About this episode

Sven Dirkschneider discusses his musical journey, family influences, and experiences on tour.

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People in this episode

Host: Dane Campbell

Guest: Sven Dirkschneider

Topics covered

• musical journey
• family
• collaborative songwriting
• life on tour
• resilience
• production
• local relief efforts

Keywords

• drumming
• U.D.O.
• touring
• music production
• collaboration
• Argentina
• flood relief

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: U.D.O., Motörhead, Saxon

Places: Germany, Latin America, Argentina

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