Mohsen Namjoo: Madman, Genius… or Both?

Just saw this video series on Iranian.com and had to point to it. It’s a sort of video opus, called “I am Mohsen Namjoo.” There are five parts: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. I’ve only watched bits of the first two; the second includes scenes of him taking a shower as he addresses the camera. And all along there’s a lot of singing and music theory. It’s so bizarre and amazing, regardless of how you may feel about his music, though his originality is not even contestable. A lot of his lyrics are over my head because my Persian vocab is so crap, but this set of videos makes him a little more accessible.