Feature: The Q&A: Anne Müller, cellist (The Economist / More Intelligent Life)

As this review for the BBC testifies, I'm a fan of Nils Frahm and Anne Müller's album, 7 Fingers, so it was a pleasure to interview Ms Müller - who also performs live with Agnes Obel - for The Economist and More Intelligent Life. "My older cousin played cello," she explains, "so my mother asked him to convince me to learn, too. He showed me one and said I’d look very good with it. He was my hero, so of course I had to play..."

Read the full Q&A here or here.

Feature: The Q&A: Anne Müller, cellist (The Economist / More Intelligent Life)

Feature: The Q&A: Fred Cornog, Musician (The Economist / More Intelligent Life)

In case it's not already clear, I'm a huge fan of East River Pipe, so the release of We Live In Rented Rooms sent me scuttling to find out any place I could offer coverage. Lo and behold, The Economist wanted the man on their pages and the story also ran on More Intelligent Life here. And with wise words like these, who can blame them:

"Making a living solely from music nearly always involves a list of compromises that I’m unwilling to make. And, ultimately, the commerce side of things kills the artistic side."

Feature: The Q&A: Fred Cornog, Musician (The Economist / More Intelligent Life)