Brazilian non-interview with Florian Schneider - 1998

[Dan5482]

The reporter sucks!

[jackal3311]

ALL :)))

[dessavaloylonendavis]

o Schneider tava ficando nervoso já !!! kkkkkkkkkkk

[qaywsxedc0987654321]

oh, these germans...

[m4r71nk]

Wonder if they really played all songs.

[rasarx1]

That's one way to say "I don't like how you interview."

[SilkyMuggs]

I promise this is last time I will watch this, Then sleep finally................*replay­*

[MoonBarrett]

I love how he laughs after every answer!

[btmacie]

This demonstrates the importance of questions that aren't "yes or no".

[Schweinzeit]

2:16  Florian`s Facepalm

[hmoon99]

1:35... ALL

[macdeath69]

Epic Trollface...

Problem reporter?

Priceless...

[uktransplantedyank]

Florian was clearly annoyed at this woman asking him questions when he quite probably wanted to just sit there.

[Vornik]

What are the songs you will play tonight?

All.

[bumsweaters]

Quality interview... love it!

[razvanlp]

does anyone know when he will return to Kraftwerk?

we need the robots back

[smalllucy88]

dieses video zeigt, dass er zurückhaltender Mann ist...aber sehr nett! :D

[samsaturos]

Que reporter idiota!

[combasso2]

Florian Schneider 4-evar!

I wish this guy was my daddy!

[spockezri]

@combasso2 I second this. Actually, I just want his genetics in my family.

[combasso2]

@spockezri he he he.. this is fun, my friend!

cheers!

[aikexue]

he's my favorite in this band. never actually dose any move on stage,no facial expression,dosent even groove his body with the music. but u can tell he is the one that important,funny in his own cool way

[TheAle1100]

Como robos ???

Q coisa mais doida! hahahahaha

[latasha66]

Florian is cool beans.

[sweiland75]

Florian looks like the American comedian Will Forté.

[electrokinesis]

@sweiland75 On the contrary. Will Forté looks like Florian Schneider ;-)

[jazzyjazz2u]

Love his responses, he sure hung in there.... way to go Flo - JazzyJazz

[staplesInk]

i have that feeling florian pranked the interviewer all the time ^

[grhysman]

hehehe man of few words ol florian but he makes me giggle he is sooo german or at least he uses stereotypes to convey some funny humour

he is the man

[francinesju]

"Esse é o estilo de falar como robôs"

"Eles são os pais do techno pop (?)"

Que vergonha! Que vergonha!

[Blabloo72]

This is so funny - he either did not really want to be interviewed or he was playing some kind of joke on her.

[spacenoise5]

ALL

[Mistertrapdoor]

@spacenoise5 No, All!

[Panthersfan2]

LMAO....Florian Schneider...ftw!

[marvinmartian123]

old rom, must upgrade lolllll

[Honeyglow1000]

I read from an excerpt from Wolfgang Flur that at a concert in Australia just before Kraftwerk was due to go on stage that Florian was found on the back row of the concert hall. What happened? Florian seems to be a nice guy and is funny in this video.

[ekimshield]

Long live V-2 Schneider. The music lives on as it will forever. And please -- cut out the Nazi crap. Just because you are cool doesn't make you a Nazi. I think that such name callers have secret fantasies of being Nazis themselves!

[PhilCommander2]

The truth is that the questions were horrible. Asking him if he is the Father of Techno is like asking someone "are you a legend". How can you answer it and not look boastful. If the questions would have been more interesting (what songs are you gonna play tonight???) then I'm sure he would have had more respect for her.

[chrisgimeno]

He could say a lot of interesting things but he only answer a few monosyllables.

Maybe he never was a fan of anybody.

[Pedossaurus]

Kráftjyvérkch...;-)

[rodrigoscheuer]

"O estilo de falar como robôs"

Sem comentários...não sabe absolutamente nada sobre eles. Vergonha totalll.

[MrXMGS]

Florian is a man of very few words :P

too bad he is not longer in Kraftwerk :(

[Wmaxxtube]

Cara, essa reporter me deu MUITA vergonha...!!!

[TortoiseDream]

ALL

[Jiveturkey68]

ALL.... HAHA.

[aritape]

Como diria o Mendigo e o Gluglu: Toma!

[samambaiadearte]

Florian genial, vergonha grande da jornalista.

[alexnordh]

You dont have to know about the engineer behind a Mercedes to enjoy the drive, that´s how I feel about interviews.(classic schneider quote)

[FoxtronInk]

he is as cold as ice and as hard as tecno music

[ReferencePoints]

"What do you think of Brazil?"

"Wonderful country. We stay here forever"

LOL.

[capricious71]

I think you may be right.

I'm going to delete my comment. It was meant in good humour but it's not very tasteful.

[Pixiedustgirl101171]

Gotta love Florian, the man's a legend!

[capricious71]

He's definitely having a good laugh.

[lsfofficial]

She makes very long summarys for those short answers! Cool guy..!

[Luger911]

He was like

"Well your english sucks, and i really whant to see this site, now, fuck up and leave me alone!"

asusahsuahasuhsauhsas

[Thom2509]

It's clear that he wasn't programmed with enough interview responses.

"Jah. Yup. All." Rinse and repeat until finished.

[Yazoku]

@Thom2509 He said all he needed to say, Simple, Straight forward words, The music speaks for itself the creator has to say very little himself because the music describes what he has to say

[cfcno1fan]

Brilliant.

"What songs will you play tonight?"

"All."

[slig665]

I wonder if the interviewers were in on the gag. The camera keeps cutting away every time he smiles. Cool he's staying in character, but not so pretentious he can do it without laughing.

[gizmoffm]

what is she translating =)

[milkygear]

what a cool dude

"are you preparing a new album?"

*pause*

"yep"

I'm so proud to be from germany

[SirHawkeyeWho]

Oh man I love him. Hehe he smiled when she turned away from him 0:38 . A very mischievous smile Mr Schneider x]

[sponooch]

lol

[ProjectFlashlight612]

Florian's a camera-shy genius. Carries off the bald look well, too. Hope he comes out with a solo album soon.

[freeeekyyy]

"And what do you think of Brazil?" "A wonderful country. We stay here forever." :D

[Magsrxpp]

I love that interview haha "all" ;-)

[chicobborges]

kkkk... o maluco não fala nada.....

deve ser divertido conversar com ele....

[jimmyy1992]

he doesn't like interviets XD

[sergiomcfly]

What the song you gonna play tonight ?

SAMBA

[MannaMachine69]

Ive heard you're preparing a new album?

"Yep".

Do you like the new generation of Techno music?

"Jah".

LMAO Florian is the Dude.

[zKhamguy]

fantastic...

[pipeandslippersman]

like banging your funny-bone. painful and hilarious at the same time!

why'd ya leave, florian?

[Ullish1989]

hahaha....i love this

[HarryBlach]

even florian was the most humerous in the group

[gathan1]

he is kraftwerk...and he ask him about massive attack....xaxaxaxa

- what do u think about massive attack

i dont know yet

xaxaxa

massive attack are a zero infront of kraftwerk in the music history

[checkcheckcheck123]

-which songs will you play tonight?

-ALL!

[HarryBlach]

even ruckzuck

[soepil]

We can but dream :-)

[IceFloeHyoga]

"A preguntas ESTUPIDAS, respuestas"

(1:49) HAHAHAHAHA!!!

Pobre reportera... pero bueno es FLORIAN y se le perdona.

[fabiopl]

-What are the mus... the, the songs that you will play tonight?

-All.

-...

[GiBlanco]

Ah, esse cara tb é um babaca... fiquei com pena da moça, tadinha... é difícil improvisar.

[fabiopl]

ela mereceu. Não se preparou, tomou.

[svedupelle06]

i really love Florians english<3

Florian#1 5/5

[pablo2627]

Jajaja me parece increible que un periodista estudie tantos años para preguntar tantas estupideces a artistas de talla tan grande como lo es KRAFTWERK, lo que mas me gusta de esta entrevista es la humildad con la que FLORIAN responde a todas estas preguntas tan vacias y tontas, pero en fin ... yo los pude ver en Chile este año y son realmente espectaculares sin duda alguna son ellos los padres de la música electronica mundial, KRAFTWERK !!! Saludos !!!

[IceFloeHyoga]

TE ENVIDIO CON TODA MI ALMA!

[goodsoninc]

I think Florian hates interviews. So he's trying to answer kindly to all the questions being quiet.

[tatianapurba]

he's a real robot :-)

[manmaas]

Damn, they cut before florian did his famous hankerchief trick!

[patabelem]

Agora kraftwerk não passam duns velhos barrigudos k mais valia apena estarem kietinhos na sua cidade de Düsseldorf , para ouvir um cd ou vinil mais vale apena estar em casa. Kraftwerk neste momento são mt pobresinhos em palco, era melhor estrem kietinhos para n estragarem o seu simbolismo dos pais da musica electronica. Está feita a crita mt obrigado e força aí pessoal.

[patabelem]

Nete momento o k o florian ker é cerveja e k lhe pagem para passar o mp3, é verdade kraftwerk AGORA NÃO PASSA DUMA BANDA DE MP3 lol e eu k sou fã deles desd o 1º album kraftwerk k era pura magia krautrock kom o floriam mts xs a recorrer á sua flauta, isso sim era kraftwerk.

[brajtnerinjo]

Poor woman, Florian could be nicer to her

[southerncoldwind]

pucha, los vi en Chilito, pero la gente como mayoritariamente esperaba a Radiohead, apenas los pescó. Incluso se quejaban por su presencia. qué falta de respeto. o ignorancia. Si venían con sus ídolos, por algo sería. Ok computer no tendrá algo que ver con computerworld? No lo digo en mala, pero me da lata el poco entusiasmo o la desidia frente a Kraftwerk en sus tocatas acá. Claro que no no fue exactamente un concierto de ellos. Y Radiohead estuvo bueno, me gustó. En fin.....

[IceFloeHyoga]

Kraftwerk es "telonero" de Radiohead???!!!

Que sigue ahora?, bañarse con la ropa puesta?

Inverosímil...

[urinoid]

I think his English isn't that great and he's just doing the best he can. God I wish I was in Brazil fort this!

[southerncoldwind]

quítenle el micrófono, qué manera de hablar y hablar, me mareó Florian!!

pd: :-( no estará en su próximo concierto en Chile.

[pandepas]

se echo de menos

sniff

[Iselsie]

Had to come back & watch this. I love this guy! [legend]

[HarryUpHarry]

Aaaw, bless, Florian is shy

[lainet]

No, he's a robot. :-)

[marcosmenezes27]

AEUAHEIUAHEIUA que ridiculo

[fernandosilvaesilva]

Esse é o estilo deles.

[messersebald]

and that's why I love Florian Schneider

[gabrielevans666]

Deus tenha piedade! Misericórdia!

[Lokito303]

YEP.YUP.YEAH.AHAHAHAHAH

[duffzera]

Que vergonha.

[permaveg]

What a Brazil nut she is.

[marciodoliveira]

i really HATE all this "how about brazil?" questions that ALL brazilian reporters insist to make to foreign bands passing by

[marciodoliveira]

hahaha

it's even worse what she says in portuguese. about florian's "apathy" for example: "you know, that's the way they are, talking like robots" (wtf?)

how anyone can be so stupid?

[Mekakakaka]

Heh. Weirdo. He's a talented weirdo, though.

[Iselsie]

Whether Florian is arrogant or just shy, it doesn't matter. He's earned the right to be either

bow down

[UT2K4HeroofTime]

hahahaha all. ahahahhahah oll. aahahahahahhahahaha how many songs r gonna b played tonite? oll. u like the new generation of tekno moosik?? yaahh. Are you prepering a new album? yop. ahahahahha!!! you think you are the father of this generation? dude rofl u serious girl!? u 5 year lady shutcho mouth girrll! u ask Q's like a 9 yr ol' kid! u surious!? "what shall i say, i doohnt knooh." lolz 100/100 best interview of all time.

[timberlanes1972]

We will see them later, I don't know yet...

I wait for the concert.

[arminius1453]

Our reporters always shaming us worldwide with bad english, the same stupid questions and stereotyping...

And I totally support Florian. I mean, he's not faking interest in the interview, in the country, in anything. He says only he wants to. He's not a robot as she says, he's just totally uninterested in that interview, and I can see why.

[carneputrefata]

wow. how can he actually be so apathic?

i've never seen someone who takes minimalism for that serious before

[OneHorribleMind]

Well put.

[S3rrgiio]

i hate that asshole, but i love his musik!

Tour.. de france.

[singinglawnchair]

"Are you preparing a new album?"

"Yup."

I lol'd. We'll miss you, Florian. =(

[antoniohauaji]

COME BACK FLORIAN!

SEXY SWEATY BALD!

[antoniohauaji]

They're coming to Brazil on march, but I became totally uninterested on it since they finally announced he left the band.

As a huge fan of Krafterk, specially Florian and Hutter talent and works, it's a strange feeling that's left inside... So hollow. I can't imagine myself seeing them, die roboters, live and not seeing Florian there on the right side of the stage.

[DieMenschMaschine85]

My friend. Please go see them. I seen them here in Ireland and it was phenomenal. Listening to Trans Europe Express through a huge speaker system with Ralf singing. The crash of the beats for two hours! What an experience!

[MrsSatan]

He left Kraftwerk and broke my heart! :'(

[zarcon85]

it's so sad that he has left, too...

i think ther is never gonna be an album with new material on it...maybe the new lineup will do some more touring, but that's it...i'm really sad because of this, they were my all time fav!

[romeropablo]

Do you see the Florians' smile?

[danielhban]

What Florian said when the woman ask: what we can expect about your concert tonight?. Somebody help me, please.

[eFloodwater]

She asked: What songs are you going to play? He replied: All.

[IceFloeHyoga]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

[AscomRonco]

He answers in German: "Wir versuchen unser bestes." The he translates literally to English: "We try our best."

[thegoldenyear]

"What are the songs you are going to play tonight?"

"All."

Yes!!! I love you, V-2!

[eumel776]

Auf Wiedersehen Florian !!

Die Stimme der Energie geht in Rente !!

Du hast es Dir verdient !!

[meesalikeu]

florian please you are assimilated, you cannot leave the borg collective.

[zeitesixx]

why Florian WHY??????

[iklock]

Oi, Florian

Massive Attack are great ;)

[thelatedavidsmith]

this was from 98'? looks more like 88'

[herpantsness]

I think by "stark," the Pitchfork folks were showing off their German---his personality is strong. haha

[Olhado256]

It's not stark at all. The questions are mostly pretty stupid and he evidently doesn't respond to them very seriously. He's smiling all the time!

[wolfgang56]

Comes accross as an A-hole. It's funny how so many here are defending him like he's their best friend. I guess you like having one word conversations with people. Must be fun at parties. The interviewer is fine. Kraftwerk's music is amazing.

[zerobeat18]

He comes across as affable and not at all rude, with comments like "A wonderful country... we stay here forever", smiling the entire time, and being playfully embarrassed at being called the father of modern techno.

[threebobs]

I like pitchfork...but one thing bugged me:

When pitchfork changed the rating of Aeroplane Over the Sea from a 8.6 to a 10.

And they also thought that OK Computer was actually better than the original rating by 2%. I mean, to change the rating from 9.8 to a 10 like 5 years later is weird.

[MikeBissett]

its about albums growing on people,

those records in particular mean more after the third listen than they do the first

[ifpeoplewerepaper]

it's about those records becoming huge, incredibly seminal pieces years later.

[meesalikeu]

noexactly, those records were huge as soon as they came out. the music was played on regular commercial progressive fm radio stations of the time. imagine that today. impossible!

no question they became seminal later on, but they did have an immediate life of their own too.

[francisteardrop]

The Pitchfork writers are idiots. He's smiling and laughing for chrissakes. Not "stark" at all.

[VacantMinds]

Maybe these guys really are computers...

[lucashpcortes]

"Eles DISSE que é um maravilhoso país."

SÃO mesmo!

xD

[Scharie03]

that's great :-)

thanks for upload

[cymbeli]

LOL...it sure is hard to shut that man up..lol.

[8mycrab]

What are the songs you will play tonight?

"All".

Hahahaha!!!

[y488]

Yeah! hahahaha

[antoniohauaji]

"Esse é o estilo deles." ¬¬

[FernandoDANTE]

I LOL'd when he said "all".

[NPMiguelSanchez]

16.12.2008 it was announced that Florian has left Kraftwerk.

[RitchieBrinckmore]

Source, please? As far as I know, no official announcements of his departure has been made by neither him nor Kraftwerk, since it was first reported in November.

[y488]

Pitchfork has it on their main page.

[ImNoSpiderman]

florian is awesome!

ive got every single kraftwerk record and more. :) autobahn is by far the best...22.48 mins of abseloute perfection.

[themachman1969]

lol.what a guy,he lets his music do the talking.kraftwerk,the best!

[zzRider]

This is what is called dry, dry, dry humor.

[tfal23]

The interviewer is a fool; the style of the interview is ridiculous. I'm glad Florian chose to be the obstinant piss-taker here.

[franck9876]

florian doesn't give interviews and in this case he barely answers. that's what makes her look like a fool. the style of the interview isn't ridiculous to me.

[miltonrizzato]

Perguntas cretinas, respostas inteligentes. Dá vergonha de ser jornalista. Profissãozinha ingrata. Ainda mais pra pessoas que nunca lidaram com isso, despreparadas. Tadinha da repórter. Lamentável o resultado. Mas dá dó mesmo é do Florian. Que imperssão teve ele do jornalismo à brasileira? Bem, cretinice não é patrimônio nacional. Há jornalistas imbecis por toda a parte do mundo. Profissãozinha de merda, mesmo...

[zimmerface]

Florian has the right not to be talkative. He doesn't have to say anything if he doesn't want to. That goes for all of us.

[gizmoffm]

WHAT is she translating all the time =))

[robertopinarizzo]

Perguntas superficiais merecem respostas telegráficas... É de dar pena... Esta repórter conversando com o pai da música eletrônica... É como um ovo chocando-se com uma pedra de moinho... Covardia do destino!

[namaste91]

Ich mag Kraftwerk,aber trotzdem finde ich dass sie sehr unnahbar wirken...

[sergiomcfly]

A reporter se fudeu !

"The interviewer just got fucked up !"

hahahahahahahah....

[eiback01]

Getting an interview from Florian Schneider-Esleben is normally impossible. Compliments to the Brasilian-TV, locked his tongue with 1 or 2 caipirinhas for speaking some words.

[metabog]

All...

[ashingtoon]

Florian is so cool, he is the master of electronic muzak.

[disciplove]

he IS a robot!!!!!! ;)

[danloaf]

lol, a bit of a strange interview.

[rafalexpx]

i am NOT gay but i LOVE Ralf & Florian!!

[warminator]

Der Mann ist mir trotzdem sehr sympathisch.Kraftwerk war nie eine Band die viel auf die Presse gegeben haben und die Trulla kann sich glücklich schätzen, daß Florian überhaupt etwas gesagt hat! :)