“Unfortunately it has made me decide to stop the wild romance. Since my greatest friend, guitar buddy and Soulmate Dany Lademacher, the reason in my pleasure in playing at De Wild Romance has fallen away, I am now concentrating on a new project …”, writes the legendary musician on his social media.
Overmand by emotions, he left the stage early on Wednesday evening in Oldenzaal where The Wild Romance performed during summer festival ‘Boeskool Is Lös’. Already during the second song ‘Ladykiller’ it became too much for him. The singer Jo De Roeck sought the task to catch both the guitar work of Lademacher and Hollestelle, but that was a difficult task on his own. Hollestelle no longer showed itself for the rest of the performance.
From 1981 to 2001, Hollestelle was part of The Wild Romance, the year in which Herman Brood died. When the band was revived in 2011, he joined again. The band played Herman Brood’s music, but also started making their own music. Three albums have been released so far.
Deceased guitarist Dany Lademacher
Last month, guitarist Dany Lademacher, who for a long time was the right hand of bread. Together they wrote hits such as ‘Saturday Night’ and ‘Never Be Clever’. Hollestelle and Lademacher have played together for more than forty years. Moreover, the two lived near each other near each other.
The funeral of Dany Lademacher last month. © ANP / ANP
Otto Cooymans, who was also at The Wild Romance in the time of Herman Brood, is also part of the current rock group. Other members are Jo De Roeck, John Aponno and Jan ‘t Hoen.
The departure of Hollestelle comes at a time when The Wild Romance has completed the recordings for a new album that will be released in two weeks. Hollestelle wrote, among other things, on the song ‘Loser’. It has become a genuine rock album, with a cover of the song ‘I want you’ from the Kreuners, renamed ‘Shey It it’.