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"Bob Dylan at the height of his fame
Got asked the same question again and again
In a forest of microphones
'Tell us, Bob, who really, who really is Mr Jones?" - Momus

I suppose the better question for the day... who is Momus? The classical answer: Momus is the Greek god of mockery and censure. The far more modern answer: Nick Currie, The Ultraconformist.

I've been listening to Momus' music for over a decade I suppose. Even now, listening to material I could recite backwards and forwards, his literary twisting can bring a wry smile to my face. I've always admired Momus for his ability to keep afloat as an artist first and foremost and a musician second. He's never come close to existing in the mainstream music world (even though he spent almost 10 years on Creation Records) and yet he has always done an amazing job of creating a sustainable life that allows him the creative freedom to continue writing and recording in whatever part of the world he chooses to live in that year.

Buy some: Momus