Place of birth: Spain

Date of birth: 22nd May 1975

Personal motto: Bite to pieces your diseases

Musical Style: Electrodiscopunktrashrock

Describe yourself (in five words): Red, yellow, pathetic, angry, optimistic, anarchistic (that’s 6 words!) -

 

questions answered by Nackt

 

Warren Suicide consists of Berlin-based Nackt, Bertil and Cherie. In their original line-up (featuring singer Lucki) they took the UK media by storm after notching up a string of glowing references from the likes of Annie Nightingale, Eddy Temple Morris and Mark Moore, as well as blanket praise in broadsheets and music titles. Winter 2004 saw Warren Suicide sell-out gigs in Paris and London, terrorise the airwaves of influential LA radio show ‘Passport Approved’on Indie 103.6 FM and hold off the hordes long enough for super-fan Zane Lowe to make the dash from Radio 1 headquarters to catch the guys at their last London gig. Their multimedia poetry explores the world of Warren Suicide, a human caricature living in a fictional, dystopic world. The band is entering now its busiest phase yet: they have just played their first ever shows in NYC in September. Guns ‘n’ Roses guitarist Richard Fortus even lent them his gear. With the new line-up they are currently putting the finishing touches to their debut album.

Well, chilling out after a Warren gig seems almost impossible! The energy level stays up for a few more hours after each show. You get to meet so many exciting people when doing a gig, such as freaks, other artists, fans etc. Spending time with those people seems to be too inspiring to miss a single moment of it.

 

When we first got invited to play band-oriented clubs in England, it felt like a major opportunity for us. We were more used to playing at pure electro events where everybody in the house mainly focused on drugs and sex. It was this different attention from different gigs that made us work harder on our performance and our songwriting.

 

Basically everybody whose music is sustained in society, no matter at what point, in terms of fashion or environment, it had been written. On both writing and performing levels, the biggest achievement as an artist in general is to create a value that stays meaningful forever. Bach, Miles Davis, Beatles, Velvet Underground, Sex Pistols, Kraftwerk, Depeche Mode etc did that for a wider range of people whereas the likes of Jakob Obrecht, Ornette Coleman, The Godmachine, Aphex Twin, Archive, Fehlfarben and tons of other unknown artists have maybe touched on smaller audiences but they will always remain inspiring. I try to follow that ideal.

 

In November we’ll be playing gigs all over Europe to introduce our drummer Bert-Ill. Now, having the physical impact on the beats, the gigs became way more powerful and to be honest, they’re a lot more fun. You can hear that new side of Warren on our latest track ‘Fulford’ which is the first track recorded with Bert-Ill. We are also about to record a version of the ‘Yerblues’ from the Beatles’ ‘White Album’. It’s a great challenge as most Beatles covers tend to suck, which again points out the greatness of their songs and performances and makes other bands sound like criminals.

 

We’d like to work with every artist there is but unfortunately life lasts only for about 130 years! In fact, that could be paradise, eternally working on one project with each artist who has ever existed.

 

Every couple of weeks we invite a bunch of people, mostly musicians and artists, to our commune kitchen. We usually give them a theme... something like World War 2 or the string theory, ask them to dress accordingly and bring some eatables. Everything is filmed and recorded so maybe at some point we’ll be able to release something like a ‘Best Of’. Quite a few very special moments of art and fun have taken place already.

 

Every person who is not trying hard to become the best version of themselves. We’re all sinking in the same boat if only one person screws up. Forget about the outside (money, power, image) and focus on yourselves.

 

The single ‘Fulford’ by Warren Suicide is out now. Their debut album ‘The Hello’ will follow in early 2006.