Gabi Gerwins and Sarah Jane Borchert from the inclusive editorial team have met the rapper.
6 questions to Pusha CL:
His rap music thrilled the listeners
at the Special Olympics Festival: Pusha CL.
Pusha CL's real name is Calvin Schunn.
Calvin is 17 years old.
And he drove almost 400 kilometers
to be able to perform at the Special Olympics Festival.
We met him.
And we asked him some questions.
Question:
Calvin, you perform under the name Pusha CL.
What does the name mean?
Response from Calvin Schunn:
The word push is English.
It means, for example, to push.
To push something new.
That is important to me.
The letters C and L come from my
first name Calvin.
Question:
How did you get into music?
Response from Calvin Schunn:
Music is my big dream.
In my life I have experienced some
not so nice things.
With my music I want to support people
and give them courage.
Question:
One of your rap songs is called: Better stay alone.
How do you get the ideas for your rap songs?
Response from Calvin Schunn:
The ideas usually come to me in the evening.
I write what I have experienced myself.
That's why music is very important to me.
Every rap song is a chapter.
Like in a book.
Each chapter is a different story
from my life.
The songs are connected to each other.
There are always certain words or phrases
that appear in several songs.
For example: We can do anything.
That is my message.
Question:
Have you been to Berlin before?
Response from Calvin Schunn:
No, this is the first time.
I come from Kirchlengern in Germany.
Kirchlengern is about 400 kilometers from Berlin.
I wanted to perform at the Special Olympics Festival.
That's why I'm here.
Question:
How did you find out about Special Olympics?
Response from Calvin Schunn:
I do sports myself, especially strength sports.
That's why I'm very interested in sports.
Then friends told me about Special Olympics.
What I saw impressed me a lot.
There is something for everyone.
Question:
Where can we find more music from you?
Response from Calvin Schunn:
I have a channel on YouTube.
This is the link:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmXYK64dGXXtLCg1tA29njg
