Matthias Richter – born Dachau 11/03/1980 – nursery school – primary school at 6 – grammar school at 10 – civil service in lieu of military service at 21 – music college at 23 – with Schandmaul since October 2002.
So far, so good, but we’ll see…
After suffering the biggest computer meltdown in my whole life over the last couple of weeks (isn’t it crazy that, in spite of the chaos they cause, people still think that computers are “indispensable?!), I’m sitting here typing on my new keyboard with extreme caution. And in Switzerland, which even more ironic. Though I’m definitely a hot candidate for the title “World’s Bitchiest Hack”. The sad thing is that I’m reasonably good in our mother tongue, but I always take too long…I don’t really know why… …I’ve been trying to read a book called “Freaks” by Joey Goebel again for ages. Totally hilarious story. Perhaps I should just read more, if I feel like it… Just today, I heard a cute little saying: “Warning: reading can seriously damage your stupidity.” Anyway, there must be something in it. But there are other things in life…
As for me,
I really love my job; making music is basically more a way of life, and it’s very personal to me. In every respect, probably. I strongly believe that it was the only way for me… at least, I’ve had this dream since I was 13. I like to do a bit more sport now to balance things out a bit, and maybe do some cooking, and I’ve always liked doing the social thing… I might have a strong opinion on something, but that doesn’t actually mean I manage do anything about it… I’m probably just a bit chaotic…even if I might think I’m super-organised… if you like weird films, “Adams Apfel”is brilliant. We watched it 3 times when we were in the studio…oh, yeah, the “Stadium Arcadium” album still makes the Red Hot Chili Peppers my favourite band… after Schandmaul, of course… Ah, Schandmaul… loads of brilliant stuff has happened over the last few years… it’s hard to take it all in… Huge THANKS to everyone reading this and showing an interest in us and our music. It’s great for us to see how things have developed over the years. It just goes to show that music is really important in life. For me, there’s no better vehicle for your feelings…
in this spirit, see you again soon…
XXX MATTHIAS
