Half the nation saw him for the first time in the movie "Das Boot". Then came his great success as a musician with "4630 Bochum", which, together with "Mensch", is still one of the ten best-selling music albums in Germany today. He wrote German pop history with verses like "Give me back my heart / Before it breaks apart". But who is this Herbert Grönemeyer? How can the power and energy, but also the comforting nature of his music be explained? How has he managed to remain true to himself over the decades? And why is he seen as one of us like no other star in Germany?
Based on numerous conversations with his long-time friend, Michael Lentz tells the story of the exceptional artist's life and work, origins and family in the first comprehensive account of his life. On stage, Grönemeyer and Lentz continue the conversation about this fascinating life of music and literature, pop and politics.