She was looking for freedom – and made a world career. What happened to the singer and dancer Ute Lemper on the way, she now tells openly.
Ms. Lemper, many years ago Marlene Dietrich advised you to keep your private life secret. She warned you about “the vultures”. You obviously find this advice unnecessary.
Well, I’m not going to talk in detail about 100,000 lovers, which, by the way, I’ve never had.
But some lovers have been?
Many, some might say, it depends on the perspective. That was just part of my life, especially when I was still unattached. In my job, you often don’t have a home or nest for years or decades. Every theater family and music project has replaced that. There was always a love affair that inspired me.