Thomas Bangalter, left, and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, from the music group Daft Punk, pose for ... the character of the robots like a Marina Abramović performance art installation that lasted ...

Daft Punk didn't always present as robots. They weren't even the first robots in music for that matter (see the pioneering German electronic band Kraftwerk or the '70s rock band Space).

This cautionary attitude might seem at odds with Daft Punk’s wholehearted embrace of the robot look, but Bangalter’s view is this was akin to a “performance art installation that lasted for 20 years”.

In some of his first detailed comments about Daft Punk‘s ... is a robot.” “I almost consider the character of the robots like a Marina Abramović performance art installation that lasted ...

A big part of Daft Punk‘s allure was the mystery ... describing their robot characters as a kind of two-plus decade “performance art installation” in the vein of beloved performance artist ...