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What Germans think of Brits' taste in music

Kraftwerk are too obscure and Rammstein embarrassing. How about Peter Fox instead?Antony Hegarty was once irritated when some German journalists asked why he had sung a duet with Herbert Grönemeyer. On paper, Grönemeyer is a German superstar. A serious rocker of high calibre, with sophisticated lyrics and several million records sold. He is from the Ruhe, but is so famous he now lives in London so that he is not bothered by his German fans. In England he is unknown, though maybe a few cineaste...

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15:01 on March 18 2011

What Germans think of Brits' taste in music

Guardian Music — Kraftwerk are too obscure and Rammstein embarrassing. How about Peter Fox instead?Antony Hegarty was once irritated when some German journalists asked why he had sung a d... more info