“Can’t do it sober”: Nino de Angelo needs half a bottle of whiskey to write lyrics. The pop star still reaches for the bottle when writing his songs.

“If I still lived in the big city, I think I wouldn't be here anymore,” says the 60-year-old in the WDR program “Kölner Treff�” “I now lead a relatively healthy life. I have the opportunity to work there, I have peace and quiet there, we really have a little paradise”