The urge to sing was so strong one day I performed in a club and it was very successful.

- Klaus Nomi

I'm from Planet Nomi where I wear black lipstick so you can see my lips and what I am doing with them.

- Klaus Nomi

People are so nice to each other on holidays...especially at Christmas. Why don't people beat up each other at Christmas? Now that would be fun!

- Klaus Nomi

I come as the wicked witch from the Barock era.

- Klaus Nomi

The way I look it is hard to look like a normal person. You know, in the streets when I was a kid, people always said I looked strange, and it made m…

- Klaus Nomi

People do accuse me of being just decorative or an escapist - well I am. That's what I do. I am other things as well. I transcend the song and give i…

- Klaus Nomi

I feel threatened, and sometimes it makes me angry because I can't do anything about that, there's just too many issues. But in a way I think my work…

- Klaus Nomi

My music is L-O-V-E because it's a gift, and you only give something when you feel it deeply.

- Klaus Nomi

I approach everything as an absolute outsider. It is the only way I can break so many rules.

- Klaus Nomi