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Bruno Mars isn’t too fond of social media—he once complained of changing his Twitter icon for over an hour—but has found his passion in something else: digital collages.
The “24K Magic” singer has taken much pride in his new skill. “My collage skills are gettin pretty epic!” he said, referring to a collage of a customized jersey he received during his tour:
My collage skills are gettin pretty epic! Chi Town night 2 #24KMagicWorldTour pic.twitter.com/CoaARRjWfF
— Bruno Mars (@BrunoMars) August 19, 2017
Fans poked fun at his new hobby, with some estimating that he may have taken at least four hours to make it.
This probably took u 4 hours
— Danna🍌 (@negromars) August 19, 2017
Oh so that’s why you didn’t tweet with us! You’ve been making this collage for 2 days 👏🏼
— LEXI 🍓🍾 (@alexissbm) August 19, 2017
Besides his collage-making skills, his photography was criticized. One noted that he finally took a clear picture.
And they’re not blurry! 😂😂😂
— Yara (@Hooliganasfvck) August 19, 2017
Another fan hoped to teach him something a bit more advanced: gifs.
Kool,So now that u’ve graduated 👨🏻🎓Collage making class,,When ya gonna learn to post a “GIF” ??? Ya want me to teach ya 🙋🏻💙💜😜
— *Mary Of Oz* (@Mary_of_Oz) August 19, 2017
“y’all wait until @brunomars learns he can add more than one pic in a tweet,” one netizen said.
y’all wait until @brunomars learns he can add more than one pic in a tweet pic.twitter.com/vlDPDLdbDm
— shauna ✨☁️🕊 (@nycdevotee93) August 19, 2017
“Wait what?” was Mars’ innocent reply to a feature he may not have figured out yet.
Wait what? 😳 https://t.co/RulvD6LuZR
— Bruno Mars (@BrunoMars) August 19, 2017
Despite the playful banter, the words may have hurt him a little: “There’s nothing wrong with my collages! I’ve received thousands of compliments,” said the multi-talented artist.
First of all there’s nothing wrong with my collages! I’ve received thousands of compliments and I’m looking forward to posting more. Thanks https://t.co/EiiTiNPh5e
— Bruno Mars (@BrunoMars) August 20, 2017
In the end, he admitted defeat: in a Twitter Q&A, he was asked to tell a secret. “I’m not really that good at making Twitter collages,” lamented Mars.
I’m not really that good at making twitter collages 😞 https://t.co/WADFiFAueD
— Bruno Mars (@BrunoMars) August 20, 2017
There there, Bruno. Between being able to sing, dance, play a number of instruments, and win multiple Grammy awards, collage-making skills might have to take a backseat. /ra
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