December 2009
7 posts
My favorite records of 2009
Hiya folks,
the end of the year is always a time to look back. I’ll write another blog post about the highs (and possibly lows) of my personal year 2009 but first, here’s my favorite records of the year.
1. Robert Earl Keen - The Rose Hotel Been a big fan of Robert Earl’s for a while. I love how he always challenges himself to come up with something new with each album. The...
If I Needed You by Annika Fehling & me
Hi guys,
while on tour in Germany & the Netherlands this November, Annika Fehling and I made up our own version of Townes van Zandt’s beautiful song “If I Needed You”. Staying with Mies & Harry near Nijmegen, we asked them to film us playing it. Here it is, hope you’ll enjoy.
Merry Christmas everybody, Markus
JD Salinger's letter to a producer explaining why... →
I read The Catcher In The Rye at age 18 and it was the first novel that really spoke to me, that meant something to me. It was the first novel I read that I felt spoke directly to me. I’ve since found other novels I can relate to … but I don’t think I’d have found them if it hadn’t been for this.
And I love Salinger’s letter to this producer!
Markus
Time for Santa Claus to come rock'n'rollin' to...
Hiya guys,
in the spirit of the season, here’s my rockabilly solo workout of Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town. I wish Brian Setzer had taught me some chords … Enjoy.
Take care, Markus
On our tour, Annika and I did a radio interview...
The Boy Who Never Was My Friend
Here’s the most recent song I wrote. For the last few months I consciously stayed away from writing any more new songs because I’ll be starting work on a new album in February and it’ll be hard enough to weed out songs from the bulk that I already have in mind for that album.
However, this one here came through over the last couple days. I’d actually been meaning to demo...
Some of my heroes
Hey guys,
I was recently asked by a German monthly magazine to name my heroes in various categories. So I thought about that some and sent them my list. Before I give you my list, I’d like to point out that I’m not a big fan of the word “hero”. I believe all of us are human beings and none of us is perfect. That said, I still admire a lot of people for their work - I just...