Yet Stilleben |
The Myths and Lies |
What is to be expected
concerning the content of this page? We are looking forward to know in as great
excitement as all of you!
We will however here destroy the myths as soon as they are born in the rise
and fall of fame and glory. Therefore the excitement on our part.
"The members of Stilleben are hard-bitten
criminals."
Expert Panel (hereafter abbreviated to EP): This is only partly true.
"The members of Stilleben have no self-esteeme or self
confidence."
EP: Au contraire, mes amis - au contraire! You have no idea.
"Stilleben are anarchists!"
EP: Now, now - let's not get carried away. Only Ragnhild, the pianist ("and
composer, thank you very much!" - and thanks to you, Ragnhild, we'll take
it from here.), is a declared anarchist. Very much declared, in fact, and
so anarchistic that she keeps a clear distance to other anarchist groups,
as a group can never be as anarchistic as an individual, she claims. While
we could say that Majken and Guro are more adjusted to society in one way
- ("-adjusted?! Eaten Up and totally Devoured by the System, that is what
they are!!" - thank you again, Ragnhild, let's move on, shall we? - phew,
that was embarrassing...).
"Stilleben is a good and charitable ensemble."
EP: This is true. If Stilleben had any money, they would probably start a
foundation in benefit of faded and forgotten former stars, currently starving
in their rotting villas in Hollywood, Monaco and Côte d'Azur.
"The members of Stilleben bitterly hate each other."
EP: False. They often fraternize over a glass or ten of wine.
And here is a new myth, recently arrived from our beloved
audience in den Haag, namely Kristian, Lord of Ouch:
"The members of Stilleben doesn't really make MUSIC:"
EP: Hmm, this IS a tough one, especially since the hon.Lord of Ouch doesn't
specify what it actually is the members of Stilleben are making, if it is
not music. The Expert Panel is strongly tempted to call this question a metaphysical
one, and as such, it would not be under the EP's jurisdiction. This case will
eventually be sent over to the Stilleben Board Of Head Philosophers or, if
the matter should come to this, even the Stilleben Board Of Underestimated
Executive Brainstorming Heros-In-Command Of The 2nd Paragraph. But the matter
will hopefully be resolved before such extreme measures are called for. So
we urge all you nosey little bastards to keep an eye on this surprisingly
unpopular web-page to be updated on what is to become of this case: are they
really making music, and, if not, what are they making?
"Falling in love really, really REALLY sucks!!"
EP: This is true, true, true, and the Expert Panel is weeping bitter tears
by the thought of all of you poor fond lovers around the world, and prays
for you all to soon have such hearts of stone as some of the members of Stilleben
are so lucky as to have achieved the benefits of being in possession of, as
well as long, clumsy sentences, as there is no need to make oneself understood
where one can instead make onself mystical. The Expert Panel is in a funny
mood at the moment, and asks for understanding and overbearance from the public.
"Life is boring"
EP: What kind of a forum is this turning in to?! Go and play in the traffic
and stop wasting the Expert Panel's precious time with Weltschmerz and utter
nonsense.
"What is the latest gossip about Stilleben?"
EP: Wouldn't you like to know.
Cigarette?