03 August 2011

Twins or Doppelgangers?

A remarkable phenomenon was brought to my attention not so very long ago. A friend was working on a dissertation on British novelist Martin Amis, and I noticed from a picture that he bore an uncanny resemblance to Nick Cave (Amis, not my friend). Same permanent expression of disdain, same long face, same greasy, slicked-back hair. Observe:

Cave...


...or Amis?
















Welsh-born author...

...or Australian-born musician?















The author of Money...
...or the composer of 'Easy Money'?
















Actually, Amis also looks oddly like Neil Young.
The only conclusion is that they are the same person (and may occasionally turn into Neil Young too). Amis is Cave's senior by a good 9 years, so presumably Cave is a second personality that he developed after a while. Really, it's not that surprising; how many outspoken and controversial chroniclers of the postmodern condition can there be?

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