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[Richard]: Normally the curtain drops and then you start playing.
When the curtain fell, I suddenly saw this beautiful harbour that I’d never seen before.
I thought « wow » and forgot to play...
At some point I thought "Oh ***" and after about 20 seconds
I started playing too.
[Paul]: In Stockholm there’s this huge hall
and while we were still playing small clubs we could see it glittering in the background!
This time the bus goes directly to it and we actually got to play there.
It’s the biggest in Stockholm!
"Bloody hell", you think: what are we doing here?
We ask ourselves that a lot.
Why all of a sudden do 12,000 Swedes or Finns want to see us?
[Richard]: Of course you’re seeking attention. You simply crave it.
Otherwise, you wouldn’t go on stage or even make music.
If I was satisfied with my whole life, just simply satisfied,
then I wouldn’t need to perform my music in front of people.
[Till]: In Europe, they sing along to our choruses, hooks and our catchphrases.
But the Mexicans could sing almost every verse. Very impressive!
When you write the lyrics, you don’t think about these things. You let it flow and mull over it.
Sometimes I still know where, when and I why I wrote the lyrics.
How and under which circumstance, it’s quite rare, but sometimes it happens.
Then you stand up there and can’t believe it.
It’s very moving… and well… bla bla!
But sometimes you get goosebumps.
[Ollie]: My first boat trip was really exciting.
At first I didn’t realise that I had floated out on top of the crowd.
But back on the stage, I felt weak in the knees and knew that it was something special.
Even if it has happened a few times, I’m not afraid of tipping.
I’m not afraid of the crowd.
[Flake]: Many of the things you do are actually not that pleasant.
It’s like a cold shower: First, you don’t want to do it,
but afterwards when it’s over, you feel better!
[Till]: That’s the pick-up just before we go on stage. It’s a band ritual.
We drink a tequila.
It’s our “wake-up shot”. Here we go!
[Schneider]: Before, after? I don’t know.
A half-hour after the concert, the atmosphere is still there.
You can feel the audience’s energy, the warmth…
… then everything gets taken apart and everyone does their job. It’s very strange.
The concert magic was just there…
After the last note rings out and the credits start to roll, the hall lights go on, the people leave,
and everyone starts with their work, packing everything quickly away.
You see that you’re alive for just a moment.
You’re there briefly, then it happens...
… and then it’s history.