Comrade Pavel (van Dyke)!

A couple of questions and a comment -

1) I may be one ignorant Russian, but I know of only TWO ex-GDR comrades that made worldwide fame – yourself and Mrs Merkel. Would you say that the unification is complete or might The Wall still invisibly be there?

2) Were GDR's Young Pioneer's scarves actually blue? Do you even remember?

3) As much as I love "Let Go" with Rea Garvey and Your "Martyr" remix... your "Out there and back" is by far your best work!

Your grateful Russian ex-comrade!

- How hard was it to listen in to West Germany's radio stations as you were growing up? And when electronic music was introduced in the 1980s, how did the people around you feel when listening to it?

- Music was controlled, records were not allowed, so when you had the chance to listen to music you must have really appreciated it! How did people feel towards the communist regime knowing that they were withholding them from the exploring music?

Ali M. - From Kuwait!

Dear mr. Van Dyke, Is it true that your dad personnally invested huge amount of money in marketing/promotion in order to get your carreer started ? Is this an urban myth or is this really the truth ??? If it is the truth, then art shall speak by itself......

I notice that you tour extensively in eastern europe. I live in Romania and have seen you perform.

After 20 years is it better for most of the people who listen to your music in eastern europe or not? Do you think its still transition or simply reality? As an artist has culture prospered or is it all just a remix?

Regards...Christopher Watson

THE NO. 1 DJ and will always be NO.1 "PVD"

Hi Paul van Dyk!

Always been a fan and admire your role in giving dance music the respectability it deserves.

Anyway, you've experienced a collectivist society (communist), do you think that all this "super-connectivity" as a result of all this social-media (that name sounds suspiciously benign!!) will result in a revisiting of collectivism - this time, fascism??

By the way, I'm loving some of the new sounds from the likes of Gusieppe, Activa etc. in 2009!

why and how did you got your interest in Trance music?

-arcelle from philippines-

Mr. Paul van Dyk,

You are my favorite DJ. Please continue to make uplifting beats for us.

1. If you had grown up in West Germany or West Berlin, do you think you would be where you are now?

2. How did your experience in East Berlin, specifically, influence your career?

Thank you.

Tyler – United States

How has the fall of the Berlin Wall affected you over the past years as a professional DJ?

Marvin
-Palmetto, Georgia-

I waited and waited diligently here in the US to see you perform "We Are One" but they never showed it. Anywhere I can catch a video of this? Keep up the great work. No one can thank you enough for the amazing music you have and continue to put out.
http://www.trancedaily.com

Paul, when do you visit the Philippines? We want to party LIFE with your great Trance music while you are doing the mixing for us in Manila ...

Cheers !
Jeco
From the Philippines