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Elisabeth Esselink

by Rosecrans Baldwin

Elisabeth, also known in the music world as Solex, explains her loves, what makes her laugh, and an affection for free drinks.

a.k.a. Solex

DOB: 14 August, 1965

What do you do:
Sampling & cutting & pasting.

Favorite Book:
Het Lieve Leven, Gerard Reve.

Heroes:
Johan van der Keuken (Dutch film maker).

What makes you laugh:
‘Specials’ by the ‘Specials.’

Charity worth giving to:
Amnesty International

Five words that sound good:
Whenever somebody says, ‘The drinks are on me!!!!’
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Rosecrans Baldwin co-founded The Morning News. His latest book, Paris, I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down, has just been published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. An excerpt is available at GQ. More information can be found at his website. More by Rosecrans Baldwin