Hi all! I got this story from Jonas WÃ¥rstad's news list. It's about a fan, Luke Oliver, who recently met Dieter. Quite interesting. Some of the content is about Yello playing live! Story: "I met Dieter in Glasgow a few months back at a conference (It was 'Musicworks' in Glasgow - I went as an educationalist, and Dieter was one of the main speakers). He joked that I must work for the Secret Service, as I knew so much about Yello. I got a photo and Promo signed too! I met him beforehand in the city centre itself, then he was interviewed and we watched and asked questions at the end. The stuff about the family I got when I met him in the town centre. The other stuff about live possabilities etc. I asked him in the Q & A session at the end. He said that Yello are exploring the possiblities of playing live, and wish to combine sound with images - the only problem being Boris' shyness. "I'm never afraid to make a fool of myself", he said. Sounds like good news if it goes ahead! He also said that 'Jingle Bells' is a project/song that neither he nor Boris are particularly proud of. Interesting! Dieter is a very, very proud family man. His accent was the strongest I've ever heard. I asked him about Boris, and he told me that he was travelling to Berlin for 'The Eye' launch party. I asked about Eleonore and the family, and he said that 'she is a young lady of 19 now, which makes me feel very old', he then said 'they are all (the family) in the new video for Planet Da Da and my youngest son sings vocals on the new single', I said 'Francis?' he said 'hey, you're the man', then turned to his assistant, and said 'maybe this guy works for the Secret Service!'. Thinking back, he was probably quite worried!!! He said Boris is a natural comedian, but very, very shy, when I had asked him about Yello playing live and whether or not we could get a live performance. He said they are exploring possibilities. He said that Boris often asks him to sing a song in a certain way and he can't, hence getting in the different singers. Shirley Bassey story: He said that he had heard that Shirley Bassey was a bit of a pain to work with, making demands and throwing temper tantrums. He was then told by the mutual friend that had introduced her to Yello and vice-versa [Hubertus von Hohenloe], that she liked 'aristorcracy' in the words of Dieter. Dieter then joked 'I have a friend, who also happens to be a Prince, so when I went to meet Shirley - I took him too!' He then continued that when they went to record The Rhythm Divine, he forgot the Prince! - 'Shirley was not happy!' he joked. 'There were 3 steps to the studio and she asked where the elevator was!' He wasn't sure if she was joking! Billy MacKenzie story: Billy really was a Prima Donna, and apparently has a similar reputation to Shirley! He loves nice shoes though, and will always judge people on first meeting them on their shoes! - One guy once had a go at him and Billy replied 'With shoes like that, I wouldn't even talk to me!!!' He said a lot of stuff that I already knew, like he agreed with the interviewer that 'She's Got a Gun' is very Film Noir in approach, and that Tierry Mugler had wanted a song about a beatiful girl, with something mysterious and deadly about her! He was also asked the old question about remixes and how he and Boris felt about Yello's work being remixed. If he cannot hear Yello, he wanders what the point is (Dieter's view on remixes)" Cheers Chris