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In the very early seventies I was tourmanager with a variety of Jazz and Rock artists and groups. A few months after a two weeks tour in Germany with a famous British rock group, I visited the group's leader and singer singer in London, and later he visited me in Berlin. From our conversations I remember an interesting topic. He mentioned that he only makes music because of the girls. I never had different impressions. Later I heard this truism often from musicians, be it in a jolly mood, or seriously. And yesterday night I was reading again some of Victor Auburtin's (1870-1928) feuilletons, this one is from the year 1909:

"He could eat and drink, and in the evening he could take a Syrian girl to bed with, or an Armenian, or a Greek, as it was the will. And this, in the cold light of day (= bei Licht betrachtet), is the main issue, this is what only matters, solely."
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Dire Straits:
"Money for nothing / and the chicks for free"

In der Kunst gilt das Recht des Besseren.

Der Nebel war so dicht, dass ich Löcher hineintreten konnte. (Bill Bryson, unterwegs)

"Though this be madness, yet there is method in't."

"Vielleicht wird man am Ende des Jahrhunderts zwei Klassen unterscheiden, von denen sich die eine durch Fernsehen, die andere durch Lesen bildete." (Ernst Jünger, 1979, ("Tagebücher V")

Alles ist, wie es ist, weil es so geworden ist. (D'Arcy Thompson, 1917)

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