Christoph Kotze, 3458, Cape Town

After spending some time sitting on Cristoph Kotze’s lap, he confided in me that he does his best song-writing on the toilet… eww. Just eww… Not to mention that I quickly moved off his lap after that comment.

Christoph was the first person to make it into Idols with an original composition. His songs are about opinions on life and he believes that his guitar is an extension of himself, “a comfort zone” he says. He’s also slept with his guitar and sometimes plays himself to sleep. He’s still adamant that the best place to play is on the toilet because of the great acoustics.

Here are some of Cristoph’s lyrics:

One day you’re gonna die
For now you have to fly
Keep living it the way that God has planned it