Andy Kaufman faked his death.
This one looks as though he really did.
Even his brother and friends say he is still alive.
That is definitely a stretch of the imagination, but I've taken an open stance on these things. We consider ourselves to be rational beings, right? You and I are both considering ourselves to not fall prey to these silly mind tunnels. But how do we actually know that is the truth? Does a crazy person know they are crazy? Sure some do, but in all actuality it is very difficult to ascertain where your mentality stands. At least that's my opinion.
I wouldn't rule out the possibility of somebody faking their death and "coming back" as an alter ego. I've often fantasized about it myself.
Let us imagine that we have access to an infinite source of money/power. We are constantly in the spotlight, and our very definition of existence (because in a celebrity mindset this is the case) is to be viewed by the public as a figurehead.
Let us assume our image goes wrong or something happens that we really regret or feel ashamed about. IF you had access to infinite resources, and all these medical procedures we have nowadays allow for crazy experiments, wouldn't you try something? I think I might, but then again...its just an opinion.
I totally agree with all of that. The only part I find truly unbelievable is that someone would want the fame again. If I had those resources and wanted to disappear, I'd get the surgery, but I'd much prefer to play puppeteer, and walk around as a nobody.
But then again, maybe I don't understand the mind of the ultra-famous. Scratch that, I know I don't understand them. Maybe a new identity is some next-level performance art for these guys. Hell, maybe its a hardcore version of how famous writers will use a new pen name so they can get some honest feedback.
Either way, I think we can agree that its far from the least likely thing that could happen, but I still find the idea of Kurt Cobain performing Love Game to be completely hilarious.
On a small tangent, I think celebs fake their deaths with surprising regularity. If someone tries to kill you, probably better to make them think they succeeded, no? John Lennon and Tupac come to mind. Lennon had no funeral, and his body was cremated. Tupac asked his bodyguard to ride in another car on the night of the shooting, and survived 6 days after the attack. Tupac was cremated the next day. Or maybe they both died, but I think I'd be more likely to play dead if I survived assassination.
I think I like you. We think in a very similar fashion.
I look forward to our future conversations!
We have video of Lady Gaga as a teenager. She was in an episode of The Sopranos.
That's exactly what (((they))) want you to think.
Idk about ridiculous, but the funniest are the ones that say various celebs fake their deaths come come back as new famous people. Bill Hicks becoming Alex Jones is a good one. My favorite is that Kurt Cobain faked his death, got a sex change, decided he missed the spotlight, and came back as Lady Gaga.
I totally believe that someone would fake their death to escape fame, but getting plastic surgery and coming back doesn't make much sense.