Matthias (Morning Before)

1.) Statistical Stuff

- Name:    Matthias

- Nickname:    Matze

- Band / label / zine:    Morning Before

- Birthday:    10.07.78

- Sign of the zodiac:    Cancer

- Place of birth:    Karlsruhe

- Occupation:    Student

- Residence:    Mannheim/Karlsruhe

- Shoesize:    10

- Colour of eyes:    brown

- Colour of hair:    dark brown

- Brothers or sisters:    Sister

- Girlfriend:    yes

- Pets:    no

2.) Favourite Stuff

- movie:    American Beauty was pretty good as far as more current movies are concerned

- book:    The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

- animal:    Bird, cat

- author:    Paul Auster, John Steinbeck, Nick Hornby, Edward Albee, William Burroughs, Charles Bukowski, Jack Kerouac, Upton Sinclair, Camus, Tolstoi...sorry.

- food:    Indian Food

- drink:    Water

- t.v.show:    Seinfeld, Simpsons

- brand:    -

- actor / actress:    Kevin Spacey, Robert DeNiro, Winona Ryder

- number:    -

- artist:    Billy Corgan

- flower:    Rose

- fragrance:    -

- best record ever:    Very hard to say, but Radiohead "Ok Computer" is a very fine album.

- stuffed animal:    Teddybear, the one and only

- band:    I think Fugazi are still very inspiring in many aspects

- label:    Dischord

- song:    Redemption Song

- country:    It doesn't matter in what country you live, it depends on the people. Every country is interesting to me.

- straigth edge band / song:    Minor Threat; Think Again

3.) Various Stuff

- Hobbies:    Write, love, learn, create

- First and last record you bought :    ´Black Sabbath Paranoid; Bob Marley "Legend"

- Idol of your childhood / teenage years / nowadays:    no idols, no heroes. I am mostly inspired by people I meet on a daily basis.

- As a child what did you want to be when you're grown up?    a motherfuckin' hustler :)

- Favourite toy when you were a child:    Carrera Bahn

- Name any 3 persons (alive/dead) that you'd love to meet :    Ghandi, Fidel Castro, my Grandfather

- Do you consider yourself a spiritual person ?    yes

- If you were sent to a deserted Island and you'd only be allowed to take three things (anything, food/water is provided!!!) with you, what would they be?    A good book, a guitar and a lot of patience

4.) Personal Stuff

- Your first kiss:   When and with whom?    wow, this is getting close to Bravo style:) (yeah! - Stefan)

- Your first time: When and with whom?    Who really cares about this? (maybe your girlfriend, hehe; cheers Matthias :-) - Stefan)

- What do you like in particular about yourself?    Passion

- What don't you like about yourself?    Impatience

- Where would you like to live?    Cuba, Canada, India

- Do you like tattoos / piercings? Do you have any?    Depends. I don't have any tattoos/piercings.

- First and last hc-show ever?    First hc-show was Sick of it all. The last show that I would call hc was Boy sets Fire.

- If a fairy granted you the choice between Sporty Spice and Britney Spears to be all yours, whom would you take?    Britney

5.) Musical Stuff

- How did you get involved with music / sXe?    I have been involved with music for as long as I can remember.

- Which instruments do you play?    bass, violin, guitar occasionally

- Who gave life to Morning Before? When was your first show?    We changed our name when I joined the other 3 guys and girl. I don't know who really is the driving force behind the band, even though sometimes I think I do...

- Who writes the lyrics and music in Morning Before?    Johannes (guitar) and I write most of the songs. Julia (vocals) and I write almost all the lyrics.

- Releases?    Demo "s/t", Full-length CD "Sunblind" (Pateline Industries), various compilations, New Cdep coming out called "The New Romantics" (Strange Fruit Records). Stay tuned!

- Who else is in Morning Before?    Julia (vocals), Johannes (guitar), Tobias (guitar), Stefan (drums)

- What was the best and worst show you've ever played?    Our opinions vary a lot on this issue. I liked the show at the Kafe Kult in Munich a lot. The worst show was probably at the Rockfabrik in Ludwigsburg about 2 years ago.

- Is there anything you like in particular about being on stage?    Just playing live in front of people and feeding of their energy is often very rewarding.

- Anything you hate about being on stage?    Not really. I wouldn't play in a band otherwise.

- What are your plans for the future?    Put out more good music and tour as much as possible. Meeting interesting people from all over the globe.

- In case you can think of a good closing statement feel free to tell the world.    Sorry, I am very bad at this. Come talk to us at a show. Communication is the key.