What drove you to compose music?
I would say that I‘m a person who thinks
a lot about life: future, love, friendship.
The more I think about it, the more
questions are coming up... It‘s like a
vicious circle that drives me crazy.
Composing helps me to get a clear
understanding and to write down my
thoughts. It is sort of a therapy.
Gabriel Finds
Music The Best
Therapy
How old were you when you discovered
your love for music?
I started to play the piano when I was six,
but I didn‘t really like it at first. I started
to love music as I grew older. At the age
of 13, I started to play the guitar and sing.
Tell me more about the story of your past
band (The Charles), how it began creating
a new group of your own?
I was 14 when I started dreaming of
creating a band. I asked my two close
friends if they wanted to join me and so
they did. The problem was that both of
them weren‘t able to play the drums or
bass but they became part of the group
just the same. We called ourselves „The
Morning After“. It was a beautiful time
back then and we played a lot of concerts
in Munich.
After two years we had the possibility to
play at „Rock Im Park“, but we had to
change our band's name „Morning After"
Photo: Jose Emilio de Veyra
because this name has been existing
even before. The new name „The
Charles“ was born and we got to play at
festivals. It was a good rock band and it
gave me an awesome youth. After
finishing school I had to decide between
music and a life at the university and
hopefully find a good job in the future. I
found it very hard to decide so I went to
the army to think about everything. After
two weeks in the army my own band
threw me out because they found a
singer who would have more time for
them.
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