Michael Krebs

With songs full of groovy musicality and clever lyrics, Michael Krebs has been delighting audiences for over 20 years. Experiencing how open, straightforward and quick-witted the songwriter approaches his concerts puts a big grin on your face and makes it clear: the live stage is his element.

But even this notoriously good-humored guy at the piano now has his doubts. Is his once vaunted authenticity still acceptable in times of survival of the fakest? Why does the word "problem zone" make everyone think of stomach, legs and bottom and nobody thinks of brains? Where to emigrate to when the right is already everywhere? And above all: is the future still a solution at all?

Fortunately, thanks to attention spans shredded by TikTok, nobody expects an answer to such complex questions any more. Perhaps Michael Krebs will provide one anyway. In any case, as long as we can laugh at ourselves together, pessimism is not an option. You don't have to be the brightest light on the darknet to check that out.

"I no longer believe in humanity, but I still believe in humanity," says Michael Krebs. And so his concerts are not ones that make you forget the world outside for two hours. Much better: they make you see the world with different eyes. And that does you good.

So good that you have to exaggerate in order not to lie.

Picture: Sven Hagolani