Inga Rumpf: She remembers the time she shared a flat with Udo Lindenberg

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She remembers the time she shared a flat with Udo Lindenberg

Inga Rumpf will be 75 years old on August 2nd. The rock singer, who became known among other things through the bands Frumpy and Atlantis, gave herself and her fans several presents for her special day: She released her double album “Universe of Dreams” and “Hidden Tracks”, and her biography was also published ” Can I sing something? “.

In an interview with the news agency spot on news, the singer reveals how she will spend her birthday and how she keeps herself so young. She also explains why Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards (77) was a “generous gentleman” when they met and why she writes in her biography that her former flatmate Udo Lindenberg (75) could be “really annoying”.

You are 75 years old, congratulations. What has been one of the most important lessons you have learned over the past 75 years?

Inga Rumpf: Thank you very much! A guideline from my parents: “Do not rely on others, learn something, be self-employed, do not go into debt”. I got through life well with that.

Are you bothered by old age?

Trunk: When you get up in the morning, there is a bit of a crunch. But my motto is, things could be worse.

How are you going to spend your birthday?

Rumpf: With a small group of friends in the country.

You have also recorded your 75 years in writing in your biography. How did you feel when you finished with this?

Body: Very relaxed. It was difficult, sometimes funny and bizarre memory work, but finally I was able to reflect on my life. Before that was impossible because I was always on the road.

What were the biggest highs and the biggest lows in your life so far?

Rumpf: The highlights are always those when you exchange emotions with your audience at concerts, whether large or small. Low points are when you grieve and have to say goodbye to your loved ones.

Her biography is called “May I sing something?”. To what extent has this question accompanied you through your life?

Rumpf: When I was four years old, I knew that singing would give me recognition and that I could even earn money with it. It has remained that way to this day.

In your biography you write that you stuttered as a child. Did singing help you get back into the flow of speech?

Rumpf: As a child, I was intimidated by our strict father. But by singing I conquered my own universe in which nobody could harm me. It gave me the confidence and courage to go on stage and even talk without stuttering.

They lived in a shared apartment with Udo Lindenberg. What are your fondest memories of that time?

Rumpf: I often sat with Udo at the old fish market in Hamburg. We looked at the free port and exchanged ideas about God and the world over a beer. At that time we were still at the very beginning and had big plans. That was an exciting time.

“Udo was a good musician, but he could also be quite annoying,” you write in your biography. To what extent do you mean that and do you still see it that way today?

Rumpf: Udo has become a great musician, a great poet and one of the most successful artists in Germany. I think he can be more relaxed today. But he also had difficult times when the alcohol made him unpredictable.

How is your relationship with Udo Lindenberg today?

Rumpf: We are on friendly terms and everyone does their own thing.

Tina Turner sang your song “I Wrote A Letter”, but you have never met her. Would you like to meet her again? What would you want to say to her?

Rumpf: I would very much like to meet you. There is a lot to say. But when the admiration for this wonderful woman is as great as mine, words are at a loss. I think I would just adore her and give her a sisterly hug.

Your album “Hidden Tracks” also features a song with the Rolling Stones guitarists Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood. In your biography you refer to Richards as a “gentleman”. How did he behave towards you?

Rumpf: Like a gentleman and colleague. And a generous one at that. He brought me a case of Bavarian beer into the practice room and a bottle of Jack Daniels each for himself and his buddy Ronnie Wood. And then we started jamming, as is customary among musicians.

You have many years of experience in the music industry. How do you look towards the future with streaming services and the like?

Rumpf: Music has become inflationary due to digital music subscriptions and is no longer as valued as it used to be. It is becoming more and more difficult for lesser-known artists to take in the high production costs and earn something through the distribution system. Perhaps it helps a little that vinyl LPs with a beautifully designed record sleeve are popular again and that licenses are paid out more fairly.

You are still on stage and look very fit. When would be the time for you to retire?

Rumpf: I think creative people like me never stop being creative in any way. Unless health forces them to retire. I am very confident about the future for myself.

What keeps you so young

Rumpf: New ideas. New plans. Gardening. Eating healthy.

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