Friday, September 14, 2007

german interview

Would you please introduce yourself to the German audience?
well, hello! my name is stephen christian and sing for the states band
anberlin. we have been around since 2003 and since then have put out
three records on tooth and nail records. we try to be a very hard
working band and stay on the road as much as possible. one of the main
reasons we named the band anberlin is because my mother was born right
outside of berlin, germany and because of that i have always had a
strong attachment to germany.

What kind of influences do you have?
all five of us are going to cite something different, but i think
overall the major influences for the band are the beatles, the cure,
the smiths, and other such brit-rock bands.


How would you describe your music? indie-wave. i think we are really
inspired by both 80's new wave and the current indie-rock scene.

What has been your greatest success?
the greatest success for us is not the amount of money, fame, or album
sales we will ever achieve. i believe the greatest success was the day
we set out to pursue our passion and dreams and didnt let fear of
rejection or failure stand in our way.

How would you describe a live-show to your fans here in Germany?
energetic, interactive, sing-a-long, rock show.

What do you think of politics – are you interested in these things?
i am very much interested in issues of the global scale including
politics, governments, humanitarian issues, etc. i want to be a well
rounded person, not one that in self absorbed and egocentric. i wish
more musicians would be concerned about the world around them, and
actively get involved.

Will we see you here in Germany? What are your plans for the future?
we would give anything to come to germany! my two goals were to go to
japan, and germany. we had the opportunity to go to japan with
copeland earlier this year, perhaps we will get a chance to go to
germany next year!

future plans right now are to go out on tour with motion city
soundtrack here in north america october-december, early next year we
would like to record then our plans our to head out internationally...
hopefully germany! but i can't make any promises just yet.

Your final words… ;-)
thank you SO much for allowing me to do this interview, this is
officially our first german interviw and i hope it is not our last!
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