DEVO, What’s the story behind those red hats?

Gerald Casale: The red hats (Energy Domes) were inspired by an Art Deco ceiling fixture at my elementary school and a ‘Cancellator Helmet’ from a Nancy comic. I turned the ceiling fixture upside down and redesigned it to fit a human head. I had it painted red like the helmet in the comic. I made up a story about how the ‘Energy Dome’ captured all the energy that escapes from the top of your head when you are expending energy and recycles it through your body.