich dem gesellschaftlichen Mainstream angepasst haben. Was zählt, ist bei sich zu bleiben und dennoch sein Herz, seine Leidenschaft und seine Empathie anderen zu schenken. Er hat jedenfalls meine eigene Persönlichkeit durch sein kurzes aber eindrucksvolles Dasein ein gutes Stück bereichert.
Likewise, was 14 when he passed away alone after excruciating pains of à plague, AIDS, blâme on him by narrer minded crual biased people. He remains my Angel. Bad English, I never use the translàtor
I just discovered this beautiful man. To think in 1982, we would find out later on we would lose another incredible man to the same disease. I wonder what Freddie would think of Klaus’s singing…..
There's no "simple men" per se, only men, and women, with no extreme needs and wishes. Still they like to live in less simple ways. Of course there're different interpretations of "simple". What I understand Nomi wasn't simple to understand completely, though he was sweet , humble and modest at the same time, not self-effecing, he was well aware of what his abilities were, and he wanted to achieve something. The word "simple" has turned to also mean "dirty", not in the conventional ways. And, no, he didn't follow the conventional rules. He lived as life was meant to him. Which made things even more complicated. Klaus Nomi wasn't simple, he was a complicated person, in a complicated world, trying his best to navigate in the jungle of the entertainment business to become an performing artist and share his magnificent voice to other people. And, as most of us do, he wanted to find love. In times when love and seaking for the right partner was a dangerous thing. I'm not gay, but I feel so enormously much symphaty with Klaus Nomi. So simple needs, love an recognition, and such complex peronality. 💓💗💕
I just learned about Klaus Nomi some days ago. It's very moving that people still remember him so fondly after all these years and share so many nice stories about him. Seems like his talent made him famous - but it was his character that made him a legend.
Dicen que nadie sabe lo que tiene hasta que lo pierde, tuvimos a este gran artista no lo valoraron en su tiempo y se fue al cielo a cantarle a la gente que esta en el cielo descansa en paz Klaus😊
da stimme ich dir absolut zu. Ich kann mich nicht sattsehen an seiner Mimik. Das ist wirklich ein schönes Video, bezaubernde Momente sind hier eingefangen.
The first song of his first album was very prophetic, Keys of Life. He was running out of time. His whole life was lived geared to what he acheived in his last 4 years. I can only imagine what amazing music he would have made if he lived longer. RIP beautiful Klaus!🙏🌈🌠
@@Nomifan Do you all think he knew he was dying?! I'm talking about where it was consciously hinted in his music...I don't know when it came out. Did he ever tour to promote his l.p.s?
I cant agree more. He shall remain my reason which makes life living, unbearable to be stigmatised and left alone because of AIDS...An Angel who May not see thé total eclypse of humane values, bye from France
What a wonderfully unique and original non-conformist who walked among us for a too brief period in time. Thank Goodness for modern technology aka computers,videos, the internet, etc. Now more people can get a brief glimpse into Klaus Nomis life...He's one of angels now. :-)
so many self0aggrandizing artists gain fame in a minute... KLAUS, the GENUINE GRAND ARTIST was cut short of the success that should have been his... i wish I would have been old enough to have know him for real he died as i had just discovered him... Thanks to U and ANYONE still promoting him to this day... KLAUS NOMI IS A GIANT
At 61 I'm a Ray Conniff fan, easy listening, light fare. I was not drawn to the daily radio sounds of my youth. I had little to do with "pop culture" or the the various alternative scenes. Now, some years after stumbling upon Klaus, I still satiate an addiction for his amazing, strange, incomparably talented acts by scouring the internet/RU-vid. I knew nothing of him in his time. My very awful loss.
Lola gureaux. I feel the same. So agree with you..discovered him when i was 15. Now im 55 and always feel the same when i hear him singing and so much emotions...i dont know why...maybe like he used to say . Perhaps a little magic..its Nice to be magic..always in our hearts. Thank you klaus for all you gave us...
He comes across even in silent pictures and videos as a kind hearted and very warm man who just wanted to sing. It breaks my heart to think he died all alone. As a gay man myself it hurts even more to think he died from that horrible disease.
Frances Hadden 7 месяцев назад What he left us, extraordinary performances, hopefully somehow he knows how much we love him. Dear Frances... many thx 4 your words to Klaus! I like Klaus so much! He is always in our mind!
At first I though you were a gang member, then I saw "Bloody Mary" and it made sense. Anyway, I loved Klaus since I first saw/heard him in 1978, totally unique talent who made me curious about opera. I hope he knows how much he means to us.
I believe that if Klaus had never contracted that terrible disease, he probably would've been the next big thing since Elvis Presley. Just a guess. Nobody has to agree with me.
