Puhdys drummer Klaus Scharfschwert died | STERN.de

Ex-Puhdys drummer Klaus Scharfschwerdt is dead. The musician of the legendary Ostrock band died on Friday at the age of 68 as a result of his cancer, as his family knows on Scharfschwerdt’s Facebook profile. Musician Hans Wintoch, with whom he last played in the band “Scharfschwerdts Neuland”, also confirmed the death to image.

From 1979, Scharfschwert was the drummer for the popular GDR rock band “Die Puhdys”, where he replaced Gunther Wosylus, and was an integral part of the group until it broke up a few years ago. In the eighties he was even honored as the best drummer in East Germany. He also composed some of the band’s songs and also performed as a singer. Also at the last official concert of the Puhdys in Berlin in early 2016, Scharfschwertt was on stage with his colleagues. Scharfschwerdt used to play in other East Rock bands, including Vulcan, Prinzip and Stern Meißen.

“He was always strong and full of hope”

For several years, Scharfschwerdt had been suffering from lung cancer. In 2019 he reported that the tumor was gone, but the cancer came back. His family wrote on Facebook that Scharfschwert had “unfortunately finally lost his long battle with cancer last Friday”. It goes on to say: “He was always strong and full of hope. We shared this hope and were firmly convinced that he could do it! Unfortunately, it wasn’t to be like that.”

The statement was also published on the homepage of Scharfschwerdt’s last band “Neuland”. With his rock combo Neuland, Scharfschwerdt released the debut album “Made in Europe” in 2019 and also performed live. Klaus Scharfschwert died in Berlin on Friday. The funeral service should take place in the immediate family circle.