A Music Professional - Reinhard Mey: Photos from Ukraine leave me devastated
Reinhard Mey, a prominent singer-songwriter, finds himself reminiscing about his own childhood during the Second World War due to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Born in 1942, he vividly remembers the fear and devastation that war brings. "As a young child, I witnessed air raids, hunger, cold, and the hopelessness of those who were supposed to protect and comfort," he commented to the "Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung."
The artist recalls the trauma of taking shelter during air raids, describing the return of injured and broken individuals as particularly haunting. As he watches the ongoing events in Ukraine, these images from his past resurface. "The scenes playing out there cut me to the core," he shared. Based on what he went through during his early life, he can easily imagine the hardships faced by those directly affected by the present-day war. "The images from Ukraine only serve to revive the memories of my own experiences," he added.
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Reinhard Mey, a renowned artist hailing from Germany's Lower Saxony, found himself reflecting on his childhood experiences during Berlin's Second World War era, as he witnessed the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. His comments to the "Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung" highlighted the fear and devastation he endured as a young child, with memories of air raids, hunger, cold, and the desolation that war brings. As the war in Ukraine continues, these traumatic images resurface in his mind, cutting him deeply. Given his own past struggles, he can empathize with the hardships faced by the Ukrainian people. Regardless of his origins in Osnabrück, Germany, his heart goes out to the people affected by the ongoing war, and he shares the sentiment of many in this second World War-scarred nation.
