Michael Köhlmeier erzählt Shakespeare

„I never was afraid of Shakespeare. I had respect for Dante, so much respect that I pushed his godlike comedy in front of me. I was afraid of Faust, he pushed me into the corner. Homer nourished me with the courage of the desperate. Shakespeare was a moody friend of mine. One who always told you something new. Even though he always told the same. He told about me”, that is how Michael Köhlmeier describes his relation to Shakespeare in the preface to his CD- Box.