“You have also recently made the song “BadeTo” together with Iranian Arad Aria. Can you tell me about that project and how that collaboration came about?
Instead of trying to customize a particular music format, I find it a lot more fun to explore all sorts of music genres, and work with talented people. Arad is a star in Iran, and he has been working for over a year (!) to get permission from the Iranian state to cooperate with me across borders.
What is the best thing you like to do in the summer?
Windsurfing, bicycle-riding and water-scootering, but I like more to write about how much I love it instead of actually doing it. It is important to take time for their hobbies, so next week I will start.”