“Uncontrollable Urge” is the theme song of the hit MTV show “Ridiculousness.” The song’s writer, Mark Mothersbaugh, a founding member of the ’80s group, Devo, makes $1 million per year in royalties ...
When MTV turned 10 back in 1991, the network roped in Tom Cruise, George Michael, Aerosmith, R.E.M., Madonna, and Michael Jackson for a giant anniversary special. “It’s been an amazing decade for MTV, ...
MTV launched on August 1, 1981. The Music Television Network gave a new dimension to songs as artists had the opportunity to pair videos with their music. Some of the videos wound up being the fabric ...
Despite a prolific career composing soundtracks for hit movies and TV shows, one of Mark Mothersbaugh's most lucrative pieces of music is a song he wrote nearly 50 years ago. The composer, who has ...
I got into Devo the way everyone should: Hearing “Gut Feeling/(Slap Your Mammy)” at a dive bar and feeling it in my bones. However, the legendary new wave band also have a banger called ...
Mark Mothersbaugh of DEVO Says He Makes $1 Million Yearly From the ‘Ridiculousness’ Theme Song Alone
When he wasn’t actively the brains behind DEVO, Mothersbaugh contributed quite a lot of energy and time to scoring movies and creating jams for television programs. Fortunately for him, Ridiculousness ...
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