Thread by @latimes, Mark Mothersbaugh nearly died from COVID-19. FaceTiming with his family kept him [...]

Devo cofounder Mark Mothersbaugh spent weeks in Cedars-Sinai hospital, hooked up to a ventilator, his mind wracked by violent hallucinations.

Devo cofounder and acclaimed composer @mmothersbaugh contracted the coronavirus in early June, when virus-induced hallucinations led him to believe that he was recovering from a vicious beating in downtown Los Angeles.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-08-31/mark-mothersbaugh-devo-covid-19-coronavirus

The “Whip It” singer contracted the virus in L.A. in late May while his family was in Palm Springs. His delusions lasted more than two weeks. Three harrowing months later, Mothersbaugh and his family are back together and virus free.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-08-31/mark-mothersbaugh-devo-covid-19-coronavirus

Mothersbaugh says he also hallucinated future plans for @DEVO. In his hallucination, the band performed it on the streets of Hollywood — through the use of augmented reality. “We were standing on top of these projections, which were growing somehow.”
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-08-31/mark-mothersbaugh-devo-covid-19-coronavirus

Mothersbaugh: “If you have anyone that you know who’s in ICU with COVID, keep them in touch with the outside world, because it’s easy to lose track of where you are and why you are. I had no idea I was on a ventilator for 10 days. Time meant nothing.” https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-08-31/mark-mothersbaugh-devo-covid-19-coronavirus

Devo cofounder Mark Mothersbaugh spent weeks in Cedars-Sinai hospital, hooked up to a ventilator, his mind wracked by violent hallucinations.

Despite the devastating experience, Mothersbaugh says it was also unfortunately instructive, as it confirms an argument that he and his groundbreaking band, Devo, have been making for nearly 50 years.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-08-31/mark-mothersbaugh-devo-covid-19-coronavirus

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