Herman Brood is the only rock star who knew our country ever. A man who seemed to be outside the law, doing everything God had forbidden, and so became a role model for anyone who felt put in a straitjacket. Herman Brood learned his trade as a pianist in blues bands, which Cuby & The Blizzards was the best known. With his band The Wild Romance late seventies he grew into a real teen idol. When he
… also scored his major hits: Saturday Night, Hot Shot, Never Be Clever and anthem Rock 'n Roll Junkie. After a failed adventure in America and recurring problems with drug names productivity and inspiration quickly. Even when his music had long lost relevance he remained ubiquitous in the media. As a painter, he was at least as popular as a musician, although his work was estimated by the critics hardly value. When his health by his long addiction deteriorated rapidly, he committed suicide in 2001 by jumping from the Amsterdam Hilton. His life read like a boys' - and the books that his best friend Bart Chabot wrote about him had exactly the charm - but his macabre end betrayed yet the real tragedy of his life.more
