Who You Think I Am?: Masks in Pop Music (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783662672518)

Pop stars are close to us. In their songs, their pictures, their stories on Instagram. What we are looking for is an authentic impression. Real feelings on real faces. But what happens when they cover their face with a mask? Permanently, as a second face. The phenomenon can be found in the mainstream as well as in the underground. The mask does not break with the ideal of authenticity. Rather, depending on how it is staged, it refers to the most diverse discourses, can appear cool or grotesque, become a logo or create anonymity. The essay uses mainly two examples (Sido, Slipknot) to show how the mask constructs the persona of pop stars - and thus reveals structures of pop music.
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Author: Sebastian Berlich
ISBN-10: 3662672510
ISBN-13: 9783662672518
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 10/28/2023
Pages: 173
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.95h x 5.04w x 0.39d