Stranger Things’ Joe Keery wears disguise to perform: ‘It allows me to have less sense of self’
Stranger Things’ Joe Keery has revealed his choice of disguise when he performs his music under the alias of Djo.
In a new interview, the 30-year-old Stranger Things star talked about how wearing a wig and sunglasses made him almost unrecognizable on stage.
“Well, at first it was just a way to make people not understand that it was me, and remove myself from the connection – or just the music from the connection – with the show or anything like that. “, he told UNILAD.
Joe Keery of Incognito: Stranger Things has revealed his choice of disguise when he performs his music under the alias of Djo (watched last month)
He continued: ‘And what it turned into was just a really fun character to perform live on stage. And it allows me to be less self-conscious, I think – and it’s also like an element of surprise’
When asked specifically if he would choose to wear a wig to stop people talking about Steve Harrington’s iconic hairstyle, Keery replied: ‘No, not really.’
The performer emphasized: “In general, it’s just a disguise for myself.
Speaking up: In an interview, the 30-year-old Stranger Things star talked about how wearing a wig and sunglasses made him almost unrecognizable on stage; seen in March 2022
The actor also went on to say that he thinks ‘there’s a lot of performance art that could have been lost in specific indie music over the last 10-15 years.’
I think there’s a lot of skill in pop and pop-r’n’b music, and so I’m trying to come up with a different way to meet what an indie rock band can be, I guess so,’ he noted.
In September, Keery will release his second album Decide, three years after his 2019 debut Twenty Twenty.
Double menace: When asked specifically if he’d choose to wear a wig to get people to stop talking about his Steve Harrington’s iconic hairstyle, Keery replied: ‘No, not really’ (pictured) character photos from the Netflix series)
“You know, I just turned 30, and so it lined up with the release of this record,” he said of the record. ‘And I think a lot of the songs are about getting old and saying goodbye [to] this is the young adult part of your life. ‘
He also mentioned his dream collaborators Jeff Lynn of Electric Light Orchestra and Kate Bush, whose 1985 classic Runnin’ Up That Hill returned to fame after it was featured in an episode by Stranger Things.
Next month: In September, Keery will release his sophomore album Decide, three years after his 2019 debut Twenty Twenty; seen last year
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