◇ image via WikipediaMarius Müller-Westernhagen
Marius Müller-Westernhagen is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Die Toten Hosen and Udo Lindenberg. Those roots explain a lot about how Marius Müller-Westernhagen arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Rosenstolz, Achim Reichel, Sportfreunde Stiller, Torfrock and Selig, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Patricia Kaas and Helene Fischer, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 18 connections around Marius Müller-Westernhagen, reaching back through Die Toten Hosen and forward to Patricia Kaas. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Marius Hubertus Hans Müller-Westernhagen is a German musician and actor. He has been a feature in German rock music since the mid-1970s. Müller-Westernhagen is known for his energetic public concerts, and his fans know his anthem-like songs by heart. Though written a few years earlier, his song "Freiheit" ("Freedom") is widely considered as an anthem of the German Reunification. Since the late 1980s, he has also been known mononymously as Westernhagen.
Hover or focus a star to read the connection. Click any star to make it the new centre.
Marius Müller-Westernhagen connections
Marius Müller-Westernhagen grew out of Die Toten Hosen and Udo Lindenberg, shares an orbit with Rosenstolz, Achim Reichel, Sportfreunde Stiller and Torfrock, went on to shape Patricia Kaas and Helene Fischer. 18 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Marius Müller-Westernhagen
Sounds and acts that shaped Marius Müller-Westernhagen.
Artists similar to Marius Müller-Westernhagen
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Marius Müller-Westernhagen.
Bands Marius Müller-Westernhagen shaped
Where the influence of Marius Müller-Westernhagen travelled next.
Ideas. Vote for what you want to see next
Shapes the roadmapMusic Personality
Your taste as a shareable persona card, with a witty roast.
Quizzes & badges
Music quizzes that earn badges and climb a leaderboard.
Friend / taste matching
Match your taste with friends and see your overlap.
Gaps
Bands you've missed that listeners with similar taste already love.