Alphaville singer Marian Gold: “The lethargy in this country really gets on my nerves”
Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
At a glance
- Alphaville singer Marian Gold discusses politics and music after the Glücksgefühle festival first invited the band, then dropped and reinstated the invitation.
- Gold addresses artists he considers irresponsible, right-wing festival organizers and what he sees as positive about Donald Trump.
Alphaville singer Marian Gold speaks about politics and music after the Glücksgefühle festival invited the band, withdrew the invitation and then invited it again.
In the interview, Gold discusses artists he considers irresponsible, the role of right-wing festival organizers and what he views positively about Donald Trump. He also criticizes what he calls the lethargy in Germany.
The interview presents Gold’s views on the intersection of music, politics and the decisions made by festival organizers.
Originally published by Der Spiegel in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.