Piano Man: A publicity stunt?

[Lesa]

Quest to identify ‘piano man’ goes on

So this guy is found on a beach, soaking wet, wearing a black suit, back in April. He hasn't spoken during all this time, but is a virtuoso at playing classical piano. So far, 3 musicians have gotten their 15 minutes of fame simply by denying they are the piano man, and the search for his identity goes on. Meanwhile, he resides in a mental ward in England, playing the piano when the mood strikes him, never uttering a word.

Why doesn't he just tell people his name? Amnesia? Some other trauma? Does he have something to hide? Is this a publicity stunt? What do you think?

[buttcheeks]

I only saw a brief snippet of this. He must be some alien reptilian.

[Joxcenia]

Wow! Very interesting. It could be that he suffered some kind of trauma. At the same time, he could be hoping to get an agent/contract by drawing attention to himself this way.

[Lesa]

Yep, it could go either way. When I think about it though, how would he have known he would get international coverage for it? It'll be interesting to find out what the deal is here.

[Joxcenia]

It'll most likely be made into a movie either way it plays out.

[Lesa]

I think it will.

[Lesa]

 
Piano man's identity may stay a secret
Posted: 09aug05 (14 hours ago)

DOCTORS fear the identity of a pianist found on an English beach might never be known.

"We haven't had someone bashing down the door saying, 'This is my son' or 'This is my brother'," an official at a psychiatric hospital in Kent told The Independent newspaper.

"Given the enormous amount of publicity about Piano Man, we think it surprising that someone who knows him has not come forward.

"It is possible his family lead an isolated existence and have not seen the stories, but we have to prepare ourselves for the fact that we may never know who he is and that he may be with us for a long time." The 'Piano Man' was found in April wet, but dressed in a black suit and tie and with no clue as to his origin.

He has not spoken, but when given a pencil and paper he drew a grand piano. Shown a piano, he impressed his carers with a virtuoso performance.

Investigators have checked about 1000 calls and emails and followed several leads. – AFP

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