At the age of 15, Andreas Dorau wrote what became known as the most eccentric hit of the Neue Deutsche Welle: “Fred vom Jupiter”. At 30, he threw the University of Television and Film Munich for a loop with his thesis – a television show called “Beat Your Animal”, in which people competed against their pets (with the pets always winning, of course). He raised an uproar among animal rights activists with his opera “The Overjoyed”, which featured several fish in its ensemble. And not everyone was amused when he and some friends threw Rammstein’s menhir out the window of his record company.
When Andreas Dorau tells stories, it’s as if they just bubble out of him. And we experience a journey through the German music and entertainment industry with someone who knows all the ins and outs. Sven Regener’s insights lend an even sharper edge to the book.
