The Dream Awake Tour has started. Arrived in my second home India (Trivandrum). I met Indian students who asked me if I would visit their concert. Of course that was not an issue for me. The guys of the „Cyclechain Band“ gave me their concert flyer and I gave them the second Ashram album „Prison without walls“ as well as my first solo album „I’m free – you can’t catch me“. We said goodbye, but on the same evening Vamsi (bandleader) contacted me and asked if I could help them out as a frontman at a band contest. I didn´t have to think long and we had a brilliant rehearsal next day. I didn´t know the guys would rock like that. The youngest member of the band was only fourteen years old, but he played the guitar as if he were at least ten years older. His name was Gowtham and I was very impressed with his talent.

We spoke after the rehearsal and I asked him how it was possible to have such a musical level at the age of fourteen. He said: „My older brother always wanted to learn guitar, but unfortunately he is deaf, he was born deaf and that hurt me and my family a lot, then I wanted to fulfill his dream and started to learn guitar. When I play the guitar my brother is happy and so I´m happy too. “ As you can imagine, this conversation has touched my heart. The story of Gowtham was very emotional and in the same time refreshing for me, as I was simply amazed of his idealism and musical energy.
The other band members told me that rock music is very popular in India now. They were so excited of my two albums, they immediately included the songs „Rock the show“, „What’s going on“ and „I’m free …“ in their live program.
To be honest, I did not expect such a warm welcome and great tour start. I can only say „I love my India!“
