Daft Punk, the influential electronic group, quits smoking after 28 years. The duo announced their retirement in a video Monday morning titled “Epilogue.”
The video includes a clip from the band’s 2006 film “Electroma” and includes a photo of their hands under the title “1993-2021”. Kathryn Frazier, a Daft Punk publicist, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The duo – Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter – began making music together under the personality in 1993. They were best known for their robot costumes, which began taking to public appearances in the 2000s.
In 1987, they both met in Paris and formed an indie rock band called Darling. After being delighted with the French house movement, they began working on their electronic sound and finally consolidated their popularity in America with their debut album “Homework” and the single “Da Funk”.
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“Da Funk” and their second single “Around the World” earned the band their first two Grammy nominations. Since then, Daft Punk has been nominated for 12 Grammys and won six.
In 2007, the band resurfaced when Kanye West rehearsed the 2001 song “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger” for their track “Stronger”.
Daft Punk’s 2014 album “Random Access Memories” was revered by critics and fans, a renaissance movement of electronic dance music. The album featured the single “Get Lucky”, which featured singer and producer Pharrell Williams.
That year, the album won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, making them the first electronic act to take home the coveted honor.
So far, it is unclear whether de Homem-Christo or Bangalter will continue as solo acts.