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Fifteen Minutes (FM): Your Web site says that your mission is to “sexualize” the world. What do you mean by that?
Günther (G): I want to sexualize the world, I want to give the world respect. Especially respecting women today.
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FM: You are Swedish and spend a lot of time in Europe. Do you think that the stereotype that Americans are more prudish than Europeans is true at all?
G: Yeah maybe. Maybe, they may be more prudish, it’s true. Yeah, I must say so. That’s why I think it’s very important today to put out the message of love to the world, especially to Americans. To express your love, and sex, and respect, and the whole thing.
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FM: According to your MySpace page, your four commandments are champagne, glamour, sex, and respect. Why are these important to you?
G: It’s love also. That I think is very important. Yeah, it’s the whole thing, the whole package, the whole life. And respect for your friends, respect for your lover, respect for your parents. Yeah, and love. With love you can. There’s no war with love.
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FM: Your first performance in America was at Yale, Harvard’s biggest rival. How do Harvard students compare to Yale students? Who’s sexier?
G: I don’t know, but I’m going to say you are more sexier.
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FM: Well, thank you! So, on your Web site, you pose naked with a champagne bottle covering your, um, “tra-la-la.” Do you ever worry that your grandmother will come across that and be shocked?
G: Well, they know me, because I do the whole thing with respect. It’s very important to do it with respect. If you want to be respected, you have to do it with respect, and otherwise it’s tacky.
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FM: Do you write all of your songs?
G: Yes.
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FM: Do you think that your fame has changed you at all, or are you still the same Günther you’ve always been?
G: Yeah, I must say I’m the same. Everyone can say that. Maybe I’m more tired now, because I do a lot of traveling and like that. But I am the same person.
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FM: We hear you are working on a new album right now. Can you tell us a little about that?
G: Yeah, I’m working hard with my next album, and maybe in a half year I can put a new album out. I think it’s going to be very good. More clubbing than the first one.
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FM: You are also a nightclub owner. What are some of your favorite songs to dance to?
G: A lot of happy music—I like happy music—a lot of groovy music. I like every music. I have a lot of favorite songs, but not one special. I like very good, sexy, happy music.
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FM: You are definitely a ladies’ man. Do you think you will ever find that special one and settle down?
G: Absolutely. Oh I am a romantic, a romantic guy also. But I like a lot of women. I’m a gentleman, but I am a pleasure-man of course. You never know. But it’s very important to have trust in each other. It’s very important. But I have a lot of girlfriends right now.
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FM: What is the craziest thing one of your fans has ever done at a concert?
G: There are a lot of, maybe not crazy, but very happy. My fans is very happy person, you know. They’re never angry, never like that. It’s happy and there’s a lot of underwear on the stage, both girls and boys, and a lot of things come onstage and outside of my hotel. You know, screaming when I’m going from the stage to the car. Yeah, it’s a lot of crazy, in my private time also, when I’m maybe out shopping, there are a lot of fans running up to me.
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FM: Have you ever had a really embarrassing onstage moment?
G: Not really. Well, one time there was underwear that come around my microphone, so that was funny. But I must say I’m lucky, because it has always been good for me, I must say so.
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FM: Why did you leave modeling to become a pop star in the first place?
G: I think it was time, because it was not really my work because I want to express myself. In work also, I want to change the world, I want to do things. I am very fortunate. If I get bigger, and more and more fans, I want to use that to show people what respect is, and love, and the whole thing.
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FM: On average, how many times do you have sex in one week?
G: Per week? Yeah... Gentlemen don’t tell.
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FM: If you could give one piece of advice to Harvard students, be it about sex or fame, what would it be?
G: I must say, like I tell you before, with a lot of love and a lot of respect, you can get to be how big you want to be. If you love life and your career, it’s the same thing. Love and respect. Yeah.
