Nowadays, musicians often use algorithms from streaming services and social media trends to make their songs as successful as possible. However, timeless songs are not created this way, says Alphaville singer Marian Gold (70): “Instead, you make totally time-dependent music this way.” The industry has no interest in making timeless music. That is “simply the megalomania of us artists,” said the creator of evergreens such as “Forever Young” and “Big In Japan” to the German Press Agency.
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“If you want to be successful and make money straight away, then it’s great to deal with these algorithms and ally yourself with the industry. But then unfortunately you end up with something irrelevant like Modern Talking or other zombie bands.”
The group Alphaville, which was founded in Münster in the early 1980s, is currently celebrating the 40th anniversary of its debut album «Forever Young». To mark the occasion, the synth-pop band is releasing its three best-of albums «Alphaville Forever! – Best Of 40 Years» on Friday (27 September) and will be going on an anniversary tour starting on 2 November.
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