Moments ago, PIMCO's Bill Gross stepped up to the podium at Morningstar's annual investor conference in Chicago.
And according to people tweeting from the event, it got weird.
First, Gross walked up to the podium in stunners.
We can't seem to find anyone taking him seriously.
Bill Gross sporting some fun shades for his #MICUS session. pic.twitter.com/iX3OyHSbUC
- MichaelKitces (@MichaelKitces) June 19, 2014
He looks like Mr. Smith from "The Matrix" RT @MStarScottBurns: @PIMCO Gross comes out in sunglasses! #MICUS pic.twitter.com/Ffh8bBFa9c
- Jeffrey Cane (@Jeffrey_Cane) June 19, 2014
Then he started talking about he wants to be a Manchurian Candidate.
Bill Gross jokes he wants to pull a "manchurian candidate" on reporters, hypnotizing them about him being a good guy #MICUS @PIMCO
- Lawrence Delevingne (@ldelevingne) June 19, 2014
Bill Gross tells reporters to repeat after him "Bill Gross is the kindest, bravest, warmest most wonderful human being you've met"
- Kirsten Grind (@KirstenGrind) June 19, 2014
And he also called himself the Justin Bieber of bonds.
.@pimco's bill gross just called himself the @justinbieber of bonds. fyi.
- Mary Childs (@mdc) June 19, 2014
For all that, he also said this
Bill Gross: "I've never been happier at work." #MICUS
- Chris Latham (@echrisl) June 19, 2014
But WSJ's Scott Patterson probably summed this situation up best.
Something weird is going on with Bill Gross
- Scott Patterson (@pattersonscott) June 19, 2014