But Tim Skold happened ...

Oh yeah, "Anarchy" was good. "Anarchy" was god and Tim Skold was basically the big hope. He was the guy that was enthusiastic and excited about KMFDM and he was working. Everyone else was pretty lazy. Tim was really cool. After SYMBOLS we did another big tour and we had to do the another record what would be the last one for WAX TRAX by the contract we had. I asked everyone what we were going to do. To work together or not. En Esch and Günther said like:"FUCK YOU!" and Tim and I did ADIOS album.


So why then all drama that was going online among the fans and En Esch who was bitching through the posts and chats on (now dead) www.kmfdmdogma.com when you announced that you were going to do new KMFDM? Why he and Günther didn't complain about it after, for instance, SYMBOLS album?

Yeah, it was dumb, little stupid. But most people didn't know that En Esch and Günther were really, sort of hard and problematic throughout all these years.Working with Günther was basically you had to have money in order to get him to work. He would never do anything without money and for me KMFDM is not about money. For me KMFDM is an idealism and fun. They just wanted money all the time and I didn't have money to give them. KMFDM was really successfull in 1995 with NIHIL and 'Juke Joint Jezebel' single.There was actually a lot of money coming to us. But with XTORT which was a deliberate decision to make an anti NIHIL album, something that was totally drastic departure from the happy melodic kind of stuff like Juke Joint Jezebel. That really put KMFDM back in the hole. Anyways, the return of KMFDM was when I told En Esch and Guenter that everybody wanted us to do KMFDM again and asked them if they wanted to sit down and come up with the new concept and the way how to be KMFDM all together. Again they said - " Fuck You " and I said - " Fine " and I did new KMFDM.


Tell me a little bit more details about Tim Skold now. Is he definitely done with KMFDM since he is with M.MANSON now or ...?

Nobody is definitely done with KMFDM. If Tim one day comes and says - " Hey, let's work on something " and may be it just happens it's time when we are doing new KMFDM album, then he is back. He was working on the making of ATTAK but he has already known that he was going to work with MANSON. He told me he wont have much time to promote the album and time to go on your with us after ATTAK ( Sturm & Drang Tour ). And it was fine with me. KMFDM can always adapt to certain circumstances. That is never the problem. Right now Tim is busy and I am sure he makes good money with MANSON.