Rainers music has been accompanied by many brilliant and cultural shaping musicians that range from avant-guard, rock-n-roll, folk, trance re-mix, and blues. Here on this Rainer profile we will post prime examples of all these aspects of his music. STAY TUNED !!
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I once asked rainer if he didnt ever want to climb to the top of the nearest mountain and scream at the world in frustration. I wanted to understand how a man who was so innovative and forceful on guitar, and who could write such powerful songs, could stand to be anything less than a star. He smiled and looked down for a second, a bit embarrassed by the extravagance of the question. He quietly asked who would hear him on the mountaintop, and what would they think of yet another fool shrieking about his own greatness?
" Why dont you get out of this town and go where people will recognize your talents?" I asked. Another smile,another pause and more softly spoken words: His life with his wife and children. His music was only possible because of the love of patti and their kids. He wouldnt be the musician he was if he was on the road away from them, he told me.
His typical responce to any of my exclamations about his talents, or questions about his life and career, was a smile and a pause. And in those pauses, patient smiles and thoughtful words, I learned from him. The talent was inexplicable. The choices were the essence of Rainer; they werent easily traslated into glib phrases or off hand comments to be printed on paper for people to read and toss away.
What I never learneed from him and still dont understand, is how a man could be so talented and so accepting of world's so-often casual dismissal of what he had to offer. Im at a loss to explain- to even understand- what it was inside him, around him or flowing through him that allowed him to make such tender judgments. It makes me miss him and wish for more lessons.
-Michael Metzger, freelancewriter,
former Tucson Weekly music editor-
Ich wünsche euch allen ein Frohes Weihnachtsfest und ein gutes Neues Jahr 2009
Thank you for your friendship and Thank you for the add. Wish you a merry Christmas and a rockin' new year 2009 ! Your great! Love and peace and all good things for the future, Keep rocking @ bluesing @ ballading & & &
This day always brings a smile, though bittersweet for obvious reasons, to my face, and we play Rainer on the stereo and celebrate his life. Greetings to all of y'all in Tucson.
Hello, thanks a lot for adding me. It is a pleasure to be here. I hope you were appreciating my overtone singing compositions and my music therapy path. Keep in touch, I'm planning to live and work there in Arizona. Ciao, Raffaele Schiavo
Hey, I just wanted to stop by to say hello. I hope you are enjoying your weekend. Stop by anytime. I wish you all the very best the Universe has to offer. PeAcE & Love, Kirsty
We are truly amazed of the talent this man had, and sad since we are from Arizona and that it took an Englishman (Robert Plant) to tell us about Rainer. New fans? Yes, we are......
