Beschlossen / Decided Einmal / Once Fernsehen / Television Fernseher / TV Gesehen / Seen Idee / Idea Musical Scheint / Seems Schreiben / Writing Wahnsinnig / Insane Weil / Because Wollen / Want Würde / Would
If someone decides to be a musician now, it means because there is no hope of money at the end of it, it means they really want to be a musician. And if someone is writing now, there is no hope for money at the end of it.
No, I think that a person writes a poem because they have an inner urge of something that they want to express, and I think it's that inner urge that you want to express when you write a piece of music.
That was probably the stamp that went into my mind, because I worked in television for many years, doing that kind of music, so that really was my strong forte.
I grew up in the world of bad television, on my dad's sets and then as a young schmuck on dating shows and so on.
I write because it feels good, and I don't have a deadline, and I don't have people telling me what they want me to write. Maybe if I did, I wouldn't be very good at it.
The reason we wouldn't make a seven-inch tablet isn't because we don't want to hit a price point, it's because we don't think you can make a great tablet with a seven-inch screen.
The television industry doesn't like to see the compexity of the world. It prefers simple reporting, with simple ideas: this is white, that's black; this is good, that's bad.
I've become friends with Michael Mann and Oliver Stone; I've seen those guys work and that was great to see.
I'm usually writing in English, and then I'll get the hankering to change channels. And usually I'll do that when I want to try a whole new set of keys, like musical keys.
