Wolfgang Petry hit again – but a tour is out of the question

Twelve years after leaving the Schlager Circus, a new record is again recorded by Wolfgang Petry. "At the moment!" relies on its great successes. For a complete return but still missing a step.

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The wolf is dead, long live the wool. His mane did not let Wolfgang Petry grow again and a schnauzer was missing in his face. But the old master rock hit announces itself in its usual habitat. After his interlude in English under the daring pseudonym of Pete Wolf, the resurrected retiree retires Friday, November 30 with "Just now!" another successful album before.

Petry has not forgotten anything

And the shows of 67 years: he has not forgotten anything. In the pre-single "Where are all the heroes", he probably does not accidentally strike the same guitar riff as in his super hit "madness" of 1983. Who directs the 15 new songs from the album to heart, really gets a good old school hit. You already know qualities such as "fall in love, lose, forget, forgive", "vulture" or "you are a miracle".

On "now!" there is even a side vengeance ("Get out of my sight") or a small pinch of belly for his fans in the Ruhr coal mine ("Totally crazy"), sometimes a tribute to Peter Maffay's lullaby (" children "), but also with" Leonie "an unexpected playful and wonderfully easy stand:" You have found, your heart does not beat for me, your heart unfortunately beats for the women's world ".

What distinguishes his songs from many others in the profession: in addition to the seemingly inevitable phrases of Schlager, Petry still has a sore neck. Look at the carpet, it looks like a joke of the 80s, it reads in "Totally crazy". And further on: "Do not be serious, that big mustache, another tramp, who has nothing to lose." Then he takes the possible criticisms at the same time the air of swollen cheeks.

Would the singer be a schnauzer?

By the way, does he still have a schnauzer? "I can not say that, but maybe I should try it again soon." You would like to see if the singer smiles ironically at the answer. But for years, he only gives written interviews. Not to mention photo shoots for the press.

Petry claims to have sold 18 million records for more than 40 years. But in 2006, he suddenly said goodbye to the scene and dived – never to be seen again, it was said at the time. The Rhinelander just wanted to be Franz Hubert Wolfgang Remling. "At the beginning of this period, I did not do anything at first," he told the German news agency. Then he went around the world with his wife. In addition a lot of sport. And – who would have thought – stamps. "I made up for things I could not do before, because we just did not have the time."

Finally, the music came back. "Brandnew" 2015 was the first successful album after his return. Although the album climbed to first place, but managed to hold with 11 weeks not as long in the top 100 as its mega hit "Everything" of 1996, the total of more than three years has wandered the charts. The folkloric and country tour that followed in the form of Pete Wolf with the album "Happy Man" did however fail.

A tour is out of the question

But that does not matter to him first. "I do not feel any pressure," said Petry. But like any artist, he also wants to please his audience. "I already have that in mind." In its golden years, it has attracted tens of thousands of people for concerts in the stadiums. But a return is out of the question. "For the moment, I do not see Wolfgang Petry on stage." Constant tours "are not part of my life today," says the musician. The stadium wool can not continue to watch.

It's a bit like his friendship ribbons. Previously, they had the habit of proliferating on their left arm under the lumberjack's rolled up shirt, symbol of fans' love. Both accessories are now at home with the Petrys, "stored safely". In a shop window? "It's just how bad it is," said Wolle. the cult of the hero? It really does not have to be.
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