Klaus Nomi

He smiles... He laughs... Klaus Nomi loves you! :)

[@WootTootZoot]

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.

[@Rippenhengst]

As most of the early victims of the aids epidemic ...

[@mariaaguadoball3407]

I've heard several people talk about meeting him. Every one of you says he seemed to be a kind, warm person. Such a loss.

[@jackydunet-xw7mx]

Un homme avec beaucoup de talent bravo ce que tu a fait est exepionelle ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@LePuep]

You met him? Wow …

[@steven1822]

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.

[@24-karat-plonker]

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 🌹🌹🌹

[@rthrtyrt]

Lola Bloodworth unique to say the least

[@kevmac1230]

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.

[@ChironZore]

And he had no talent, and was essentially a freak show.

[@rthrtyrt]

@@kevmac1230 so true.

[@DdDddd-ep4vz]

@@ChironZore open your eyes and heart

[@user-yg5qd8lz7q]

Очень жаль, что у этого человека, открытого и доброго не было того, кто любил бы его безусловной любовью и никогда не оставил бы его одного.

[@homer5802]

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.

[@sharoncarlson7644]

Someone dear to me introduced me to Klaus Nomi and I am grateful. Wish I could have seen this sweet soul in concert. Rest In Peace Klaus 🌹

[@democraticsovereignty1637]

Klaus beautiful voice brings me to tears of joy and silence. A real and rare Angel. What an amazing soul he was gifted.

[@rogerbarrett9132]

One of the saddest parts of Klaus's death is that he died alone. A heartbreaking way to die. Nobody should die alone.

[@janettohara9645]

I would have been there for him . Why, because I love him.

[@mcassis650]

don´t know.. somebody said that Joey Arias visited him in hospital the day before he died.

[@Zowie39]

I really encourage you to watch kzbin.info/www/bejne/j16mp5ywppWqeNU 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!🌠🤟

[@mcassis650]

@@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.

[@BobSmith-mz1uo]

@@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.

[@konatsu2920]

この動画で見られるクラウスさんの笑顔が好きで何度も何度も見ています。 そして、とても切なくなって自然と涙が流れてしまう。素敵な方ですよね。

[@forest6682]

His smile is lovely

[@Chris2851963]

What a beautiful smile. I would have loved to meet this sweet soul ❤️ RIP Klaus...

[@uwe6039]

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.

[@griswald7156]

I think you put that opinion across well….he didn’t run with the crowd..

[@user-ic6eh1ih4k]

Клаус Номи- светлый, творческий человек всегда дарил радость людям! Светлая Ему память!!!

[@user-nx3uu2ig3s]

Словно мотылек...вспыхнул и сгорел...

[@lechuzafisgona1234]

grande klaus nomi!!! eres inmortal!!!!

[@franceshadden4062]

What he left us, extraordinary performances, hopefully somehow he knows how much we love him.

[@lizhipkins1608]

This is my wish : May he feel our love....

[@steven1822]

bravo. he does. i know it in my soul.

[@emilyspector2728]

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…..

[@mariaaguadoball3407]

Freddie must have been aware of Nomi because they moved in some of the same circles. I wonder if there are any quotes from Freddie about Klaus.

[@ronniemartin5088]

Gone too soon... what an amazing human being 😢

[@chrisbeckett9748]

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.

[@MyMumHasEpilepsy]

Beautiful, simple man....... I can’t wait to meet him in the afterlife... 🥰🥰🥰

[@shelleyoxenhorn833]

That would be nice.

[@MyMumHasEpilepsy]

@@shelleyoxenhorn833 It would, wouldn’t it? Just subscribed to your channel 💝💐

[@annabackman3028]

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. 💓💗💕

[@kramercapriati]

This made me cry dammit . So wish I would have known Klaus Nomi, incredibly lovely human being

[@laurence.MusicAndSights]

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

[@lizhipkins1608]

Me too ~ I feel he was a very beautiful human being...

[@raymondlibert9861]

merveilleux personnage , parti bien trop tôt , mais quel bonheur de l écouter et le voir . waw

[@guymontag9577]

It's hard to believe that Klaus would be about 78 years old if he was still alive. Auf Wiedersehen Klaus, bis spater.

[@annemariemichaud-besse1857]

Aujourd'hui encore et toujours je l'écoute avec ravissement. Un petit passage sur terre qui a laissé beaucoup de traces

[@TuckerSP2011]

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]

Lasts songs of second album, Death, Return, were prophetic too. So the circle came back around.

[@alexkx8599]

@@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?

[@Nomifan]

@@alexkx8599 C'était pire que ça, oui, il en avait conscience, depuis janvier tout était pire, il n'a pas eu du tout le temps de faire sa promo.

[@alexkx8599]

@@Nomifan Ummmm...

[@laurence.MusicAndSights]

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

[@michaelf.1490]

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 ♥.

[@martinrodolfocastanedarami6181]

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😊

[@grau4813]

😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊

[@ZipLineFine]

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. :-)

[@alejandroramirezmartinez3676]

Sad to have lost such a great artist

[@schreibwerkstattchristianm5409]

Sein Lächeln könnte die Welt heute gut gebrauchen.... ❤

[@mcassis650]

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.

[@Chris2851963]

His smile is beautiful. I'm crying.

[@CaptainAmerica-nl4tq]

I have to say I would have enjoyed meeting him ...... A wonderful warm smile he had 😌

[@grahambeale9543]

nice tribute to a wonderful unique human being

[@rrich52806]

Amazing voice.

[@stevedisintegrationrules6892]

Definitely unique in talent ,what a voice to sing that high unbelievable

[@janettohara9645]

I'm crying, love you, Klaus Nomi.

[@nigeljjohn6301]

Great voice Sad not around now

[@charliemagnehousemanrosent7251]

Me too ...

[@chutokoksana2841]

Мне понравилось.В его улыбку не возможно не влюбиться...Жаль ,что он не с нами...

[@PavelDGromnic]

We have so many heroes. Welcome Klaus, you sweet performer. I've missed you.

[@sirandrelefaedelinoge]

What a beautiful soul 💔 🙏 🕯 🕊 x

[@markus2745]

His smile is so beautiful ... miss him!!

[@0therun1t21]

What a wonderful tribute to Klaus, thank you!

[@carlosbalestretti1854]

Thanks to KZbin I was able to meet this incredible artist. Too good for this world. left too soon

[@richardpatrick2852]

You could have become familiar with him years ago if you'd been listening to Rush Limbaugh. He was a fan.

[@mariavalerio1977]

I love his smile

[@janettohara9645]

and his beautiful eyes

[@rogerbarrett5052]

I like his sense of humor

[@HashRL]

Those times when creativity meant something... Not this times of "crapeativity"

[@lindsaydiscovers9842]

Be creative then...

[@GoooNakayama]

He was living in so beautiful moments ...wunderbar!

[@RonWylie-gk5lc]

Wonderful artist that inspired many, a true original, I would love to think that he can see what people think of him today,

[@ZatristoVarika]

He lives, nomi forever... Thank's nice video.

[@frankh.2254]

ja der Klaus Nomi. Seine Musik ist sehr zeitlos, ich höre sie immer wieder gern...

[@lindseycarribean5113]

He reminds me a bit Freddie Mercury

[@neofit2430]

Thanks for the great video! Blessed memory of this unsurpassed singer!

[@annekevangorkum]

Such elegance, he' s like a beautiful innocent child, an angel.

[@renesalgadorobles5116]

Fabulous!! No words, pictures speak by themselves. Thank you klaus!!

[@RShingLaiHo]

Wow, thanks for putting this together. Love seeing old photos and footage of Klaus.

[@waanaabe-4795]

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

[@Dejahthoris22]

Beautiful tribute, happy Birthday Klaus!

[@LeoLeo-qp7mf]

Мне кажется прожив совсем не долго на земле, он все же прожил счастливо))) его будут помнить долго....

[@dsdsd6333]

Какая у него прекрасная улыбка

[@annabackman3028]

I figure🤔 Tim Burton had Klaus Nomi's make-up, and maybe himself as well, in mind when he created Edward Scissorhands.

[@laurence.MusicAndSights]

Copycat for Klaus was a medium for sûre...

[@ninhil2]

1:03 already practicing his gestures

[@charliemagnehousemanrosent7251]

Adorable hermoso ser humano grandísimo artista único te amo Klaus Nomi donde quiera que estés

[@Xierra13]

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...

[@jamielacourse7578]

A beautiful man.

[@williamsc358]

Great tribute! Thank you!

[@Profsportster]

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/KZbin. I knew nothing of him in his time. My very awful loss.

[@jimvarnier7931]

And then your very awful loss was transformed into a wondrous find. Cheers, Jim V.

[@Profsportster]

@@jimvarnier7931 Yes, it was.

[@crazyorganist1609]

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.

[@lauranovak8407]

the sweetest smile ever!

[@dafyddil]

what a legend

[@stellacolmenero6471]

Un sacré personnage !!!! 😜 ☠️ ❤️ 👍

[@jacoposerafinelli9753]

Un alieno gentile che doveva rimanere più a lungo su questo pianeta. Jacopo

[@carolinaazul1243]

Inolvidable Klaus Nómi 🦇♥️

[@yeehaw23smitty]

These pics with him with the makeup on, is giving me "Edward Scissorhands" vibes. (esp. @2:46)

[@mauriciomanzano8320]

Un gran artista. KLAUS NOMI

[@richterbelmont6824]

Gran artista!!!!

[@antoniorenzi8607]

Un grande 🎨

[@arletesilva9115]

Lindo sorriso.

[@DdDddd-ep4vz]

A very good man indeed..

[@user-ss2yo5lz9v]

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!

[@user-wb2ml8dv1n]

Амиго...,талант слов нет ...эмоции 😈😈😈❤🤝🤝🤝.не стардотно но душевно

[@daviwilkersom2290]

A música perdeu um talento sem igual!...🥺😢😭 Parabens e Belíssima homenagem!...👏👏👏

[@xeniaguadalupebermudezclar7046]

Makes me cryes!!

[@lupitamiranda2678]

Me da mucha ternura.

[@carlosaravena6839]

maravilloso...........

[@andreblondelle5677]

High Sensibility !!! Quality...

[@cualquiera_TV]

thank you for sharing this ♥

[@user-rx9de1mh6z]

Какая у него красивая улыбка!!! Он очень обаятельный!!!!!

[@sarash_mex]

Que sonrisa tan calida!

[@0therun1t21]

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.

[@user-nn4rc6ul6g]

Did you try to make me cry? So it was a great success. I can't see the video because of my tears. Klaus Nomi is a beautiful artist.

[@marioguzman9688]

Gracias.

[@fieber004]

kennengelernt und niemals vergessen

[@mcassis650]

Glücklicher :)

[@henryjewell3900]

A very nice tribute.

[@gillesopresco7459]

parfaite petite fleur....

[@fy1755]

He sang with bowie wow

[@valentins9886]

Todos somos polvo de estrellas... El fue esencia de estrellas❤🏳️‍🌈

[@thomaskreitmaier511]

Superstar !

[@janarybergtvambiental5284]

Maravilhoso 🙏 obrigada

[@Raymond-ww3lz]

I like klaus

[@rogerbarrett5839]

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.

[@ranmasaotome5162]

Was Nomi gay

[@angelserrano3655]

I've just known about Klaus and I think he's a giant compared to Elvis that seems to me just an industrial produce. May be it is because I'm spanish.

[@rogerbarrett5052]

@@ranmasaotome5162 Yes, I'm sorry to say. But his music means a lot to me and always will.

[@rogerbarrett5052]

@@angelserrano3655 Cool! Huh-huh.

[@rogerbarrett5052]

@@angelserrano3655 I remember us commenting last year during a Nomi video, The Cold Song.

[@flavioreis8376]

Beautyfull

[@WOODR52]

Strange young man, but what a beautiful voice! Always liked Kraftwerk...

[@gothgirlatheart3545]

Funny. I was born 5 years after this man died. For some reason the other night, after learning of him, I laid in bed and cried for his early death. I cried because he was stolen from us so soon. I cried because unlike other artists, he died before his prime. He died young. He died before his dream could be achieved. I cried because something insidious and evil took his life - when he was only being loved. Don't get me wrong, NO ONE. Not Liberace, Not Freddie Mercury - deserved to die from Aids - but at least they were written in history, and achieved their musical dreams. Klaus didn't. He died ultimately before his prime, and his real creative genius could be known. I never knew him, but I long for him.

[@angeloleonardo5122]

Genio!

[@user-ee2yg6ht1s]

Мне так жаль, что он ушёл 😢❤❤❤