Herman Brood & His Wild Romance - Saturday Night - Live At Rockpalast (live video)

ROCK ’N ‘ ROLL JUNKIE The rise and fall of a Dutch icon: HERMAN BROOD - 1946-2001 Ten years ago, in July 2001, the Dutch musician, painter and media personality HERMAN BROOD put an end to his life by jumping from the roof of the Amsterdam Hilton Hotel. To many, his suicide was the most significant event in the history of Dutch pop music of the 20th century. Ten years without BROOD, but he still lives on: His music, an impressive art collection and, last but not least, the story of his life, have made him immortal. HERMAN BROOD (1946-2001) was an “enfant terrible” and a cultural figure whose suicide only strengthened his controversial status. According to his friends, he could not cope with his failure to kick his drug and alcohol habit. Herman was called “the Netherlands’ greatest and only rock ‘n’ roll star.” Later in life he became also a well-known painter. He set up his atelier in Amsterdam, and it became his second home. HERMAN BROOD was born on November 5, 1946 in Zwolle in the eastern part