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Maite Kelly Says Sudden Success Fueled Family ‘Megalomania,’ Recounts Father’s Path Out of Alcoholism

In a new Die Zeit interview, she reflects on the isolating “parallel world” of touring and discloses mild ADHD and synesthesia.

Overview

  • GALA.de reports on Kelly’s first-person account published by Die Zeit on November 9, 2025.
  • She says the 1994 Over the Hump breakthrough and influx of money triggered a harmful phase that swept up some relatives.
  • Kelly recalls not recognizing her father during that period and describes him as frequently overwhelmed.
  • She recounts that he stopped drinking from one day to the next and walked for about 40 days during withdrawal.
  • She warns that constant hotel living on tour can create an unreal bubble filled with people who are paid by or profit from the artist.