Discuss “Blue men rock, they don’t conform”

“Every morning I put it on. I walk outside and I am gone.”

That is the first line of “Persona,” a song by the Blue Man Group, though they are not the singers. The Blue Man Group features guest singers for their music; the men stick strictly to percussion and tomfoolery. This song, similar to many on The Blue Man Group’s CD The Complex, is about the mask you must wear at work or in the company of others. Conforming can destroy you, the CD — and the perfomance — says over and over.

The men aren’t just enigmas because they are blue. They are strange because their performances are part humor, part dance, part music, and part message. At the How To Be A Megastar Tour, the message stands out.

Last Saturday at Mellon Arena, the...