21 FEBRUARY 2019
The outpouring of social media sentiments from high profile musicians, for which Lagerfeld was a darling, is overwhelming. Among these, the aforementioned Allen and Cyrus, are Frank Ocean, Katy Perry, Courtney Love, Swizz Beatz, Kylie Minogue, to name a few. For years Lagerfeld has been seen flanked by everyone from Madonna to Cher to Victoria Beckham to Rihanna, Lady Gaga, and on and on. Many of whom he designed outfits for and who are expressing their admiration and their grief via timeless images with the man himself.
There’s a delightful ode from 2012, 'Karl Lagerfeld', by quirky Italian electropop duo, Fujiyamabit. And Rae Sremmurd’s 'Chanel' featuring Pharrell commands, “Take her to Chanel, ‘cause she fine.” Plus, Lagerfeld made a cameo appearance in Jean-Roch’s video for 'St. Tropez' alongside Snoop Dogg.
But Lagerfeld had some musical output of his own. 'My Favorite Songs' is a two-disc compilation of 23 songs released in 2007. Featuring a wide range of artists, among these: Stereolab, Super Furry Animals, Lindstrom & Prinz Thomas, as well as Devendra Banhart. Banhart also contributed a song to Lagerfeld’s 'Room Service', a multimedia product that includes book, photographs, short film and Banhart’s cover of 'Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend'.
A year later, Lagerfeld was one of the DJs on Grand Theft Auto IV radio stations, K109 The Studio as "DJ Karl". His selections include Cerrone 'Supernature', The Fatback Band '(Are You Ready) Do The Bus Stop', Chic’s 'Everybody Dance', and Sister Sledge 'He’s The Greatest Dancer'. He reprised this role on Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City in 2009 where he spun the likes of Crème D’Cocoa 'Doing the Dog' and Peaches & Herb 'Shake Your Groove Thing'.
Among Lagerfeld’s famous quotes is: “Music gives color to the air of the moment.” And there have been reports of a position in Lagerfeld’s employ as “iPod nanny” where the job description involved transferring his hefty collection of CDs to his 70+ iPods, as well as keeping him abreast of the freshest sounds.
https://mixmag.net/feature/karl-lagerfeld
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