Reinhard Liebe

Austrian Songwriter and folk musician. Born November 29, 1946 in Innsbruck, Austria. Died November 10, 2011. 1950 kidnapped to Egypt by own mother for two years. Jobbing there had given a break to her TBC. 1953 delivered to a Viennese elementary school. Mother got TBC again. Son stayed in Vienna for pleasant first sexual experiences and finishing high school in 1965. Learned ancient Greek, studied philosophy, linguistics, entomology, psychology and human biology at university. Smelled revolution in 1968, turned to social work (became probation officer) and psychotherapy. Started songwriting in 1970 found freak musicians for stage-collaboration, prices, also for poetry, performances between local pubs and Northern Korea (where neither Elvis nor the Beatles managed to get invitations). 1980-1991 head of the oldest Viennese addiction-therapy-ambulance. Exhibitions with ceramic sculptures. 2000 dramatic survival of severe stroke, left in 7 weeks coma and half-lame body > no more picking stringed instruments.