Marvin Pontiac

Musician

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The Profile

Marvin Pontiac is a fictional musical persona created and performed by American musician John Lurie. The persona and accompanying records mix blues, world influences and theatrical mythmaking; the project includes staged biography and imagery.

Marvin Pontiac is an alter ego of John Lurie. The Legendary Marvin Pontiac Greatest Hits is presented as a compilation of the fictional artist's work; reviews note the use of fake photos and invented biography. Reviewers describe the music as blending blues and world/African influences, with an eccentric, art-brut sensibility.

Marvin Pontiac is a fictional musical persona created and performed by John Lurie. Reviews praise the inventive persona and the eclectic, blues-tinged music on The Legendary Marvin Pontiac Greatest Hits and discuss The Asylum Tapes. Opinions range from admiring to puzzled, with an overall positive reception.

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Marvin Pontiac never existed; he is nothing more than an alter ego behind which John Lurie (Lounge Lizards) hides, who made up everything for this album, even providing fake photos of the artist for the truly disturbing booklet.