Overview
- The BR film "Patrick Lindner – Freigesungen" aired on 22 September at 22:00 as part of the series "Lebenslinien," presenting his first-person account.
- He recounts physical punishment in childhood and says his father rejected his sexuality, even sending him to the family doctor after he confided during puberty.
- He quotes his father as saying he had "a voice like a rusty watering can" and that he "never believed" in his success.
- He says the hostility became motivation for a long Schlager career that followed a 1989 Grand Prix der Volksmusik breakthrough after training as a cook.
- The documentary also revisits his involuntary outing in 1999, when media coverage hurt record sales and he resolved to continue performing.