GG Anderson turns 75: “I don’t feel like I’m 75”

GG Anderson turns 75 this Wednesday (December 4). As a composer, he created over 1,000 German and English-language titles and is still on stage as a pop singer to this day. In an interview with the news agency spot on news, the musician reveals why he hasn’t planned a big birthday party, what new resolutions he wants to implement and what his career as a singer is doing.

GG Anderson: I don’t feel like I’m 75. That’s not supposed to be a stupid saying, but I really feel a lot younger, maybe like 40. I’m always thought to be 20 years younger, which always costs a lot of Prosecco, but that’s what makes it happen you like it (laughs). It’s really my parents’ genes. My mom always looked 25 years younger than she was. And the stage keeps me young, it’s especially fun when I stand there and I see the sparkle in people’s eyes and the girls flirt at me, that’s wonderful.

Anderson: We celebrate very comfortably. We have a wonderful goose dinner in Datterode in the Fasanenhof. They make a world class goose. There’s really only family there, my wife, my sister-in-law, my wife’s godchild and her husband, my godchild and my niece… There are 14 of us in total. I’m really happy that we’re getting more comfortable as Christmas approaches, because I party all year round, I go out to eat after performances, I live in hotels and I’m always somewhere.

Anderson: No, we’re all over that. I spent the 40th with a lot of colleagues, Dunja Rajter, Nino de Angelo and whatever their names are. On the 50th I flew to New York with Monika. And on the 60th and 70th we had dinner with 80, 90 people and many of my colleagues. This time it will be more relaxed, you’re getting older too (laughs).

Anderson: I’m a crazy dog ​​and of course when we give concerts and you come to the hotel, you have to come down first. You won’t come down from this cloud nine that people have lifted you up to so quickly. You have to go to the bar and have a drink and maybe smoke a fag.

Anderson: Luckily we have a swimming pool at home with a water temperature of 32 degrees. This morning I swam 40 lengths of ten meters each. This is good for my back. So I’m not the type of person who jogs for miles or anything, but swimming is wonderful as you get older.

Anderson: I’m doing great. In my old age, I made three new resolutions. Firstly, I don’t want to talk about my illnesses anymore. I’ve really had enough, in addition to the strokes I also had an intestinal operation and most recently a hernia about four weeks ago. I now have a seven centimeter long scar. I want to leave all this behind me. And my second resolution is that I want to be less critical. I really enjoyed talking about colleagues. I found that to be honest and I also know a bit about music, have written over a thousand songs and played in many bands. I used to allow myself to say when someone wasn’t singing so well.

Anderson: I recently released my 30th studio album, “Seven Lives.” Afterwards I actually said: That’s it. End of work time. I sang about everything and had great success. But when the old Anderson takes the stage somewhere, there is still a standing ovation. When you see how you’re being celebrated and have to do five encores and the people don’t stop clapping, that’s a really cool feeling. So I thought about it again and my producer persuaded me that it wasn’t the last studio album, but that at some point – it doesn’t have to be next year, it could also be in two years – Mr. Andersen will come out with another album hits.

Anderson: I have no idea. Probably because I’m lucky enough to be very musical and can recognize hits. I’ve done that quite well a few times, whether I was writing “The Spanish Night is Over” for Engelbert or Audrey Landers’ “Manuel Goodbye, Farewell.” But I also notice that I’m becoming relatively lazy as I get older because I’ve already written everything and done so much. On my current album we have a total of 16 authors. Young people who you should just let have a go and they do it really well. Many felt that the album showcased the most modern and poppy GG Anderson of all time.

Anderson: We’re going on the “Schlager & Fun Cruise with Andy Borg” in September, where some colleagues are there and we’re going to Turkey or Greece. I’m looking forward to it, even though I always have a really strange feeling on the ship. But planes are even worse for me because I’m afraid of flying. I’m also on tour with Andy Borg and have a few concerts with Stefan Mross. When it comes to performing, I don’t do every single thing, but if you don’t have any other hobby than music, it’s difficult and then I don’t really know what to do with myself (laughs). We used to be on some stage every second or third day, but thank God that’s not the case anymore. They are beautiful things that I pick out and I always leave a little time in between. Not because I’m not fit, but it’s all too strenuous for me. I want to have fun in life and not let that turn into stress.