Mike Oldfield - Interview at home in Ibiza (Spain)

Translation for markusd253:

His music: extraordinary, a little bit spiritual and extravagant - today Mike Oldfield doesn't need to work anymore, today he can lie in the sunshine and think of past successful times. His new life plays in Ibiza. There he lives in a luxury house together with his german girlfriend. - Mike Oldfield lies in the sunshine and enjoys the view onto the sea. The englishman recently moved to Ibiza and he wants to retire here.

His music: extraordinary, a little bit spiritual and extravagant - today Mike Oldfield doesn't need to work anymore, today he can lie in the sunshine and think of past successful times. His new life plays in Ibiza. There he lives in a luxury house together with his german girlfriend. - Mike Oldfield lies in the sunshine and enjoys the view onto the sea. The englishman recently moved to Ibiza and he wants to retire here.

Actually he needn't work anymore, his album 'Tubular Bells' brought him to worldwide fame 23 years ago and made him a millionaire. After that he composed some more hits, beside others 'Moonlight Shadow'. Singing was never his cup of tea, so he let others sing, here for example Maggie Reilly. But in his videos Mike Oldfield is at least always to see. 'Music for me was my whole life, for 20 years, I lived, thought and breathed music, everything was music.

He often takes his guitar and starts playing. Meanwhile he doesn't sing anymore at all, he loves instrumental music, especially celtic folk. His girlfriend isn't interested in music, but the two have other common interests. 'I like it that we are both interested in the same things, we like traveling and meditation and we have the same life philosophy.'

Here in his huge wooden chair is Mike's favorite place, here he gets always new ideas, but they don't have anything in common with his old hits. 13 years ago Roger Chapman sang 'Shadow on the Wall' into the top 10, Oldfield wrote the song and like always he played almost every instrument himself. His old hits brought him millions, but he has changed in the last years, not only musically. Today his environment is as important to him as his music.

He designed his house himself via the computer. 'I think the environment is very important for a human being. If you live in a world of artificial material you don't feel that good. That's why I only have wood, stones, water and plants here.' If life becomes too boring for his girlfriend or even for himself, the two go on a tour to the harbour of Ibiza.

From here they go by boat out to the sea and then Mike Oldfield and his girlfriend enjoy the sunset together or they go for a walk into town. But they don't need to hurry.

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[EugenCluster]

RTL quasselt mal wieder Stuss: Oldfields Musik ist (glücklicherweise) nicht spirituell und er wurde durch Tubular Bells auch nicht millionenschwer. 

[EntropiaMusic]

Thnx for the video and the translation!

[markusd253]

Translation7:

From here they go by boat out to the sea and then Mike Oldfield and his girlfriend enjoy the sunset together or they go for a walk into town. But they don't need to hurry.

[markusd253]

Translation6:

He designed his house himself via the computer. 'I think the environment is very important for a human being. If you live in a world of artificial material you don't feel that good. That's why I only have wood, stones, water and plants here.' If life becomes too boring for his girlfriend or even for himself, the two go on a tour to the harbour of Ibiza.

[markusd253]

Translation5:

Here in his huge wooden chair is Mike's favorite place, here he gets always new ideas, but they don't have anything in common with his old hits. 13 years ago Roger Chapman sang 'Shadow on the Wall' into the top 10, Oldfield wrote the song and like always he played almost every instrument himself. His old hits brought him millions, but he has changed in the last years, not only musically. Today his environment is as important to him as his music.

[markusd253]

Translation4:

He often takes his guitar and starts playing. Meanwhile he doesn't sing anymore at all, he loves instrumental music, especially celtic folk. His girlfriend isn't interested in music, but the two have other common interests. 'I like it that we are both interested in the same things, we like traveling and meditation and we have the same life philosophy.'

[markusd253]

Translation3:

I didn't have a lot from my life, I spent most of the time in the studio, I was living in a world of music and wasn't really happy with that. Now, with 43 years, I want to relax a bit.' Nowhere else he can relax better than here. For a few months his girlfriend Miriam is part of his life, the 26years old girl from Munich cancelled her education and moved to him. She doesn't give interviews. Mike should stand in the spotlight, above all with his music.

[markusd253]

Translation2:

Actually he needn't work anymore, his album 'Tubular Bells' brought him to worldwide fame 23 years ago and made him a millionaire. After that he composed some more hits, beside others 'Moonlight Shadow'. Singing was never his cup of tea, so he let others sing, here for example Maggie Reilly. But in his videos Mike Oldfield is at least always to see. 'Music for me was my whole life, for 20 years, I lived, thought and breathed music, everything was music.

[markusd253]

Translation1:

His music: extraordinary, a little bit spiritual and extravagant - today Mike Oldfield doesn't need to work anymore, today he can lie in the sunshine and think of past successful times. His new life plays in Ibiza. There he lives in a luxury house together with his german girlfriend. - Mike Oldfield lies in the sunshine and enjoys the view onto the sea. The englishman recently moved to Ibiza and he wants to retire here.