75 years of Joachim Witt, 75 years of the Basic Law. The singer talks about Germany and its parties, the war in Ukraine and why his hit “The Golden Rider” was definitely political.
Mister WittYou recently turned 75, the same age as the Federal Republic of Germany. At your age, are there any wishes other than good health?
I want to continue my journey of discovery and I already have things in mind that I want to put into music. I want to work in a contemporary way, right in tune with the times.
Hip hop?
I wouldn’t go that far. More in the electronic area. I want to know whether I am capable of setting something up with the most modern means of the time. What primarily satisfies me, regardless of how it appears to others. So that I realize: OK, I can still do it or I can’t do it anymore.