Tamino on ‘a drop of blood’ lyrics about the violence: “I was bullied pretty badly. That creates a certain mistrust of the world. [The song] is also a resistance against that, or maybe even a plea: I don’t want to be suspicious of life. I want to see the good in humanity.”

—Interviewer: “Such experiences inevitably dent people’s faith”.

—Tamino: “Especially with a child. That will haunt you. although it has gotten better in recent years. Very beautiful friendships have come out of my covid years. suddenly I just had time for it” …“I have the feeling that a foundation has been laid there that never existed before, and somehow that also strengthens me to jump into the unknown a little more often. those three weeks alone in New York three years ago I would never have dared to do that.”