Hi Marian, what I always asked myself since I know Alphaville (1985) is: in spite of your talent, you¹ve never been supported by a strong production, in order to become also a band for the international charts (excluding the first album). Why?
Thanx anyway for all the beautiful emotions you give me.
...always got the support I wished.

1) Which writer or poet has been most influential to you ?
2) What is your favourite Wenders' movie  and can you explain your choice ?
3) Would you like to play a soundtrack for one of its movies?
4) In your songs, you often write about dreams...but what would be your worst     nightmare.

1) ...Enid Blyton
2) ...Der amerikanische Freund
3) ...what about the next one
4) ...to have no dreams anymore.

Did it ever happen to you to read your lyrics a longtime after writing them? Would you like to change a part of them, or of the music?
...I´m always happy to finish a song. It´s the only way to get to the next one. Lyrically there exist a lot of slightly different versions of each song I´ve written so far. It´s sometimes confusing when I perform them live. There are a few songs i wish I had never written. But that chart is ever-changing. Some songs get into it some others somehow manage to slip out again.

Which song of your past do you love most?
..."Ways"

And which song of your present?
..."Skywriting"

Is there an old song that you don¹t want to sing anymore?
..."Maikäfer Flieg"

Is there an old song that still gives you many emotions?
..."On The Beach"

If you listen to your voice on the radio, what do you feel?
...still crazy after all these years.

Do you like to answer questions about your interpretation of some songs?
I hate it. But sometimes it´s better to do the job oneself than to leave it to somebody else.

What were the main inspirations for the new CrazyShow songs?
...the brave new world

How did you react when you had to finish a song but couldn¹t find the right words
...I screamed, then ripped off the pages from my writing pad, crumpled them up in my hands, stomped them into the ground, smashed a coffe-cup or two and forgot about the it. Some others didn´t.

Please give a mark from 1 to 10 to all your albums, from Forever Young to CS.
...oh no, Alex, please! 10 to all????

Hard question: who¹s Marian? Is there some difference between Marian and Hartwig? Marian is a person or a character?
...Hartwig is a person of character. Marian is a person of Hartwig.

A twenty years career... what do they represent for you?
...bullet-proof entertainment for those who can stand a little rain.

Is there something in your personality that has changed (and got better) during these twenty years?
...I don´t really think a person/ality can change at all. One (hopefully) grows with one´s experiences.

Do you have a memory, a feeling, an emotion that you particularly remember?
...constant wonder. Constant curiosity. My constant companions.

Your voice is warm, charming, intense. What role does it play in the creation of your songs?
... none. if I had a croaky, uncharming and non-intense voice I would try to sing them anyway.

Is there someone you particularly would like to thank, in your life?
Everybody I fall in love with.

Can you say you have a kind of "philosophy of life²?
...Yes. But I can´t say that I follow it very much.

What do you see in our world? What¹s your opinion about what¹s happening in the world (globalization, wars, etc.)?
...the world is a fantastic place to be. I love it. And I am grateful that I happened to grow up where I grew up.

Is there something that has left you a bad mark? Something that you¹d never do again?
...I try hard not to repeat myself. In every respect.

What do you think about Duran Duran¹s The Chauffeur?
...God, what can I say. Brilliant song from long ago. Makes me really sentimental. Gotta go to my recordplayer (where is it?) and spin the song (for one last round?)

What¹s the real reason why you don¹t like Universal Daddy?
...the real reason is that I hate it.

Did you ever think about the possibility to put together in the band Alphaville Marian Gold, Berhard Lloyd, Ricky Echolette, Frank Mertens, Rainer Bloss?
...good idea. Lets lock them all up in one room and watch how they kill each other.

Will you re-release Dreamscapes 1-8?
... I am pretty sure we will.

The structure of The Impossible Dream¹s refrain sounds a bit like Duran Duran¹s Ordinary World. Is it a kind of homage?
... I wrote TID with Rainer in 1989.

In Euphoria, about after 3 minutes and 10 seconds from the beginning, there¹s a kind of special effect. Is it a quotation from Japan¹s Ghosts?
...I can´t deny that Japan had some impact on the song. But this "japanesque" influence can be much better heard on songs like "Paradigm Shift".

Mario Mastroianni