Hit-making dance producer Skrillex has debuted a brand new look, and it’s left his followers shocked.
In a drastic transformation, the favored DJ has misplaced his signature lengthy hair and thick-rimmed glasses in change for a short-back-and-sides trim and modern new wardrobe.
The dramatic change has despatched followers wild on social media, with many likening the musician to Game of Thrones character Jon Snow, performed by British actor Kit Harington.
The 35-year-old DJ, whose actual title is Sonny Moore, is understood for hit tracks Cinema, with Benny Benassi, and Where Are U Now that includes Justin Bieber.
Earlier this month, the Grammy-winning producer introduced a double album this 12 months, his first launch since 2014’s Recess.
He dropped first single Rumble, a collaboration with British DJ Fred Again …, and rapper Flowdan, on January 4th.
Back in February final 12 months, Moore courted criticism after he was photographed backstage in Miami with controversial educational Jordan Peterson, having attended considered one of his talks, NME reported.
“Good to see you yesterday @Skrillex,” Peterson tweeted, together with a photograph of the 2 along with the caption, “Guess who.”
Peterson has been closely criticised in recent times for his views on feminism and gender identification.
Among many contentious statements, he has claimed that Islamophobia is “a word created by fascists and used by cowards to manipulate morons”, that white privilege is a “Marxist lie”, and that “the idea that women were oppressed throughout history is an appalling theory”.
Skrillex isn’t the one musician noticed seemingly supporting Peterson, with Mumford & Sons equally pictured with the psychologist in 2018.
“I don’t think that having a photograph with someone means you agree with everything they say,” lead guitarist Winston Marshall later advised CBC radio.
He defined of the unlikely assembly: “I primarily was very interested in Dr. Peterson’s work on psychology, read both his books and found it very, very interesting, and met him [through] a mutual acquaintance and invited him down to the studio whilst he was in London on tour, which was very interesting and one of many interesting visits [from various figures] we had in the studio.”
