He died on Sunday at the age of 73, his family told APA.
Resetarits was born in Stinatz on December 21, 1948 as the son of Burgenland-Croatian parents and grew up speaking Croatian like his brothers, who were also known, Lukas and Peter. At the age of three he moved to Vienna, after graduating from high school he studied English and sports to become a teacher, but soon gave up the teaching goal in favor of his political rock group “Schmetterlinge” and was already doing – for example when the arena was occupied in 1976 – with socio-political issues commitment draws attention to itself. In the mid-1980s, Resetarits’ most successful alter ego was finally born together with the author and composer Günter “Trainer” Brödl: The Ostbahn Kurti, who soon received the nickname “Bruce Springsteen from Favoriten” – among many others.
“Today we mourn a musical legend, an exceptional artist and, last but not least, a very fine person,” said Andrea Mayer (Greens), Secretary of State for Art and Culture, in a first reaction.
Source: Nachrichten
