Many artists are in an existential corona crisis. Even celebrities like Helge Schneider are struggling. He is unusually serious about his fans.
- In serious words, comedian Helge Schneider reports to his fans by video.
- He explains why the Corona crisis * hits him particularly hard as an artist.
- Then he thinks aloud about a possible exit .
Mühlheim an der Ruhr - It seems that the 65-year-old entertainer is really concerned with something, because with this seriousness you rarely see Helge Schneider. In a video that he published on Facebook , Schneider turns to his fans and explains openly how it is with him and his current situation.
Helge Schneider sends serious words to fans: "If it continues like this, that's it"
At least the “backdrop” conveys a certain Helge Schneider normality: the comedian , entertainer , musician and composer sends his statement in a chic checked jacket from a kind of hobby workshop. After his greeting, where he still keeps his mischievous face, he quickly goes to the seriousness of the situation: “I am an artist . And my art lives from the fact that I have an audience . You are, ”explains the all-round talent with an unusual heaviness in his voice.
He regrets that he has recently been unable to appear in front of his fans due to the Corona crisis. Then comes a shocking prognosis: "And that should go on for a very long time." Nevertheless, he assures his audience that he is doing well and that he is busy cleaning up the chaotic hobby cellar and making records. "And I'm thinking," he adds afterwards and then reveals what he's worried about.
Helge Schneider is openly thinking about retiring from show business
These considerations will not please many of his fans. Because of his age, according to the artist, he could retire next year . However, his life was of course particularly filled with his music and his performances: "I am a performance," he explains in his typically dry humor.
Then he continues and you can clearly see that it is not easy for him to have to disappoint his audience with it: "In the next longer time it will not be possible for me to perform." Because for him it is clear that he does not play in front of cars, as other artists currently handle them, or in front of people who have to sit a minimum distance apart and wear mouthguards . The Internet is also not an option for him. “Because when I’m streaming, I’m missing a very, very important part of my work. You are, ”is his sad conclusion. He only wants to appear again when "all freedoms are back".
Helge Schneider gives little hope for further appearances
But how long that can still take is currently still in the stars. In the end, Schneider would like to thank you for the “care over all the time”. Does he already indicate a possible complete end? Because even his last sentence does not leave much room for hope: Although he will continue to report on Facebook, "but if everything goes on like that, that's it."
Despite the sad announcements, his fans on Facebook mostly understand him: "A very sad, but very honest and, above all, understandable statement," writes a fan. However, some also try to encourage him: "Head up Helge" or "Halt." through “one reads in the comments. The withdrawal of this old show hare would definitely be a bitter artistic loss for the German stages.
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Rubric list image: © Screenshot: Facebook / Helge Schneider