I've been thinking about that for quite a long time. And heck yeah, I decided to do it.
I want to say it out loud. I want to destroy all false myths and gossips circulating about Till and his family. (I split it up in three parts). Because I find it extremelly annoying, when I come across some made up stories, stories without foundation... Stories which are mostly the fruit of people's wicked imagination. It p**es me off. I mean, what in the name of holy wursts and frankfurters?! :[
Let me clear some things up for you:
1)*Gitta and Werner
It has been mentioned all over again, on Wikipedia and other sources, that Till's "parents divorced when he was twelve". Yeah, rrrriiiiiiight... you see.. before you set down to write a biography about your "idol", make sure you rely on plausible sources and keep your imagination under control. Well, this rule seems to have already gone into oblivion and people tend to post whatever they want, however they want, whenever it meets the truth or not. Werner's book, "Mike Oldfield im Schaukestuhl" makes it clystar clear, that:
-Werner moved to their small cottage- house in 1975, because he liked the quietitude of the farmhouse and wanted to write his poems and books in peace.
Being in town caused him too much stress. Meanwhile his wife Gitta had to do her job as a journalist. He mentions it a couple of times, that he would love to have her around all the time, but it was impossible because of their professions (writer and journalist) As such, they were forced to live two, separate lifestyles. They would pay each other regular visits, mostly during the weekends, every once in a while Werner would even take the pain to move to the town for a couple of days. There is a really lovely part, when he's so excited to have his all family around and is busy preparing some special food for this occasion. "Other folks mumble - they live separately! As if being together meant living constantly under one roof" authentic quote from Werner himself. He let his wife continue her job and let her fulfil herself as a journalist, he didn't want to get in the way. (Not all men are that tolerate towards their own wifes I know it from authopsy >.<) He also says that his precious daughter Saskia would have had a long way to school had she been living constantly in the village. He wanted to make things more comfortable for them. He mentiones about them taking long walks in the sunset, attending motet concert in Saint Thomas church.. "where their hands (Gitta's and his) find each other unintentionally". He recalls the New Year Celebration, mentions about his "beautiful wife smiling" and his children having great fun with fireworks. Somewhere else..... Gitta and Werner are shopping in Leipzig, and he suddenly gives her a passionate kiss in the lips, totally out of the blue... and when Gitta asks him "What has gotten into you?" Werner replies: "Dunno I guess it's the atmosphere of the town".
Another plausible source that sets everything in new light is a Radio Audition "Mike Olfield Neuerdings", with Gitta Lindemann interview. (year 2011) She's talking about how did she meet her future husband (Bitterfelder Konferenz 1959, he would constantly gaze at her during the presentation and he invited her to coffee afterwards), some parts later she explains that "they would always live very happily as a family, but they were individualits and each one of them wanted to make the most of itself and fulfill its aims".
*American step-dad: Where the heck did THAT get from? Neither Werner nor Gitta would EVER mention about Till having one. From all (mostly German) articles I've already read about Gitta (her biography and activity) it becomes crystal clear, that Till's so called "step -dad" is a totally fictional character. There was NO AMERICAN STEP-DAD in Till's life.
TBC..
I want to say it out loud. I want to destroy all false myths and gossips circulating about Till and his family. (I split it up in three parts). Because I find it extremelly annoying, when I come across some made up stories, stories without foundation... Stories which are mostly the fruit of people's wicked imagination. It p**es me off. I mean, what in the name of holy wursts and frankfurters?! :[
Let me clear some things up for you:
1)*Gitta and Werner
It has been mentioned all over again, on Wikipedia and other sources, that Till's "parents divorced when he was twelve". Yeah, rrrriiiiiiight... you see.. before you set down to write a biography about your "idol", make sure you rely on plausible sources and keep your imagination under control. Well, this rule seems to have already gone into oblivion and people tend to post whatever they want, however they want, whenever it meets the truth or not. Werner's book, "Mike Oldfield im Schaukestuhl" makes it clystar clear, that:
-Werner moved to their small cottage- house in 1975, because he liked the quietitude of the farmhouse and wanted to write his poems and books in peace.
Being in town caused him too much stress. Meanwhile his wife Gitta had to do her job as a journalist. He mentions it a couple of times, that he would love to have her around all the time, but it was impossible because of their professions (writer and journalist) As such, they were forced to live two, separate lifestyles. They would pay each other regular visits, mostly during the weekends, every once in a while Werner would even take the pain to move to the town for a couple of days. There is a really lovely part, when he's so excited to have his all family around and is busy preparing some special food for this occasion. "Other folks mumble - they live separately! As if being together meant living constantly under one roof" authentic quote from Werner himself. He let his wife continue her job and let her fulfil herself as a journalist, he didn't want to get in the way. (Not all men are that tolerate towards their own wifes I know it from authopsy >.<) He also says that his precious daughter Saskia would have had a long way to school had she been living constantly in the village. He wanted to make things more comfortable for them. He mentiones about them taking long walks in the sunset, attending motet concert in Saint Thomas church.. "where their hands (Gitta's and his) find each other unintentionally". He recalls the New Year Celebration, mentions about his "beautiful wife smiling" and his children having great fun with fireworks. Somewhere else..... Gitta and Werner are shopping in Leipzig, and he suddenly gives her a passionate kiss in the lips, totally out of the blue... and when Gitta asks him "What has gotten into you?" Werner replies: "Dunno I guess it's the atmosphere of the town".
Another plausible source that sets everything in new light is a Radio Audition "Mike Olfield Neuerdings", with Gitta Lindemann interview. (year 2011) She's talking about how did she meet her future husband (Bitterfelder Konferenz 1959, he would constantly gaze at her during the presentation and he invited her to coffee afterwards), some parts later she explains that "they would always live very happily as a family, but they were individualits and each one of them wanted to make the most of itself and fulfill its aims".
*American step-dad: Where the heck did THAT get from? Neither Werner nor Gitta would EVER mention about Till having one. From all (mostly German) articles I've already read about Gitta (her biography and activity) it becomes crystal clear, that Till's so called "step -dad" is a totally fictional character. There was NO AMERICAN STEP-DAD in Till's life.
TBC..
