Jürgen Ziemer

Jürgen Ziemer: Born in Königstein im Taunus near Frankfurt, Ziemer grew up on American Beat literature, German auteur cinema and apocalyptic post-punk fantasy. His dream of a music career fell through early on and his first jobs were as a mover, gardener and taxi driver, then as a music editor for a lifestyle magazine. Since 1998, he’s been a freelance cultural journalist, writing for Rolling Stone, Der Freitag, Die Zeit and Süddeutsche Zeitung, among others.