Berlin: Skirt
This morning I had breakfast with a friend. It was casual and fun. We talked about her romantic endeavours. “What should I do about men trying to get into my pants?” she asked. – “Wear skirts.” I answered.
Berlin: Work Ethics
This morning finally the painter came to camouflage the damage of the leaks of new years day. When he came in he asked me if he could use my toilet. When he didn’t show himself 15 minutes later I checked out my bathroom to find out he started there with painting. I really like the … Read more
Berlin: Emptyness
Berlin in sunny weather is like heaven on earth. This afternoon I walked for an hour at the old Tempelhof Airport, children were playing, middle aged guys were riding their bicycles up and down the runway. Halfway the main runway I met my 78 year old Turkish neighbour. We had coffee together and talked about … Read more
Hannover: Radical
After the recordingsession we, Tom, his lady and yours truly, went to a leftwing bar in Hannover. Although I was not truly in party mood, I wanted to join them to a concert of 2 girls playing “experimental metal music.” We left after 5 minutes, since the music was horrible. I read afterwards the girls … Read more
Berlin: Planning
This morning I had coffee with Bill Kouligas (Family Battle Snake). We discussed the coming year, our touring plans or the lack of that. The coming year I am gonna take it easy; I wanna enjoy being with my friends, working on music in the studio and cut back on the touring a little. Bill … Read more
Berlin: Neu!
The fantastic double bass player Klaus Janek, who I am lately working with, has a new website. On this new website you can, besides all information about his work and future plans, also find some new sounds of both him and yours truly, which were recorded here in Berlin a few weeks ago. I am … Read more
Berlin: Neukölln Ghetto Posse
After working in the studio all day I walked through town a bit. Two young kids walked passed me and shouted “fucking punker” to me. They wore oversized basketball shirts saying “Neukölln Ghetto Posse,” I can imagine they were feeling rather chilly with todays -12 celsius temperatures. I wasn’t mad or annoyed, I most of … Read more
Berlin: Purple Grapes
Today’s Guardian published a very nice review of the new Kanye West album, The highest office in the land rarely weighs in on American hip-hop. But no less than two US presidents have referred to Kanye West recently: Barack Obama called him a “jackass” and – worse – George Bush mispronounced his name as “Conway”. … Read more
Berlin: Direct
This evening I had a dinner in a sushibar with my dear friend Wendelin, who plays guitar on my next album. In the subway back home a German girl sat down next to me and started talking about the date she just had; that the guy was horrible and she will never date a Dutch … Read more
Berlin: Hair
I always cut my own hair. It’s a statement and I know best what I like, so I don’t have to explain it to a hairdresser how I want it. Today I used the wrong electric scissors, so now my hair on the sides of my head is only 1 mm long. It will grow … Read more
