Moses Pelham
Last record “surprised himself”
Moses Pelham publishes his final album with “Last words”. In an interview, he reveals why Xavier Naidoo can be heard on the plate.
Moses Pelham (53) celebrated his stage party last December with his last concerts in Frankfurt. On January 24th he now released his final album. In an interview with the news agency Spot on News, he tells how he found the right time for the last record, why he surprised him working on “Last words” and why Xavier Naidoo (53), with whom he was after a business dispute has reconciled again to listen to it. In addition, the rapper and producer from Frankfurt am Main looks into the future and reveals which projects he could imagine.
In December they played their last concerts in Frankfurt. How satisfied are you with the final shows?
Moses Pelham: I am very, very happy with the final shows. The energy, love, gratitude. That was actually all I wanted and more.
Have you already regretted your last album through the farewell moments or are you still behind the decision?
Pelham: The wonderful experiences on my “last words” tour in December of last year encourage me in my decision. Of course, this does not change the fact that the entire matter is also painful. But thank God the gratitude. It is right to complete my work.
What reactions did you get from your private environment and from the music world to the announcement of the final album that you particularly touched?
Pelham: I basically stem that everyone who is interested in me seems to understand that this is a decisive, remarkable step my work has earned.
They are concerned with creating the jump at the right time. Why did the time come now?
Pelham: You really say that I am concerned with not to miss the right time. I still felt completely able to implement what I imagined and so I did it through God’s grace before it is perhaps too late.
When working on the last album: Have you learned or experienced something you have never experienced before working on new music?
Pelham: Well, I’ve never made one last album, at least not aware of it. That is a very special experience. I found it remarkable how, after the question of what I would like to leave in the conception, during the work on the record, the question of what I would like to do was focused on. Despite a certain pressure, I think, a very multifaceted record was created, which surprises me a bit, because it also looks like a trip through different phases of my career. I think this is an interesting image of life, so that things are different if you really experience them when you imagined them. The plate has not become as difficult as I imagined, which probably gives the heavy pieces, which of course are also on the plate, probably even more force.
To the album title “Last Words”: What ideas did you have, what your last musical words should be and how could you implement them?
Pelham: The opener “The beginning of the end” and the last piece “Everything blurs” form the framework of this album for me and, in my view, are the most important pieces in addition to “better for us” with the Böhsen Onkelz. The other pieces, which of course are all very important to me, on the other hand, are more of a moment.
How did you deal with the pressure that it is the last way to bring songs to an album?
Pelham: As always: make a good long preparation and more pieces than you need to ultimately select an essence. I particularly enjoyed the whole thing again. With all the pressure that I actually felt, you have to say that this thing is quite a privilege.
It was important to them that Xavier Naidoo was on the album. Why should he be there and how was the collaboration on “Sound Good” and “The beginning of the end”? How is your relationship with him today?
Pelham: Xavier is one of my most important musical companions. That becomes clear from our discographs. When he sings, it sounds at home for me. As always, the collaboration was great and our relationship is great.
In an interview, they said about an arrest warrant, with which there is also a feature: “What a guy.” What makes it so special?
Pelham: I can’t say exactly what it is that makes him so special that he is a very special special case, but is obvious. Love and passion certainly play a role. In any case, it was a wonderful experience for me to experience it up close.
How much will you miss the emotions and the joy through music, in which activities you believe will you be able to compensate for in your everyday life?
Pelham: I don’t know. Maybe I’m working with third parties again or do instrumental albums. I have also been experimenting with visual art for several years. Let’s see. At the moment – fortunately – I have no time to worry about it.
How do you want to stay true to the music, will you work as a producer or as a mentor for other artists?
Pelham: I really don’t know right now.
You also have a podcast. Can you imagine other such projects?
Pelham: I love the exchange with my podcast partner, the music journalist Jan Wehn. He and I also wrote my biography together, which was never published. Maybe we’ll come to an end and then go together on reading trips.
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Source: Stern
I am an author and journalist who has worked in the entertainment industry for over a decade. I currently work as a news editor at a major news website, and my focus is on covering the latest trends in entertainment. I also write occasional pieces for other outlets, and have authored two books about the entertainment industry.
