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Interview
by Edo Q ©
2010 CoverMen
Mag!
July, 2010
- Hello
Patrick, I'm flattered you accepted to be interviewed
for CoverMen Mag!, to start this interview
off, please give me some background information.
I was born and raised in a very small
German village called Öhringen. My mom is
English and my dad is German, so I grew up bilingual
which obviously helped me a lot with travelling
later. My brother lives in North Carolina these
days so I used to travel there a lot when I was living
in NYC. Now I live in Hamburg cause after 3,5 years
of travelling / modelling full time I decided
it was time to go back to school so now I study
media and sports management. Starting in September
I will be working for Hugo Boss as an intern which I'm
looking forward to a lot.
-Do you
remember how and when did you start modeling and your
first modeling photo shoot? Did anyone ever tell you
that you should be a model before that?
I
got scouted at a concert when I was 19, a week later
I was flown to Hamburg for my first test shoot
which definitely took some getting used to, but
the photographer was great and made me feel comfortable
pretty fast and the pictures turned out so well that
they were in my book for years. No, to be honest everyone
around me was just as surprised as me when they asked
me to join a model agency...
-What did
you buy with your very first earning as a model?
Well
my first job was for German GQ so I got paid like 70€
but starting off I had so many expenses like hotels,
trips and test shoots that it took me quite a
while til I actually made some money. I think the first
thing I bought with the money I made in Japan - which
was the first money I made at all that went into my
pocket - was a webcam for my laptop so I could
talk to my friends and family back home on skype.
-What
aspect of modeling is your favorite and what is your
least favorite?
That's easy, TRAVELLING
and meeting new people is by far my favourite. My least
favourite is probably going to castings...
-Tell
me, what do you think is the key to be chosen
by photographers and clients in such a competitive
market?
Luck, networking and playing the
game.
-Apart from modeling, would you
like to pursue another field, such as acting? If it
so, what role would you like to play?
No,
to be honest I think it's super cliché when models
try to become actors because they think a pretty face
is all they need to live this lifestyle forever. If
I had to chose a role though it would be something playing
along Will Ferrell, he's my hero!
-Tell
me more about yourself, how would you describe yourself?
Which adjectives would you use?
I don't really
think I can judge myself. I can only say what I hope
other people see in me and that would be kind, fun and
honest.
-I'm sure you travel alot, what
was the most interesting place you have ever visited?
That's
a tough one... I think in general Japan was amazing,
I go back as often as I can! But I was also fortunate
enough to have jobs in cities like Stockholm and
Moscow which were interesting to see - Stockholm
I fell in love with instantly and Moscow I really didn't
like at all!
-If you weren't modeling,
what do you think you'd be doing now? What did you wish
to be when you were a kid?
I am already back
in school, I probably just would have done this a lot
earlier! Haha well when I was younger TOP GUN was my
favourite movie so I always wanted to be a fighter
pilot...
-Thanks Patrick for taking your
time to reply to my questions, it was a gift to me and
my readers!
You're very welcome, the pleasure
was all mine.
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