Marc Pircher was once a frequent guest on the famous “Feste” series on the German TV channel ARD. For the first time in 1997, when the show was still hosted by Carmen Nebel.
When entertainer Florian Silbereisen then took over the TV show as host, the Austrian musician was also seen on stage again and again – but suddenly, from one day to the next, never again.
The 47-year-old singer now reveals why in his biography “Meine (wahre) Musikgeschichte”. A single sentence is said to have changed everything.
Marc Pircher: “I idiot let my heart speak”
Marc Pircher’s new album “Du bist ‘ne Sünde wert” was released in January 2007. The singer subsequently gave several interviews. As he was about to leave one of these interviews, a journalist asked him as a parting shot whether he had ever made a mistake in his career.
Pircher’s spontaneous answer was to have unexpected consequences: “I idiot let my heart speak, switched off my brain and answered him: You know, a few years ago I was on the Silbereisen show with my ex-partner and our newborn son.”
He continued: “When the contract for this show was signed, our child hadn’t even been born yet. That was certainly a mistake and a bit exaggerated … and I wouldn’t do it that way again.”
A few days later, his answer appeared as a lurid headline: “Florian Silbereisen was just taking advantage of me.” Silbereisen’s TV editors reacted promptly and canceled an appearance by Marc Pircher scheduled for three days later.
Since then, at least the singer claims, he has never been invited back.