Momus (musician)
Scottish songwriter and author (born 1960) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nicholas John Currie (born 11 February 1960), more popularly known under the artist name Momus (after the Greek god of mockery), is a Scottish musician and writer.
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Born | Nicholas John Currie[1] (1960-02-11) 11 February 1960 (age 64) Paisley, Scotland |
Other names | Momus |
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Years active | 1981–present |
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Website | imomus |
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For over forty years he has been releasing albums on labels in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Japan. In his lyrics and his other writing he makes use of continental philosophy, and has built up a personal world he says is "dominated by values like diversity, orientalism, and a respect for otherness".[2]