Interviewdatum: 27. Mai 2008.
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Mit seiner positiven Ausstrahlung, eingängigen Melodien und einer Stimme, die sofort ins Ohr geht, hat sich Timothy Daniel längst einen Namen in der internationalen Musikszene gemacht. Der im Februar 1980 in Elkhorn im US-Bundesstaat Wisconsin geborene Musiker lebt und arbeitet heute in Syracuse, New York. Besonders in Japan genießt der Sänger und Songwriter große Popularität und begeistert dort mit seinem unverwechselbaren Mix aus Pop, Rock und sommerlichen Feel-Good-Songs. Seine Musik liefert den perfekten Soundtrack für ausgelassene Strandpartys, lange Clubnächte oder eine entspannte Autofahrt bei offenem Verdeck. Gute-Laune-Texte, mitreißende Rhythmen und jede Menge Charme machen seine Songs zu einem besonderen Hörerlebnis. Über seine Musik, seinen Erfolg und seine Zukunftspläne sprach OBZ am 27. Mai 2008 kurz mit Timothy Daniel.
INTERVIEW!
OBZ: Do you write your own songs?
DANIEL: Yes – always
OBZ: What does your songs evolve from?
DANIEL: Generally, my songs begin as nostalgia or a story I’m told. I tend to gravitate towards songs about illusions.
OBZ: You also write for other artists. Is the collaboration important to you?
DANIEL: It is important to me that I continue to create. Sometimes I create songs which could be delivered with more potency by an artist with a different set of strengths. I am more interested in my songs getting life than I am intent on being the only vehicle for them.
OBZ: Is music for you a feeling of life? Do you think music should play an
important role in people’s life?
DANIEL: Music (along with film, construction, and invention) make me feel alive. I am only happy when I am producing something. I can’t say that I think everyone should do as I do, but I certainly hope everybody can find a way to feel as good as I feel after making something I can be proud of.
OBZ: Do you always play your music live? Is that important to you?
DANIEL: I’ve given a few hundred performances since my first opening gig on April 4, 2004. I much prefer writing and recording to recreating my music night after night on tour. Sometimes, I feel like I am perverting my songs by performing them even after I have exhausted most of my emotion. After a some time on the road, I really struggle to remain genuine on stage. That is when I know it is time to start writing again.
OBZ: With whom would you like to work together?
DANIEL: I would love to develop musically to the point where I could spend time creating music with Ben Folds.
OBZ: Do you have a dream project?
DANIEL: I would like to write a film, direct, act, edit, and create all of the music for that film.
OBZ: What was the most embarrassing thing that happened to you? Was it on a
concert? Or was it on another event?
DANIEL: I performed very poorly in Reno a couple of years ago. I tried to play an extra song to recover, but I just never got it together. I played longer than I was supposed to, and I did not make friends with the musicians who I bumped with my failed attempt. It was humliating.
OBZ: People can buy your music here in the shops. Where else could people get
your music from?
DANIEL: I think Amazon.com and CDBABY.com are the best places to get my
music.
OBZ: Tell me about the greatest experience you had with your fans.
DANIEL: One fan’s family hired me to perform at her house with my bass player (Brett Hobin). They invited fifteen or twenty people who turned out to be a dream audience. The fan created friendship bracelets for Brett and I which we still wear. Any time fans make tshirts, posters, or other gifts from their hearts…it is very special and memorable for me.
OBZ: Is it important to you to keep in contact with your fans?
DANIEL: It is important for me to remember that there are people who are affected in a constructive way by my music. When I lose touch with that, I find myself squandering my time on less worthwhile persuits.
OBZ: What is the most important thing in your life?
DANIEL: Creativity is the most important element of my life.
OBZ: Imagine you had one free wish. What would you wish for?
DANIEL: I would wish for the abolishment of the notion of unearned entitlement. I think it is a plague feeding on our accomplishments and devolving human kind.
OBZ: Have you ever been to Germany before?
DANIEL: I have only had connecting flights in Germany. I have yet to explore Germany.
OBZ: Imagine now you have the opportunity to thank all your friends and
family. What would you say to them?
DANIEL: In this day and age, I feel as if I am able to communicate with (and visit) everyone I care about on a regular basis.
OBZ: What can we expect of you in the future?
DANIEL: I’ve recently purchased a church. I’m converting it into a home and a recording studio. I will record a new record starting this fall.
Steckbrief von Timothy Daniel:
– Hobbies: Computing, filmmaking, writing.
– Lieblingsfilm: The Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind (Vergiss mein nicht!).
– Lieblingsmusik: Doves, Martin Sexton, Ben Folds, Duncan Sheik, and Josh
Fix.
– Lieblingsessen: Thai Food.
– Lieblingsbuch: Atlas Shrugged.
– Lieblingsstadt: San Francisco, California.
– Lieblingsland: The country with a government which intrudes on the
lives and decisions of its citizens least is my favorite country.
– Lebensmotto: „There are two sides to every issue: one side is right and
the other is wrong, but the middle is always evil.“ (Ayn Rand).
© Timothy Daniel.
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