Christian Drosten
That's how he celebrates Christmas
Christian Drosten during the German Radio Prize 2020
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At "Fest und Flauschig" Christian Drosten reveals how 2020 was for him, what his last concert was and how he spends Christmas.
Jan Böhmermann (39) and Olli Schulz (47, "Phase") spoke to Christian Drosten (48) for the Christmas edition of their podcast "Fest und Flauschig". In the conversation, the probably best-known virologist in Germany also allowed a little glimpse into his private life. When asked about the past year and its new popularity, Drosten said: "It was exhausting, it was partly like a tunnel and it is nothing that you absolutely have to repeat." Although the whole country should know his name by now, he can still walk on the street unmolested, so Drosten: "No problem with a hat and face mask!"
Musician Olli Schulz was particularly interested in Drosten's taste in music – and his assessment of when live music would be possible again. "I think that will work again in the autumn," Drosten replied. "I don't think that cultural events will be categorically canceled in autumn next year." A kind of compromise will have to be found, however, because at the moment it does not appear that the vaccination will create herd immunity by then.
Drosten's last concert experience
His last concert experience was the American singer / songwriter William Fitzsimmons (42, "I Don't Feel It Anymore") in Marburg. "In a very small student club, there was a good concert." He would "like to see something familiar in a club where it is dripping from the ceiling. Jochen Distelmeyer in such a small, dark cave, that would be something …"
On the occasion, Schulz immediately asked about the virologist's musical past. "Were you really a metal guitarist before?" Drosten: "I also played in a band like that once, yes, it was cool." However, it was not a well-known group, but a high school graduate band called Cursed Earth.
Drosten's Christmas: Only the core family
The virologist is keeping his Christmas small this year: "Absolute mini nuclear family. This is how it is now this year – you have to skip it if you can." He did not even look at the contact rules for Christmas: "I find it pointless to try to exhaust this framework according to the motto 'It was allowed'." It is now a matter of reducing the number of infections. Drosten explains that the quieter Christmas season – closed schools, reduced working life – would be a good opportunity for this. But: "If everyone goes to the limit now, we won't make it."