Singer Howard Carpendale may be heading tightly toward 80, but he's still not thinking about quitting. "I'm certainly no longer in the spring of my career, but should I stop, I want to find the point where I agree with the audience that it's enough," the 77-year-old told Deutsche Presse-Agentur in an interview. That point, however, is still a long way off for him, he added. "At the moment, I actually feel quite the opposite. I have very, very much desire." On October 13, Carpendale's new album "Let's Do It Again" will be released.
In 2003, Carpendale actually wanted to say goodbye to the stage and announced accordingly. "I never want to say that again." After all, he says, his profession is a kind of dream job. In addition, entertainers like him are very important in today's times - "which are not easy, God knows" - said the musician.
Entertainment is for Carpendale, however, not to play his best-known songs from the past 30 years. "I want to entertain people - sometimes a little joke, sometimes a little tear, sometimes goose bumps." One thing in particular is important for that, he says: perfect timing. "A second's pause where the audience gets a bad feeling, wonders if something went wrong - that can't happen." A show, he says, must be without stumbles, which should not be confused with mistakes, because "you can make great moments out of them." After the release of the new album, Carpendale plans to go on tour again next year.
Among Carpendale's most successful songs are "Ti amo" and "Hello Again." The musician was born in 1946 in Durban, South Africa. According to his own information, the singer has so far sold over 75 million records and produced over 700 songs. He was awarded for his music, among others, with the Echo.
The first concert of his tour "Let's Do It Again" is scheduled in mid-May 2024 in Zwickau, Saxony. Other concerts are planned in Leipzig, Munich, Berlin and Zurich.
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