In contrast to his direct colleague Marieke Elsinga (39), Mattie Valk (40) has a very healthy work ethic: he is there every day and never complains about it. How often does he actually arrive at Qmusic too late?
There can be no bigger contradiction: Mattie Valk appears every morning before day and dew at work but never complains about it, while Marieke Elsinga spends more time on than she is in the radio studio of Qmusic at all. The presenter seems to find it just a must; She even speaks of a ‘k*draft show’.
Never too late
Is Mattie so disappointing that early getting up? No, it’s just routine, he explains in the newest Linda. “I will beat it, but I have never appeared late at the morning show of Qmusic. That early rhythm has been ingrained for thirteen years.”
What time does he get up? “My perfect start -up time is 4.07 hours, I want to be able to shower for another five minutes to get into the land of the living.”
Most beautiful often
Mattie acknowledges that getting up early does something to you, but that he has everything for his passion: radio. “I am blessed with the most beautiful profession in the world, but because I have to get up so early, I experience life at 75 percent of my energy.”
He continues: “A former girlfriend once said on vacation:” What a nice person in this other rhythm is you. ” Oops, I never dares to ask a doctor to keep such a atypical schedule.
Sleeping rhythm
Mattie doesn’t really want to know that, because his morning show is on one. “My girlfriend works on the same radio program. I didn’t choose her for her sleep rhythm, but it helps. We go to sleep at eight o’clock.”
He continues: “What does anyone who has a long evening? Don’t hang out and watch series? I don’t get a fomo and I am not jealous either. We do eating out as often as someone else, but then just in the afternoon.”
Above the pub
Mattie is fortunately a good sleeper. “I live in the city center of Rotterdam, above a pub. When I close my curtains, I hear tinkling beer glasses and noise. Quite meditative, I fall asleep quietly.”
He concludes: “I often put on a podcast about fashion trends. Such a subject doesn’t interest me a bite and then I left like that.”