The band Keimzeit has been a fixture in the music business for decades and is now releasing its 14th album, "Ach, die Menschen". In this interview, singer Norbert Leisegang (65) explains why he has no thoughts of quitting and whether he still likes playing the band's most successful song after more than 30 years.
Question: Keimzeit has released its 14th album. How would you describe it?
Answer: Describing music is always a bit of a hindrance, of course. But if I were to attempt to say something about it, I would say: The 14th album is also basically our signature, the signature of Keimzeit. We shed light lyrically on topics that are not at the forefront, that are not very political or socially critical, but simply things that happen every day among normal people.
Question: You don't see it as an artist's job to make political or socially critical statements?
Answer: I can only speak for myself. If you don't have a basic knowledge of social, philosophical or political life, then you very often spout nonsense. And of course I want to avoid that. Artists should always avoid that. I also find things that happen around me, which are largely apolitical, highly interesting - and also more interesting than anything I could acquire.
