Year of birth?
1971

When did you start playing?
At 16

Why did you start playing?
I wanted to build a guitar first, because it was cheaper to do. But the bass was easier to learn, so I made my decision.
Later on, I discovered that I wanted to play bass before I knew that it was a bass; I wanted to play that drumthing, but then with that tone….

Favourite bands?
Too much to mention

Favourite musicians?
Pino Paladino, Richard Bona, Flea, Prince, Tim Christensen, Ozark Henry and many more…

Best musician of all times?
Don’t know

First album bought?
Arena, by Duran Duran

5 favourite albums of all time?
at the moment:

- Amused to Death, Roger Waters
- Vigil, Fish
- Woodface, Crowded House
- Between Any Four Walls, Dicte
- Honeyburst, Tim Christensen

Favourite albums from the 21st century?
- Symfony no 1 etc, Samuel Barber

First concert (as visitor)?
Duran Duran

Best live show you've seen
24/7-Spyz, Tivoli Utrecht. That energy….. and Richard Bona, Melkweg A’dam 2006

Favourite Kramer song / favourite album?
?????

Favourite song to play live?
at the moment My Porcelain Cage, and the last part of Conciliation

Which band would you like to open up for?
Fish

Highlight of your career on/off stage?
Gig at the Boerderij, Zoetermeer, 26^th of November 2006, everything was as it should be that night.

Down point of your career on/off stage?
Gig at a poetry festival, with very urgent poetry… (what!!??)

Craziest situation on/off stage?

At one gig, even the drummer and I didn’t know which song was coming up. While Marc was announcing it, and the rest of the band were too busy asking what was coming, we just started, gut feeling. Surprisingly we hit it spot on.

Weirdest item/place you had to sign?
a cd?

Most embarrassing moment of your career?
when at a gig where we played all sorts of Pink Floyd songs, my wireless’ battery died. Just before my cue in ‘Shine on you Crazy Diamond’ and nothing happened when I started playing…

Craziest rumour you heard about yourself?
that I was handsome whahahahahahaha

Favourite bands to tour with?
My own band

Favourite drink / smoke?
Cuba libre (Venezuelan style) white wine (Chardonay) and ordinary beer

Dream cars?
Delorean, Citroen DS and SM, Jaguar E type, Ariel Atom, Porche 911 (late eighties version) Range Rover (same era) and the Koernigsegg’s Zonda

Favourite movies / actors?
almost all Tarantino movies

Favourite computer/console games?
Crayon Physics, Tetris, Mini Putt, Virus 2

What do you like to do on your freetime?
nothing. It’s free time.

Worst habit?
picking my nose while driving a car

What would be your job if not musician?
consultant, and that’s what I am while not playing with my band. 

Describe yourself with 3 words:
with 3 words?

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
Really don’t know

Equipment you use?
Philip Kubicky Factor,
van der Hoeven 6 string Fretless,
Ampeg B2R 300W amp
1 1x17” Ampeg cabinet
1 4x10” Ampeg SVT cabinet

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