He used to think it was incredible to be on stage for 30 years, says the Swiss musician. Now he has reached the mark himself – and is going on tour again.
Rust – Even after 30 years on stage, the Swiss musician DJ Bobo has role models from the international music scene. For him, pop legend Elton John, singers Cher and Jennifer Lopez and artists like rock singer Peter Maffay are “a mix of people, life and career”. The 55-year-old told the German Press Agency in Rust, southern Baden, at the start of his tour on Friday. “A lot of role models from my youth died far too young, from Prince to Michael Jackson and George Michael to Whitney Houston.”
DJ Bobo aka Peter René Baumann is one of the few artists of the Eurodance era who still writes songs and fills large halls with their concerts. The man with the golden microphone had his first hit in 1992 with “Somebody Dance With Me”. Others followed, such as “There Is a Party”, “Let the Dream Come True”, “Pray”, “Freedom” or “Love Is All Around”.
The pop singer said he once bought a CD called 30 Years Peter Maffay. At that time he thought the number 30 was unbelievable. “The nice thing is that Peter Maffay is still playing. The confusing thing is that the ’30’ got me now,” he said. dpa
