I stumbled upon an old Herzeleid.com q&a where Paul and Flake were answering fans questions and I picked some funny/interesting ones. LMK if you want some more :)
Why did you choose almost the same cover for the japanese version of Reise, Reise and Rosenrot?
Paul: Because we thought it would be a shame to use the cover only for the Japanese edition.+++
You have just said your music has saved many lives. How so? Which messages in the music did they specify help them?
Flake: Mostly it was people who very depressed.
Flake: For many people, it's important that they are not alone with their problems.
Do you like gardening and what kind of plants do you like ?
Flake: I like to mow the lawn because it smells so good.
Flake: But nonetheless, I have the longest grass in town because I hate an army cut!
Flake: Some of my neighbours burn the grass beneath the fan with a blow torch.
Flake: I'm not that type of gardener.
how did you and richard decided who was going to be lead and who rythm guitars?
Paul: Good question.
Paul: We're both stubborn.
Paul: It's a fight every time but we're still doing alright up to now.
Paul: Actually, the winner is supposed to be the one who plays the best solo.+++
What is that brown stuff that u have all over you on concerts.
Flake: That'S a secret that will be revealed now!
Flake: We smear instant coffee all over ourselves.
Flake: No makeup holds as long.
Flake: And no makeup smells as good.
Flake: In the beginning, we used normal coffee.
Flake: But I went crazy on stage because I had a caffeine shock.
Flake: That'S the reason why I shake so often on stage.
Flake: Later we used caffeine-free coffee.
Flake: Since then, our music has gone soft.
Flake: As you can hear now.
Who is the female voice in Te Quiero Puta ? Greetings from Argentina
Flake: I don't know.
Did you like Benzin video? Schneider didnt.
Paul: I don't think it's that bad.
Paul: We've had three really good videos in a row, so it'S hard to keep the standards so high.
Paul: I'm glad that there's some variation, next time we'll improve.+++
I think I read that you were all naked in the "Mann gegen Mann" video. Is this true? I love the the new album by the way :-)
Flake: Yes. It was a great feeling being naked.
Flake: After one hour, none of us felt ashamed anymore.
Flake: We even left out the G-strings.
Flake: We were so use to being naked, that I wanted to go buy a snack naked.
Flake: We played with 50 bodybuilders who were schocked to learn that the whole thing was about homo-erotiscm.
Flake: We really had to convince them to stay.
would you ever consider to bring another musicians on stage during concerts like a trumpet player or so,I really love trumpets maybe because I'm married to that kind of musician unfurnetly he really hates you but I really love your songs and the sound
Paul: Six is more than enough.
Paul: If you ever see us with backing singers, bongo players and horn section, please shoot me!+++
I really liked Keine Lust video, whose was the idea that you were fat?
Paul: It was Schneider's idea.
Paul: Inside the suits it was really hot.
Paul: Thankfully, the warehouse was really cold.
Paul: The whole crew had to freeze but we sweated like pigs.
Paul: The fat make-up took around 4 hours.
Paul: But it was still a lot of fun.
Paul: Most of all, when we had to piss.
Paul: But I won't tell any more details on that.+++
Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20200827094030/https://herzeleid.com/en/press/2005-10_paul_chat_english
