He'd also quietly launched a solo career with Muzik for Insomniaks, a collection of instrumental pieces that first surfaced in 1988. In 1980, Devo released their third album, Freedom of Choice, which included the song "Whip It." When "Whip It" became an unexpected hit single, Devo became genuine pop stars, and Mothersbaugh and Casale used their success to embrace high-tech visuals as well as music to espouse their jaundiced views on the world at large.īy the time Devo broke up in 1991, Mothersbaugh had already begun working as a composer for hire along with other members of Devo, he helped write the music for the 1988 horror film Slaughterhouse Rock, and he penned background music for the popular TV series Pee Wee's Playhouse.
In 1978, Devo signed with Warner Bros., and they soon became one of the most high-profile acts on the American new wave scene. As he became fascinated with the notion that humanity was regressing rather than moving forward, he formed an experimental rock band with friends and fellow artists Gerard Casale and Bob Lewis in 1973 to espouse their theory of "de-evolution." After several years, the group mutated into Devo, whose self-released singles and striking performances earned them a cult following that included David Bowie and Iggy Pop. Mothersbaugh attended Kent State University, where he studied art, and was deeply affected by the death of four fellow students who were shot by National Guard troops on May 4, 1970. He also studied piano, though his interest in music didn't take hold until he saw the Beatles make their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964. Despite suffering from severe myopia and astigmatism - he got his first pair of glasses at age seven - he showed a strong talent for art as a youngster.
Mothersbaugh was born in Akron, Ohio on May 18, 1950. While best known as one of the founders of the iconic new wave band Devo, Mark Mothersbaugh has quietly transformed himself into a renaissance man since the group's fortunes peaked in the '80s, and has distinguished himself as a composer for film and television, a visual artist, an author, a producer, and a designer.
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