The Sun Sets on Heino's Career

The teutonic albino popstar known as Heino (and also known as Old Weird Eyes, Über-Creep and Euro-Elvis) is retiring, saying "I've accomplished everything there is to accomplish in this business." Official word from the German language Der Speigel here. Heino will tour Germany one final time this October, and then he'll hang up his dark glasses for good.

Actually, he wont be hanging up his dark glasses. He needs them. Oscillating eyeballs and all that.

Not a single Heino mp3 in the house, but here's a page of Heino realaudio samples, courtesy of the Heino worship page.

And what I would give for photos of the "Trial of a Thousand Heinos" from a few years back. Heino sued another performer for copyright infringement, charging that performer with stealing his look, or his sound, or something. The day the trial began, hundreds of people showed up at the trial, all dressed like Heino. Thanks Boris!

Comments

[Bruce]

Saw clips of Heino during one of the rec fairs, and that clip without his sunglasses is priceless. thanks Irwin

[jima]

The other performer that was doing bad Heino imitations was the German punk band Die Toten Hosen. No pictures of the trial on their site, but on this page is a picture of "the true Heino", which according to some other Google searches was the opening act for the band in 1984.

[MrBaliHai]

Here's something Hino-related you might enjoy...although "enjoy" is probably the wrong word.

[gavv]

we at Anime Hell are indeed saddened at the news, and will of course make special use of all things Heino in our 2005-2006 season of shows. Thanks to That's Irritainment for starting us down the road of the bizarre cult of Heino that's being 'enjoyed' by thousands at anime conventions all across the land. More Heino discovered every day!

[Eric]

I actually saw Heino perform live at a German festival at the Garden State Arts Center like 10 years ago. My friends and I were the only people there under 50 and over 14.

[Sobieniak]

I just discovered this guy not too long ago, and already sad he's retiring, but it's probably for the best (still quite campy tunes).

[Hork]

HEINO!!!!!1111

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