Matthias Walz - Matthias Walz - the Evil Man at the Piano

MATTHIAS WALZ
The Evil Man at the Piano

Actually, Matthias Walz is a completely nice guy. But when something gets under his skin, he can get pretty angry. And there's plenty that annoys him. Politics above all. As a star of "Fastnacht in Franken", Germany's most-watched third-channel programme, Matthias Walz regularly gives political celebrities a piece of his mind. The result? Collective held breath - from the politicians, who have to keep a straight face, and from the rest of the audience, who laugh until they cry.

Lounging casually at the piano, the man in the green suit transforms his brilliant ideas into music and entertains his audience with wit, charm and intelligence - sometimes even making them think. No human abyss is foreign to him, no truth too direct. His keen eye for observation and sharp tongue can only stem from a thorough education - years of self-teaching in pub culture, supplemented by studies in computer science, physics and linguistics.

So Matthias Walz is a wanderer between worlds. And an entertainer with conviction. That's why it may well happen that someone's laughter gets stuck in their throat. Because Matthias Walz wants to be like Santa Claus: you look forward to him, but you're always a little afraid of what he might bring. But to reassure you: Matthias Walz feels exactly the same way about you. And you're not really evil either. Or are you?

Press Reviews:
Things get evil here. Süddeutsche Zeitung
With his sharp texts, wrapped in his own subtle humour, he always hits the mark with his piano songs. Badische Neueste Nachrichten
He has an inimitable way of holding up a mirror to politicians and society. And it can certainly get quite biting and evil.