Ich glaube es wäre an der Zeit den thread zu schliessen.
Ich musizier auch lieber mit Männern, gibt mir ein gutes Gefühl, und ich fahr 1x pro jahr mit einem sehr guten Kumpel auf nen städtetrip in eine europäische grosstadt, diesmal Köln und wir besuchen das NIN konzert gemeinsam..schwul ist man deswegen noch lange nicht...
Irgendwelche waghalsigen und völlig irrelevanten Thesen interessieren hier niemand.
Als wir vor 3 jahren in Bukarest nach dem essen in einem armenischen Restaurant zufällig zeitgleich das wc aufgesucht haben ist uns der kellner tatsächlich nachgegangen und hat nen Blick in die Toilette geworfen ob wir da irgendwas veranstalten...köstlich
I agree with you. Since this thread has been brought back to life and there are people here who are genuinely interested in discussing Hubert, I think it would be more productive to shift the conversation in another direction – because spreading baseless rumors isn’t exactly the best way to spend our time.
I’ve noticed that many H.K. fans are curious about why he disappeared from the public eye after
Goldene Zeiten.
@rauschwerk (like many others) believes that Cretu somehow overshadowed him, taking credit for his contributions, while
@kaiser1900, on the contrary, sees it as proof of a supposed "secret romance." But in my view, the real reasons are much simpler. Let me explain.
First of all, fame and success may seem like a blessing to some, but in reality, they come with a heavy price. Yes, there’s money and admiration, but at the same time, an artist essentially loses their normal life. They can’t go anywhere without bodyguards, their schedule is packed with tours and interviews, and the paparazzi constantly intrude on their private life. Hubert was naturally shy and introverted, and I don’t think he was the kind of person who would thrive under that kind of pressure. He already had enough money to buy land in Ibiza, go out with girls (or guys, for the sake of it), and do as he pleased – he likely never wanted more than that. Not everyone enjoys being in the spotlight 24/7, nor does everyone want to spend their life endlessly traveling for concerts and TV shows. Interestingly, in a
Musikexpress interview from 1984, when asked about his biggest fear, Kemmler answered: "Becoming internationally successful." (I would link to the scan, but I need permission from E., who has once again vanished from the internet.) He also spoke at length about the stress of fame in the book
Der Ruf, der durch die Zeit schallt, mentioning the pressure he felt at the peak of his NDW success, the conflicts he had with colleagues, and how he tried to drown his anxieties in alcohol.
Secondly, Kaiser is absolutely right about one thing: avoiding aggressive promotion allows for greater artistic freedom. Without the pressure to conform to industry demands, artists don’t have to censor themselves or tailor their work to fit commercial trends. After all, if a song as relatively tame as
Jeanny once caused an uproar, just imagine how the public would have reacted to
Pogo the Clown.
Thirdly, it’s quite possible that Hubert simply didn’t want to be associated with the "bubble-gum pop" he wrote for Sandra. If you take a closer look at some of his interviews and listen to his more satirical songs (like
Explain the World in a Word,
Goldene Zeiten, or
Millionen), it becomes clear that he wasn’t particularly fond of commercialized pop music – or, for that matter, of musical "elitism" and "snobbery" as well. It’s likely that he had no desire to become a
BRAVO teen idol once again, as he was during the NDW era.
And finally, though I don’t want to spread unverified rumors like Kaiser does, there are quite a few indirect signs that Hubert may have struggled with substance use or that he, at the very least, couldn't perform without drugs. Kemmler himself hinted at it in that biographical book, various internet users have mentioned it over the years (one recalling that he admitted to coming to
Hitparade on cocaine), and if you watch his performances – especially post-1985 – it’s hard not to notice that in quite a few of them, he appears visibly high (for example, in
this one). So it’s entirely possible that he withdrew from the public eye out of fear of falling into addiction. Or maybe he already had – and wanted to keep it private.
Ultimately, all signs point to this being Hubert’s personal decision rather than some grand conspiracy. And I highly doubt he ever regretted it. If anything, he was probably relieved to be able to walk into a store for a beer without having to stop and sign autographs for half the customers.