Fish - Gardening ist the new Rock 'N Roll! Interview @ROCKANTENNE

🎤 The artist known as Fish is retiring but is releasing a final album titled "Weltschmerz."

🌱 Although Fish is retiring from the music industry, he is embracing a new life with a major focus on gardening.

💿 Fish reflects on the evolution of music formats starting with vinyl and cassettes, moving through CDs, digital downloads, and now streaming.

💼 He discusses the challenges of making money in the modern music industry, emphasizing that live performances have become essential for musician's income.

📈 Fish mentions the difficulties with music streaming services in terms of earnings, sharing a personal anecdote about how little he earns per stream.

🤔 The new album is described as having songs that are up to 12-15 minutes long, deviating from the standard 3-4 minute tracks, showing Fish's willingness to make music as he pleases without commercial restraints.

🔚 The interview reveals that this will be Fish's second-to-last tour, and he discusses his future ambitions to write books and screenplays.

🌼 He notes that every song on his new album will include a reference to a flower, plant, or vegetable, which ties back to his passion for gardening and the period after his father's death.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Fish talks about his Scottish heritage and the political landscape concerning Brexit and the possibility of Scottish independence.

🎭 There is a discussion about his interest in the narrative structure used in TV series and how this approach has inspired his songwriting.