Music - Helge Schneider on AI, music and superfluous grammar
The artist and musician Helge Schneider definitely doesn't want to be represented by an artificial intelligence. "I think it's spooky. I think it's funny. But it would be even worse to send avatars on stage like Abba," said the musician and composer in Munich on Tuesday, alluding to the Swedish pop band, who perform virtually on stage in their concert show "Abba Voyage". Schneider promised that everything at his concerts would remain live and real and that his band was made up exclusively of live people.
Schneider shows no signs of fatigue: his album "Live from Graz" was recently released and his tour "Katzenkloen auf Rädern" (Litter tray on wheels) starts in Zurich. With over 70 appearances, it is "a world tour through Germany, Austria and Switzerland", said the 68-year-old. Schneider composed the song "Katzenklo" in 1993, when people could not yet imagine that it would be possible to see each other on the telephone in the future. Now his audiences are also using cell phones at concerts. "It bothers me, but as soon as I bring it up or something, it bothers me even more," he said.
His new crime novel "Stepptanz" was published in October. In Munich, the author joked about grammatical rules. Sometimes it's even better to write the way you speak, he said. "I'm starting to not care what my grammar is - the main thing is that you understand it," said Schneider.
The 68-year-old left it open as to whether he will write another book. He prefers to devote himself to music. "Writing is not as imaginary as playing the piano - music is a real art, it's so heavenly. And writing is more on earth," says Schneider.
Helge Schneider's website "Stepptanz" by Helge Schneider
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- Despite the advancements in technology, Helge Schneider, the renowned artist and musician from Bavaria, strongly opposes the idea of being represented by an artificial intelligence, drawing a comparison to virtual performances like Abba's.
- The people attending Schneider's concerts, including his tour "Katzenkloen auf Rädern," are known to use cell phones, a phenomenon that Schneider finds somewhat bothersome but also worsens when he tries to address it.
- Munich, an enchanting city in Germany, not only serves as the home to some of the world's finest art and literature but also as the place where Helge Schneider jokes about grammatical rules and encourages the use of colloquial language in writing.
- Schneider, a multi-talented artist with a strong passion for both music and literature, has recently released his album "Live from Graz" and prefers to direct his creativity towards composing music, finding it a more "heavenly" form of self-expression compared to writing.
- The intelligence and wit of Helge Schneider are evident in his works, including his crime novel "Stepptanz," which was published in Munich, showcasing his unique perspective on art, language, and human experiences.
Source: www.stern.de
