1. Reinhard Mey is known to embark upon an extensive concert tour every two or three years, with a live album released from each tour.
10 Facts About Reinhard Mey
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Reinhard Mey was born on 21 December 1942, in Berlin, Germany, where he spent his childhood.
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In 1965, Reinhard Mey was offered the chance to perform at a Liedermacher festival at Waldeck Castle, a converted castle ruin.
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In 1963, Reinhard Mey graduated from the French Gymnasium in Berlin, receiving the German Abitur as well as the French Baccalaureat, and thereafter began vocational training as an industrial trader at Schering AG Berlin.
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Reinhard Mey broke off his university studies in economics to concentrate on songwriting and singing, and has been a successful performer in Germany, France, and in the Netherlands ever since.
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Reinhard Mey has written songs in German, French, Dutch and English.
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Reinhard Mey writes both sensitive and humorous songs, with subject matter taken mostly from his everyday life and surroundings.
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Reinhard Mey speaks out in particular for freedom and non-violence, not only in his songs.
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Nevertheless, his Annabelle criticises female political correct deadly-serious non-serene activism; Reinhard Mey is later said to have repented of it and wrote another song in response to himself.
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For years, Reinhard Mey has been an avid vegetarian, and has been active in the German chapter of the organisation People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.