bergeThe 2 Minutes-Interviewberge (Mountains) and their music always stir our emotions either leaving us in high spirits or moving us to tears. Their song »10.000 Tränen« (10.000 Tears) is a heartfelt appeal on behalf of tormented and enfeebled animals and was quite rightly a big hit last year. When we first saw the duo Marianne and Rocco play live at our muxmäuschenwild mini-summer-festival during the World cup in 2014, we were sold/ we knew we had fallen for them. All the way. This weekend, they’ll play a charity gig at the WABE in Berlin and perform songs from their album VOR UNS DIE SINNFLUT. We managed to catch up with them and had a nice little chat about the challenge Thai-curry-loving city slickers face when engaged in Indian temple dance, real concerts and everlasting songs. May they both move mountains.
Name: Rocco Horn | Marianne Neumann |
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If you could change the world over night, where would you start? R: With myself!
A good deed for everyone to do before the year is over: R: Tell a friend or a family member why you think they are special.
Who or what inspires you? R: Michael Jackson, Michael Jordan, Bruce Lee, my son and you.
Which concert will you remember forever? R: My first Steve Vai concert.
Your song for eternity? R: That’s a mean question, I could easily make a Top Five list… hmmm… „Right Now“ by Van Halen, or „Live Is Wonderful“ by Jason Mraz, or „Transatlanticism“ by Death Cab for Cutie, and and and …
You will be reborn. As what? R: I hope not…at least not on an existing planet.
What makes you feel that you live in the right city? R: Because nothing is drawing me away.
Your next vacation: Mountains or Ocean? R: Um, both! :) Really!
What did you dream of last night? R: A friend of mine won a motorcycle! |
What did you want to be when you were a kid? R: I didn’t want to be anything. I was quite happy with the overall situation
M: All I remember is that I didn’t find the idea of pursuing the same work every single day to be very appealing. So, considering that, I’ve been very lucky. What have you been planning to do for a while but somehow don’t manage to do it? R: I usually manage to do the things I set out to do. I even got round to taking some time off now.
M: To pursue plans with discipline and meditate every day. With which band would you like to go on tour? R: Great question! Trevor Hall!!! And Berge, as strange as that might sound.
What would you cook for us if we visited you at home? R: Probably a veggie Thai curry with coconut milk and rice.
What are you afraid of? R: I don’t understand the question…
When did you last try something new and what was it? R: Last night – but telling you WHAT would be rather inappropriate here…
What should no one know about you? R: This is a trick question, isn’t it?
Which question should we have asked? R: What should everyone know about me!? ;)
Last Words: R: I leave them to Marianne. |