Daft Punk Members Finally Take Off Their Helmets, And Fans Can't Get Enough

EDM pioneers Daft Punk showed true genius in building a mythology around their brand. For most of their near-three decade career, they performed under shiny robotic helmets and kept their true identities out of the public eye. But we bet you are as curious as we were to see what they really look like under the masks. Now that the duo have called it quits, you can.

The end of Daft Punk?

After 28 years of bringing electronic music to the masses, Daft Punk announced the end on February 22, 2021. Fittingly for a duo who spent most of their career wearing outlandish disguises and shying away from publicity, the announcement took the form of a quirky in-costume YouTube video. There was no written statement from the duo themselves.

Strange visuals

Mostly, the video was a clip from Electroma, their odd and experimental 2006 sci-fi movie. It showed the two disco robots walking out into the desert, before one of them exploded into smithereens. Then a graphic came on-screen that read “1993-2001.” It was over-the-top, strange, yet also tongue-in-cheek. Basically, everything Daft Punk have always been.

Words from fans

The internet was overtaken with fans and admirers bidding farewell to one of the most influential electronic dance music acts of all time. DJ Mark Ronson tweeted, “Daft Punk left the game with a flawless legacy. I would say enviable but impossibly unattainable is more appropriate.” Collaborator Pharrell Williams simply tweeted, “Forever legends.”

Riding high

Daft Punk’s career hit its highest heights when they worked with Williams on the massive single “Get Lucky” in 2013. It also featured Nile Rodgers of legendary disco act Chic. They also collaborated with rapper Kanye West on his hit single “Stronger,” although they didn’t work together in the studio. Instead, West used a sample from Daft Punk’s “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger” and built his tune around it.