Marco Pogo aka Dominik Wlazny tells the “Krone” about his life as a rock star and cabaret artist on the occasion of his Graz appearances in the Theatercafé.
You consistently separate the artist Marco Pogo from the politician Dominik Wlazny. Why? And what is actually the difference between the two? Marco Pogo is the artist who is on stage and Dominik Wlazny is the chairman of the beer party. The two get along very well, but it is also important to me that the artist can simply be an artist without being influenced by what the private person is doing, and vice versa. You come to Graz with the cabaret program “Gschichtldrucker” – when did you Did you find out that you are one of those? I wouldn’t describe myself as a cabaret artist either – I’m a person who has been on stage as a musician for 20 years and likes to try new things. I was on a reading tour with my first book “Gschichtn”, it was well received, and I noticed that I really enjoy telling stories on stage. And then I wrote a program. And remember now – that suits me a lot. What interested you in cabaret? How important is humor to you? Phew, without humor life would be pretty much pointless in the truest sense of the word. Humor also allows us to navigate through difficult times, and it is not for nothing that the saying goes: one must not lose one’s sense of humour. What fascinates me most about cabaret is the fact that you stand alone on a stage for almost 90 minutes and there isn’t really a scenario where you can hand over responsibility to someone else. You get the applause, but in the worst case also the whistles (fortunately doesn’t happen to me) all by yourself. In the program you tell funny episodes from a multifaceted life: rock musician, doctor, politician – in which job do the most bizarre things happen? Definitely as Musician. Such tours actually attract bizarre stories like a magnet. But I have to be honest, there are a few actors in domestic politics who really deserve the term “cabaret”. Your band is called Turbobier, and you also sell beer under that name. And your party also has the beer in the title. Can you still remember your first beer and how has your relationship with beer developed since then? I seem to remember that I didn’t like my first beer at all. But after the tenth it worked, I think. I think beer is a great thing, and when it comes to socializing, it’s hard to beat. It’s not for nothing that the word “we” rhymes with “beer”.
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