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Pascal Useldinger

Musician, who records as Usel

Luxembourg is one of the richest countries in the world, so why can’t many artists afford to actually be artists?

Carolina Reinertz and Pascal Useldinger sit on a tan sofa on a white rug in front of a graffiti wall, skateboards beside them.

Schluechthaus, Luxembourg

Pascal Useldinger, who records as Usel, on the gap between a wealthy country and a working music market. The conversation moves through our appetite for bad news, whether a comfortable plan B quietly kills ambition, and whether AI is a threat or something that could bring people closer.

Published
6 September 2026
Length
46 min
Recorded at
Schluechthaus, Luxembourg
Talked about
Money and art, Sensationalism, Ambition, AI