Circus Krone in Munich: This is what the Westernhagen concert was like in

The stage design is simple and harmonious, there are no distractions such as monitors or flashy effects, the ten-person band stays discreetly in the background and lets the master take the lead. The evening is characterized by lightness, pure simplicity and a certain humble charm, with which the still impressively productive German rock star knows how to play elegantly.

Son of a famous actor

The 75-year-old, who, however, looks more like a man in his mid-40s with his agility and gazelle-like mobility, certainly has no need to hide. His CV is long and more than presentable: As the son of a famous actor who was a member of the Gründgens ensemble, Marius got his first film role at the tender age of 14.

He soon processed his experiences in songs, wrote successful film scores, lived with Willem, Otto Waalkes and Udo Lindenberg in a shared flat in Hamburg, recorded a number of legendary albums alongside his ongoing acting career, and even occasionally worked as a brilliant speaker, for example he lent Roman Polanski the German dubbing voice in his nightmarish horror film “The Tenant”.

“God gave man a brain and a penis”

Successes, provocations, political commitment, always open to discussion and striving to reach a peaceful agreement. For this clear and consistent attitude, he received the Federal Cross of Merit, as well as numerous other awards. But at some point the hustle and bustle became too much for him, and he felt that his popularity had reached unhealthy levels. In his late thirties, he gave up acting and devoted himself solely to music and his intense relationships with women, which he explained as follows: “God gave man a brain and a penis, but unfortunately not enough blood to supply both at the same time.”

The professional musicians on stage seem to get on very well with each other, the hair of the two percussionists blows up in the draft of the fans like greyhounds' ears during “Es geht mir gut” (I'm fine), the scantily clad percussionist drums like a fringed animal from the Muppet Show and looks like Bellatrix Lastrange in the Harry Potter films. Photographers with cameras and smartphones keep wandering around behind the band during the encores, slightly bent over because they probably think no one will see them.

stand on

After the cult song “Mit 18” about his musical beginnings in Düsseldorf, he asks his young wife Lindive Suttle to come on stage to sing the slightly kitschy ballad “Luft zum Atmen” in a duet. She looks fantastic, almost better than her husband, the androgynous people magnet. For some unknown reason, “Sexy” follows immediately after.

At some point, despite the seating, all the spectators stand up and sing the lyrics with memorization, be it “Mit Pfefferminz bin ich dein Prinz”, “Lass uns leben”, “Weil ich dich liebe”, “Johnny Walker” or the final song “Freiheit”, with which Uns Marius gives us an important message: “Unfortunately, people are not naive. Unfortunately, people are primitive. Freedom, freedom has been canceled again. All those who dream of freedom should not miss out on the celebration. They should also dance on graves. Freedom, freedom is the only thing that counts.”