Nils Frahm: ‘Using a chainsaw gave me strength in my fingers for piano’
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The composer, 42, talks about his musical upbringing, passion for dish-washing, insistence on being modern and fear of not being loved
Music was everywhere when I grew up, not just on the stereo. My mother had a piano. My father played guitar and collected percussion instruments: drums, bongos…
My parents both had a deep connection to music. I could see it brought them a kind of serenity. And they encouraged me to play.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jan/18/nils-frahm-using-a-chainsaw-gave-me-strength-in-my-fingers-for-piano