Overview
- Peter Plate told WDR's Kölner Treff that he has not overcome the death of his longtime partner AnNa R. and spoke about his grief and fear of dying during a frank, emotional interview on Friday evening.
- Plate said plainly that fear of death has become a central part of his life and that he does not want to stop living, a remark he delivered while visibly moved on the talk show.
- He has set up a memorial site for AnNa R. and described feeling deep gratitude for their time together as he continues to mourn her loss.
- Plate has integrated several Rosenstolz songs into the musical Romeo und Julia – Liebe ist alles, which premiered in April 2023 at the Berliner Theater des Westens and includes 28 pieces with two drawn from Rosenstolz, notably the 2004 hit 'Liebe ist alles'.
- Plate and co-writer Ulf Leo Sommer ran the Theater des Westens as artistic directors for six years and Plate's choice to stage Rosenstolz material may keep the duo's music in public view and shape how audiences remember AnNa R.