Dieter Meier

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Dieter Meier (born March 4, 1945 in Zürich) is a Swiss artist and musician especially famous for his work in the musical duo Yello with Boris Blank.

Son of a millionaire, one time member of the Swiss golfing national team, professional poker player, performance artist paying New York passers-by who said "yes" or "no" to him $1 each, in 1972 putting down a plaque at the railway station in Kassel (Germany) saying "On March 23 1994, from 3 to 4 pm, Dieter Meier will stand on this plaque" -- and honouring the promise. [He did turn up, I drove from the UK, waited around, took photos, met him and then drove back to the UK. Joolz] Director of Alphaville's "Big in Japan" video.^{[citation needed]}

Along with Talking Heads vocalist David Byrne, Dieter was a guest artist on the X-Press 2 album 'Muzikizum'. He gave lead vocals on the single "I Want You Back".

In the 90s music took a backseat as Meier continued his performance art, designed silk scarves and was involved with ReWATCH, a company that recycles cans into watches. However, two more Yello albums did surface.