Enigma 4 MSN Chat With Michael Cretu



Taken from an Official ENIGMA Chat with Michael Cretu on 24 January, 2000 with MSN.

The Live Chat took place from Cannes France.
ENIGMA = Michael Cretu

ENIGMA : HI FANS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD!!!!! I'm here!! M.C.

E4 : hi Mr. Cretu

Stefan : Hi !!!

roundabout : hello, Michael!

Monique : Hi Enigma - MC

EdinE : ENIGMA YOUR THE MAN

Stefan : Congratulations to your excellent masterpiece E4!

Roberto : Hello Michael

Arno-SANDRAnet : Hoi Michael !

"sunny side up" : Hello Michael

CatCat ist abwesend.

ENIGMA : SO ....I'M WAITING FOR SOME REAL GOOD QUESTIONS!"

"David Nakash" : HELLO MICHAEL!!!!!!!!!

Jonathan : Is Sandra there as well

Andre : Hello Michael, I just wanted to say that THE SCREEN BEHIND THE MIRROR is the best album you ever made.

ENIGMA : Sandra is not here...

ENIGMA : Thank you Andre

roundabout : Mr.Cretu, will there be any new single/video from E4?

ENIGMA : roundabout: wait and you'll see!

Lee : MICHAEL CRETU: Is it true that you have signed a contract to do five albums after Le Roi Est Mort? When can we expect the next one?

ENIGMA : Lee.....in 3 years

bluewarrior : there´s something rumouring...: Will there ever been live gigs of Enigma?

ENIGMA : no live Gigs....maybe someday

Monique : HEY Michael, when will you be in Switzerland....it's not far from france

ENIGMA : Monique...I don't know

Jonathan : Enigma:Is Jens Gad a Keyboard player

ENIGMA : Jonathan...drummer and guitar player

ENIGMA : don't whisper folks!

ENIGMA : ok.....

ENIGMA : wait a second folks

ENIGMA : ok...some of you will be abled to ask....shoot!

"01Mexico fan" : Mr: Cretu, i love your work! How is your family doing? And which is your fav song of the screen behind the mirror?

ENIGMA : Mexico fan...everybody is ok....my favorite is Gravity of Love

Baldr : ENIGMA4 is super!What is your next Project CurlyM.C(GOD)

ENIGMA : Baldr i don't know yet

ENIGMA : one thing for you to know before: ENIGMA will NOT EVER answer any whisphered questions!!! so refrain from doing so...!!!!

Heiko20 : Give it in the next Time a new ALbum of Sandra?

ENIGMA : Heiko20.. wait and you'll see

ENIGMA : next question?

Colterton : Mr. Cretu, is it true that this album will be the last ?

ENIGMA : Colterton... I don't think so

ENIGMA : next one?

Agnieszka : Mr. Cretu, I know you must have encountered this question before, but would you ever consider making an album similar in its simplicity to the first one?

ENIGMA : Agnieszka: each album has its own story

"Crazy Harry" : ENIGMA...three short Questions...first:WHO exactly are you?...second...when will there be a second Single of Enigma?...and third...Can we expect new Material about this Queen and Goddess at your called Sandra?

ENIGMA : CrazyHarry: look at http://www.enigma.de

Andre : Do you want to work with Andru Donalds again in the near future?

ENIGMA : Andre yes

Anton : Hello mr. Cretu. Im a great fan of EnigmA, and I just wanted to say that "Dream of the dolphin" is a great song (it shows howmuch you love sandra) but why is it so short? thanx

ENIGMA : Anton ask easier question ))

ENIGMA : any more questions?

Stefan : Mr. Cretu: At first: congratulations to your latest masterpiece. Do also plan an album for Ruth-Ann or Olive?

ENIGMA : Stefan.. no I'm not

Belladonna : Hej

ENIGMA : hi Belladonna...your question?

Belladonna : dont know just yet

ENIGMA : we stay here for you until midnight  - so all of your questions will be answered

Dandelion : Mr.Cretu, is it true that you like English people to sing more than American ones? Why?

ENIGMA : Dandelion: no that's not true

soundmaker : what synthesizers do you like most

ENIGMA : soundmaker: Roland, JV-1080

Monique : Mr. C  your homepage have a big big error......i have to take a look first in your sourcecode to go to it....

ENIGMA : Monique...the servers are overloaded..that's why!

Larryslug : Mr. Cretu, do you and Sandra check out the various internet sites dedicated to you?

ENIGMA : Larryslug....when I have time... yes!

Baldr : what is the story of the last album mr.cretu?oh,who are the modern crusaders?

ENIGMA : Baldr please understand that there's no time to give an explicit answer to it - sorry!

COE : Michael Was there any reason why Sandra didnt want to sing on the Latest Album?

ENIGMA : COE Sandra never sang on ENIGMA

ENIGMA : Sandra is one of the speaking voices except E3

allchat : Do you plan on using more gregoran chants?

ENIGMA : allchat no

Colterton : do you have plans for an new song for your wife ?

ENIGMA : Colterton: yes i have <smile>

TOM_poland : Micheal : if you were planning doing another music project in the future - who you would you consider as a partner: Mike Oldfield, J.M Jarre, Delerium

ENIGMA : TOM_poland no one of them!

guillaume : Do you still enjoy working and living in ibiza?

ENIGMA : guillaume yes a lot!

Dkramer : About the lyrics..I see you have many good lyrics. Do you get your inspiration from world religions,Native Americans etc?

wim : Michael, thanx for great E4. You will go on for many years to come, won't you ?

ENIGMA : Dkramer: partially yes...

javichin : Is the idea of a concert completely discarded? It would be great to make a concert and capture it on video to watch forever. Also, there are a lot of "hidden number fours" in the last album artwork.Can you unveil one that is particularly difficult to see?

ENIGMA : javichin: maybe someday there will be a one of concert

TimeMorpher : Everyone calls that instrument in Endless Quest a pan-pipe, but isn't it actually a shakuhachi flute?

ENIGMA : TimeMorpher: yes

Arno-SANDRAnet : Hoi Michael, will HUBERT KEMMLER be a part of 'the team' again ? And/or can we expect a NEW SANDRA song in the near future ???

ENIGMA : Arno..he never was a part of ENIGMA and he'll never be one

Karlos : We can listen many new sounds and rhythms in your new allbum but why are there some influences from Engima1?

ENIGMA : Karlos Keith Richards as well is playing the same guitar since 30 years....

MizSpiffy : What is the reason you really brought the drums back on E4 after really toning them down with E3? By the way, thank you for the music.

ENIGMA : MizSpiffy: powerful drums....that's me!

mreed00 : The screen behind the mirror is an incredible album, well worth the wait. Can you give us a clue as to what the title means? And will their be another single released from this album? If not what song would you have liked to released?

ENIGMA : mreed00 1) listen and find it out      2) yes.......

Penciloid : Mr. Cretu, what new direction do you think the music industry will take next? Will the music industry ever begin to endorse anything new? Or will they continue to recycle old material?

ENIGMA : Penciloid. ask my boss Ken Berry

Thomas19 : Mr. Cretu, thanks for your work! It's such a wonderful kind of music! But why was the video for "Gravity of Love" not directed by Julien Temple? And will there ever be a video compilation on DVD, like Björk's "Volumen"? That would be great!

ENIGMA : Thomas: DVD next Xmas and will include some surprises

smiley : Mr. Cretu, what's first in your songs: the lyrics or the music?

ENIGMA : smiley it depends - there is no rule

Jonathan : Micheal, Greetings from AUstralia, I am interested in the technical side of things because I am training myself to become a keyboard player. How do you put the songs together, and what is your new equipment

ENIGMA : Jonathan: the answer will kill the capacity of your RAM <Smile>

aadeaaa : i don't think you are Michael Cretu. if so please tell me what was the name of the single you made for sylvie vartan

ENIGMA : aadeaa: c'est fatal

toronto : Micheal do you feel that your music is becoming more mainstream?

ENIGMA : toronto: I never thought about it

taifun : whatsvthe next single which will be released ?

ENIGMA : taifun....and all others: WAIT and SEE!

anja : how is the weather in ibiza?

ENIGMA : anja.. fine

chaws : I am a big fan, thank you 4 E4!  Do you know the direction you want to go in the future?

ENIGMA : bully....thank YOU!

bluewarrior : Maybe you know that E. is very popular in the techno scene (-> Germany). Many producers mention your works as best in electronic music. What do you think of this music style?

ENIGMA : bluewarrior: I like it very much

Blondie : Mr. Cretu, is there a way you can make Virgin release the old videos on DVD's for all of us fans? You would do your fans an enormous favour.

ENIGMA : Blondie..this year autumn

Borg166 : Mr. Cretu, thank you for letting me enjoy music for the first time.  Who is your favorite music artist right now?

ENIGMA : Borg166 various artists

javichin : There are a lot of "hidden number fours" in the last album songs and artwork: 4 long nails, 4 boys, 4 girls, 4 faces, mars is planet 4... Can you unveil one that is particularly difficult to see?

ENIGMA : javichin: because this is the fourth album of ENIGMA

NC : I saw somewhere on the Internet the Russian composer Max Fadeyev mentioned as a possible artist on E4. Did you really work with him any other Russian artists? Or do you have plans to do so? Or at least to use some Russian material?

ENIGMA : NC: I never heard this name before - it's a lie!

"Joar - www-five-no" : hi, this is Joar from Norway. could you tell us who David Fairsteni is - or do you prefet this to be a secret??

ENIGMA : Joar...David Fairstein is not Albert Einstein

toronto : what group do you feel resembles your work the most?

ENIGMA : toronto  I have no idea

Perosales : I was going to ask for the DVD collection... hmmm. Will the video collection cover the complete length of the albums, like with the first video collection?

ENIGMA : Perosales probably not

£nigmatiç¤Prinçess : Mr. Cretu: Enigma is all I listen to anymore, I just LOVE the music. Have you ever considered having 'Sarah Brightman' as a lead vocal in any of your music? She has such a powerful and beautiful voice...perhaps... a suggestion for your next album?

ENIGMA : Enigma-Princess...my god, why HER????

surge : Life truly is an enigma...your music is very inspiring...your lyrics and beats are very harmonious...camera obscure is great.

ENIGMA : surge thank you!

TUDOR : doyou have a mail vere i can write

ENIGMA : TUDOR: http://www.enigma-4.com   there is a hidden guestbook - look out for it!

Sanne : what fascinates you on Carmina Burana?

ENIGMA : Sanne: it's one of the masterpieces of classic music

Vincent : mr. cretu what do you think is your best cd ?

ENIGMA : Vincent: E1 and E4

SkeeK : You say you don't have that much appreciation for pop music (and I sympathize) but you do sample some pop songs (i'm thinking now of U2) are there any "modern" bands that you do like a lot?

ENIGMA : SkeeK: that's not true - if I don't like it, it's a bad record

Hollywood : is the new enigma album so great like the other (sorry for that bad english)

ENIGMA : Hollywood listen to it and find it out!

lise hat die Unterhaltung verlassen.

SkeeK : do you think musicians shouldn't involve themselves in politics?

ENIGMA : SkeeK why not?

"Jeremiah Johnson" : Would you describe the singers (collaborates) as friends, on what level do you come across in the studio?

ENIGMA : Jeremiah I was never working with somebody I didn't like as a human being

vixen : mr cretu, i must compliment you on the music you write. it is full of emotion and is sexually charged

ENIGMA : vixen thank you

Cyncrow : Curly M.C.-I just want to comlpiment you on the most amaaaazing and beautiful music!  I truly appreciate it!!! Thank you SOOOO much!!   Will you ever perform in California??

ENIGMA : Cyncrow: maybe some day

vixen : may i ask what inspired you to write the music in e4?

ENIGMA : vixen: life around me!

ej : mr. cretu. will you ever release material that didn't make it to the albums, say.. like a box set?

ENIGMA : ej: I will never release 2nd-choice-material!

Gitty1 : Silence must be heard is a very simply yet powerful statement.

ENIGMA : Gitty thank you for realizing

KLF : Hello Michael. Does the act of choosing Sandra for the 2nd voice announced the end of her carreer ?

ENIGMA : KLF no not at all