Editing Herman Brood

{{Short description|Dutch musician, painter, actor, poet and media personality (1946–2001)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name                = Herman Brood
| image               = Herman Brood 1979.png
| caption             = Brood in 1979
| alt                 = 
| background          = solo_singer
| birth_name          = Hermanus Brood
| alias               = Rock 'n' roll junkie
| birth_date          = {{Birth date|df=yes|1946|11|05}}
| birth_place         = [[Zwolle]], Netherlands
| death_date          = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2001|07|11|1946|11|05}}
| death_place         = [[Amsterdam]], Netherlands
| genre               = [[Rock music|Rock]]
| associated_acts     = Wild Romance, The Moans, Long Tall Ernie and the Shakers, [[Cuby and the Blizzards]], Stud, [[Jan Akkerman]], Vitesse, [[Nina Hagen]], [[Lene Lovich]]
| occupation          = Musician, painter, actor, poet
| instrument          = Vocals, guitar, piano
| years_active        = 1964–2001
| label               = [[RCA Records]]
| website             = [https://www.hermanbrood.nl/ Official site]
}}

'''Hermanus''' "'''Herman'''" '''Brood ''' ({{IPA|nl|ɦɛrˈmaːnʏs ˈɦɛrmɑm ˈbroːt}}; 5 November 1946 – 11 July 2001) was a Dutch musician, painter, actor and poet. As a musician he achieved artistic and commercial success in the 1970s and 1980s, and was called "the greatest and only Dutch rock 'n' roll star".<ref name="zelfmoord">{{cite web
  | title = Herman Brood (54) pleegt zelfmoord
  | publisher = [[Nederlandse Omroep Stichting]]
  | date = 11 July 2001
  | url = http://www.nos.nl/archief/2004/nieuws/index.html#@http://www.nos.nl/archief/2004/nieuws/dossiers/brood_herman/2001/juli/1107_brood_dood.html
  | access-date = 8 April 2009}}</ref> Later in life he started a successful career as a painter.

Known for his hedonistic lifestyle of "sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll", Brood was an ''enfant terrible'' and a cultural figure whose suicide by jumping from a hotel roof, apparently influenced by a failure to kick his drug and alcohol habit,<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Billboard Bits: 1910 Fruitgum Co., Herman Brood, T. Rex |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=12 July 2001 |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/79138/billboard-bits-1910-fruitgum-co-herman-brood-t-rex |access-date=8 April 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140920052133/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/79138/billboard-bits-1910-fruitgum-co-herman-brood-t-rex |archive-date=20 September 2014 }}</ref> strengthened his controversial status; according to a poll organised to celebrate fifty years of [[Nederpop|Dutch popular music]], it was the most significant event in its history.<ref>{{cite news
  | title = Publiek kiest 'de sprong van Brood'
  | language = nl
  | publisher = Dagblad van het Noorden
  | date = 16 January 2009
  | url = http://platformoostgroningen.web-log.nl/platformoostgroningen/images/2009/01/17/brood_herman_20090117_art_dodenspro.jpg
  | access-date = 8 April 2009
  | archive-date = 24 July 2011
  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110724173021/http://platformoostgroningen.web-log.nl/platformoostgroningen/images/2009/01/17/brood_herman_20090117_art_dodenspro.jpg
  | url-status = dead
  }}</ref>

==Musical career==
Herman Brood was born in [[Zwolle]], and started playing the piano at age 12. He founded beat band The Moans in 1964, which would later become Long Tall Ernie and the Shakers. Brood was asked to play with [[Cuby and the Blizzards]], but was removed by management when the record company discovered he used drugs. For a number of years Brood was in jail (for dealing [[LSD]]), or abroad, and had a number of short-term engagements (with The Studs, the Flash & Dance Band, Vitesse).<ref name="biografie"/>

In 1976, Brood started his own group, [[Herman Brood & His Wild Romance]] (and started working with photographer [[Anton Corbijn]]),<ref>{{Cite web|title=Herman Brood & His Wild Romance {{!}} TheAudioDB.com|url=https://www.theaudiodb.com/artist/127198|access-date=2020-08-10|website=www.theaudiodb.com}}</ref> initially with Ferdi Karmelk (guitar), Gerrit Veen (bass), Peter Walrecht (drums), and Ellen Piebes and Ria Ruiters (vocals). They played the club and bar circuit, first in [[Groningen (province)|Groningen]] (the northeasternmost province of the Netherlands). In 1977 the band released their first album, ''[[Street (1977 album)|Street]]''.

The band played all over the Netherlands, playing as many gigs as possible. And Herman's drug habit became public: In 1977 for instance the Wild Romance played a gig in a high school in [[Almelo]], the Christelijk Lyceum; during the break Brood was caught on the toilet taking heroin or speed (there are different reports on the type of drug, but it is a well-known story amongst former students), the rest of the concert was cancelled, and this also was the last time a rock concert took place at this school for many years.{{citation needed|date=May 2013}}

[[Image:Herman Brood 2 (Netherlands, Leidschendam).jpg|thumb|right|200px|Murals by Brood on a parking garage in Leidschendam]]
[[Image:Herman Brood 2000 Amsterdam Sander Lamme.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Brood in 2000]]
[[Image:Graf Herman Brood.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Brood's grave at ''Zorgvlied'']]

They are still best known for their second album, ''[[Shpritsz]]''—a play on the German word ''Spritze'' for ''syringe''—from 1978. This album contained Brood anthems like "Dope Sucks," "Rock & Roll Junkie," and their first Dutch hit single, "Saturday Night." The band went through many personnel changes over the years; the best-known formation was Freddy Cavalli (bass), [[Dany Lademacher]] (guitar) (later replaced with David Hollestelle), and Cees 'Ani' Meerman (drums). A frequent contributor was Bertus Borgers (saxophone).<ref name="biografie">[http://www.popinstituut.nl/Encyclopedia/Biography.aspx?id=806&name=Herman+Brood+%26+His+Wild+Romance] {{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Brood's outspoken statements in the press about sex and [[Recreational drug use|drug use]] brought him into the Dutch public arena even more than his music. He was romantically involved with the German singer [[Nina Hagen]], with whom he appeared in the 1979 film ''[[Cha Cha (film)|Cha-Cha]]''. He is reputed to be the subject of her song "Herrmann Hiess Er" (English title "Herrmann Was His Name") from the 1979 ''[[Unbehagen]]'' album,<ref>{{cite web
  | title = Biografie
  | publisher = Nina Hagen Archiv
  | url = https://www.einfach-nina.de/biografie.html
  | access-date = 8 April 2009}}</ref><!--note: deliberately mis-spelled and the song title is NOT a translation, a correct translation would be "Herrmann was his name"--> a song about a drug addict. Brood relished the media attention and became the most famous [[hard and soft drugs|hard drug]] user in the Netherlands. "It is quite common for an artist to use drugs, but not for him to tell everybody. I admit that it scared me that my popularity could make people start using drugs," he once said in an interview.<ref>{{cite web|last=Jole |first=Francisco van |title=Brood: Herinnering aan een fenomeen |publisher=Francisco van Jole @ 2525 |date=11 July 2001 |url=http://www.2525.com/archive/010711.html |access-date=8 April 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090401011209/http://www.2525.com/archive/010711.html |archive-date=1 April 2009}}</ref>

In the summer of 1979, Brood tried to enter the American market, with support from Ariola's US division, which was attempting to expand into rock music. Following on the success of ''Shpritsz'', the band was booked as a support act for [[The Kinks]] and [[The Cars]], playing in auditoriums; "Herman Brood and His Wild Romance Tour Cha Cha '79" headlined in New York's ([[The Bottom Line (venue)|Bottom Line]]) and Los Angeles' ([[Roxy Theatre (West Hollywood)|Roxy]]).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nCQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT3|newspaper=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=28 July 1979|title=Ariola Move: Label Plans Extensive Promotion To Launch Debut into Rock Field|first=Cary|last=Darling|page=4}}</ref> A re-recorded version of "Saturday Night" peaked at number 35 in the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]],<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The Billboard Hot 100: Saturdaynight |magazine=Billboard |date=22 September 1979 |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/1979-09-22/hot-100 |access-date=8 April 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130924011658/http://www.billboard.com/charts/1979-09-22/hot-100 |archive-date=24 September 2013 }}</ref> but the big break Brood hoped for didn't happen.<ref>Brood never gained a big audience in the United States, but a poster of "Herman Brood and his Wild Romance" can be seen in the [[David Cronenberg]] film ''[[Scanners]]'' (about 53 minutes into the film).</ref> When he returned to the Netherlands in October 1979, his band had begun to fall apart, and soon his popularity went downhill.<ref name="biografie"/> ''Go Nutz'', the album Brood had recorded while in the States, and the movie ''Cha-Cha'', which finally premiered in December 1979, were considered artistic failures, even though ''Go Nutz'' produced three charting singles in the Netherlands and the [[Cha Cha (soundtrack)|''Cha Cha'' soundtrack]] attained platinum status.<ref>{{cite web
 |title=Herman Brood, Nina Hagen, Lene Lovich – Cha cha 
 |publisher=NVPI 
 |url=http://www.nvpi.nl/nvpi/pagina.asp?pagkey=61112&documentid=1237279&zoekform=60463&formposted=yes 
 |access-date=9 April 2009 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090424092450/http://www.nvpi.nl/nvpi/pagina.asp?pagkey=61112&documentid=1237279&zoekform=60463&formposted=yes 
 |archive-date=24 April 2009
}}</ref> The 1980 album ''[[Wait a Minute (album)|Wait a Minute...]]'' was a minor success, but the follow-up albums ''[[Modern Times Revive]]'' (1981) and ''[[Frisz & Sympatisz]]'' (1982) failed to make the Dutch album charts.

Brood continued to record throughout the 1980s and had a few hits—a top-10 single, "Als Je Wint" with [[Henny Vrienten]], and a minor hit with a reggae song, "Tattoo Song," but he spent more and more time on his art work. At the end of the '80s he made a comeback of sorts; ''[[Yada Yada (album)|Yada Yada]]'' (1988), produced by [[George Kooymans]], was well-received, and he toured Germany with a renewed Wild Romance (which saw the return of Dany Lademacher).  In 1990, he won the BV Popprijs, one of the highest Dutch awards for popular music, and recorded ''Freeze'' with [[Clarence Clemons]] of the [[E Street Band]] and [[Tejano music|Tejano]] [[accordion]] player [[Flaco Jiménez]].  A live "best of" album, ''Saturday Night Live'', appeared in 1992. His 50th birthday, in 1996, was celebrated with a show at the [[Paradiso (Amsterdam)|Paradiso]] music and cultural center in Amsterdam, and the album (of duets) was released the same year.<ref name="biografie"/>

==Visual arts career==
After his career in music, Brood turned to painting and became a well-known character in Amsterdam art circles. His art is best described as pop-art, often very colorful and [[graffiti]]-inspired [[Screen-printing|screen prints]], and he achieved some commercial success and notoriety by, for instance, creating [[murals]] in various public spaces in and around Amsterdam.<ref>{{cite web
 |title=Graffiti zorgt voor meer kleur in het Scheikundegebouw 
 |publisher=Cursor 
 |date=13 April 2000 
 |url=http://www.tue.nl/cursor/bastiaan/jaargang42/cursor31/nieuws.shtml 
 |access-date=8 April 2009 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090424230130/http://www.tue.nl/cursor/bastiaan/jaargang42/cursor31/nieuws.shtml 
 |archive-date=24 April 2009
}}</ref> He continued to remain in the public eye, by appearing in the media and by his cooperation with [[biographical film]]s such as 1994's ''Rock'n Roll Junkie''.<ref name="ach">{{cite news
 |last         = Carvalho
 |first        = Hester
 |title        = Zanger overwint met speed weerzin tegen gezelligheid; Ach ja, dat is Herman Brood
 |newspaper    = [[NRC Handelsblad]]
 |date         = 12 June 1995
 |url          = http://www.nrc.nl/redactie/Web/Archief/Film/Rec/rocknrol.html
 |access-date   = 8 April 2009
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20090425000353/http://www.nrc.nl/redactie/Web/Archief/Film/Rec/rocknrol.html
 |archive-date = 25 April 2009
 |url-status     = dead}}</ref>

==Suicide and legacy==
Toward the end of his life, Brood vowed to abstain from most drugs, reducing his drug use to [[alcoholic beverage|alcohol]] and a daily shot of [[amphetamine|speed]] ("2 grams per day"<ref name="ach"/>). On 11 July 2001, depressed by the failure of his drug rehabilitation program and facing serious medical problems because of his prolonged drug use, he committed suicide by jumping from the roof of the Amsterdam [[Hilton Hotel]] at the age of 54.<ref name="zelfmoord"/> He left a note, stating "Ik heb er geen zin meer in, misschien zie ik jullie nog wel eens. Maak er een mooi feest van."<ref>{{cite web|title=Beroemd, Herman Brood|publisher=Gemeente Amsterdam|url=https://archief.amsterdam/stukken/beroemd/herman_brood/index.nl.html|access-date=9 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180109181028/https://archief.amsterdam/stukken/beroemd/herman_brood/index.nl.html|archive-date=9 January 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> which translates to "I don’t feel like it anymore, maybe I'll see you all again some day.  Have a nice party."
[[File:Herman Brood Museum & Experience Zwolle Overijssel.jpg|thumb|Herman Brood Museum & Experience, [[Zwolle]]]]
Extensively covered by the national media, his cremation took place five days later. Before the cremation, Brood's coffin was driven from the Hilton hotel to [[Paradiso (Amsterdam)|Paradiso, Amsterdam]], the streets lined with thousands of spectators. A commemorative concert was held in Paradiso, with performances by [[Hans Dulfer]], [[André Hazes]], and [[Jules Deelder]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Herman Brood gecremeerd|publisher=Nederlandse Omroep Stichting|date=16 July 2001|url=http://www.nos.nl/archief/2004/nieuws/index.html#@http://www.nos.nl/archief/2004/nieuws/dossiers/brood_herman/2001/juli/1607_crematie.html|access-date=8 April 2009}}</ref> and the leading Dutch music magazine ''[[Muziekkrant OOR]]'' devoted an entire issue to him.<ref name="Muziekkrant OOR 2001">''Muziekkrant OOR'', 2001, issue 16.</ref> His ashes were inurned at [[Zorgvlied (cemetery)|Zorgvlied cemetery]].

Soon after his suicide, Brood's version of "My Way" spent three weeks as number one in the Dutch singles charts;<ref>{{cite web|title=Herman Brood – My Way|website=Dutchcharts.nl|url=http://www.dutchcharts.nl.showitem.asp?interpret=Herman+Brood&titel=My+Way&cat=s|access-date=9 April 2009}}{{Dead link|date=December 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2001: Het einde van een rock-'n-roll junkie|publisher=50 Jaar Nederpop|url=http://www.50jaarnederpop.nl/canon.php?id=23|access-date=8 April 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090401033742/http://www.50jaarnederpop.nl/canon.php?id=23|archive-date=1 April 2009}}</ref> the market value of his art work also increased greatly.<ref>{{cite web|title=Prijzen zeefdrukken Herman Brood schieten omhoog|publisher=RTL.nl|url=http://www.rtl.nl/(/actueel/rtlnieuws/binnenland/)/components/actueel/rtlnieuws/07_juli/12/binnenland/zeefdruk.xml|access-date=8 April 2009|archive-date=24 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090424225513/http://www.rtl.nl/(/actueel/rtlnieuws/binnenland/)/components/actueel/rtlnieuws/07_juli/12/binnenland/zeefdruk.xml|url-status=dead}}</ref> A characteristic note is that Brood's paintings had often been targeted by vandals during his life,<ref>{{cite web|last=Frank|first=Gisela|title=Hört endlich auf mit dem Einbrechen!|publisher=[[Hamburger Abendblatt]]|date=6 January 1989|url=http://www.abendblatt.de/extra/service/944949.html?url=/ha/1989/xml/19890106xml/habxml890103_599.xml|access-date=8 April 2009}}</ref> but after his death they were stolen for their value.<ref>{{cite web|title=Weer schilderij van Brood gestolen|publisher=Het Belang van Limburg|date=31 August 2001|url=http://www.hbvl.be/Archief/guid/weer-schilderij-van-brood-gestolen.aspx?artikel=dfaac82c-2811-422b-8448-484a90be4a7a|access-date=8 April 2009}}</ref> His popularity (or notoriety) was confirmed by the fact that his name turned out to be the strongest brand of the year.<ref>{{cite web|last=Meijsen|first=Joep|title=Herman Brood is merk van het jaar|publisher=Zibb ([[Reed Business Information]])|date=24 December 2001|url=http://www.zibb.nl/10123716/Nieuwsartikel/Herman-Brood-is-merk-van-het-jaar.htm|access-date=8 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090424220035/http://www.zibb.nl/10123716/Nieuwsartikel/Herman-Brood-is-merk-van-het-jaar.htm|archive-date=24 April 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>

When [[U2]] performed in the Netherlands three weeks after Brood's suicide, they paid tribute to him at each of the three shows. They dedicated a version of "[[Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of]]" (written for [[Michael Hutchence]] after his death) to him, with [[Bono]] singing Brood's "When I Get Home" as an a capella intro.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}

At the third show in Arnhem they also dedicated their own "Gone" to him and had his version of "[[My Way]]" played over the PA as outro music. In the middle of the show [[Bono]] delivered an emotional eulogy to Brood before the band performed "[[In a Little While]]".{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}

On 5 November 2006 the [[Groninger Museum]] opened an exposition devoted to Herman Brood's life and work, comprising paintings, lyrics, and poetry, portraits by photographer [[Anton Corbijn]], a collection of private pictures (from the family album), and concert photos and videos. The exhibition continued until 28{{nbsp}}January. It was centered on Herman's atelier (studio) where he created most of his paintings. The atelier had been entirely re-built in the museum. During the 1990s, Herman Brood's studio was located on the second floor of the gallery in the Spuistraat in Amsterdam and has remained untouched since his death.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}

In 2007 the film ''[[Wild Romance (2006 film)|Wild Romance]]'', a movie about Brood's life, premiered in the Netherlands, with Brood portrayed by [[Daniël Boissevain]]. He continues to inspire other artists: the 2007 album ''[[Bluefinger]]'' by [[Black Francis]] is based on Brood's life and works.<ref>{{cite web|title=Frank Black brengt eerbetoon aan Herman Brood|publisher=[[Muziekkrant OOR]]|date=31 May 2007|url=http://www.oor.nl/news_details.asp?id=4152|access-date=8 April 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090426002751/http://www.oor.nl/news_details.asp?id=4152|archive-date=26 April 2009}}</ref> A [[tribute act|tribute band]] called the Brood Roosters ("bread toasters") was active in the Netherlands until they split up in early 2009. Another tribute band called Yada Yada is still active in the Netherlands, often appearing with original members of the Wild Romance (Dany Lademacher, Ramon Rambeaux).<ref>{{cite web|title=Bijzondere gast bij tribute-concert Brood|publisher=Dorpsplein Enschede|date=4 January 2008|url=http://www.enschede.tctubantia.nl/210015/bijzondere_gast_bij_tributeconcert_brood|access-date=12 April 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090424094705/http://www.enschede.tctubantia.nl/210015/bijzondere_gast_bij_tributeconcert_brood|archive-date=24 April 2009}}</ref>

In 2010 the Catastrophic Theatre Company collaborated with Frank Black on a rock opera based on the ''Bluefinger'' album. The opera's first performance, with Matt Kelly portraying Brood, was on 12 November 2010 in [[Houston, Texas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.catastrophictheatre.com/shows/bluefinger|title=Bluefinger|publisher=The Catastrophic Theatre|access-date=31 December 2011}}</ref>

== Discography (albums) ==
{{Div col}}
* ''[[Street (Herman Brood & His Wild Romance album)|Street]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Shpritsz]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Cha Cha (album)|Cha Cha]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Cha Cha (soundtrack)|Cha Cha]]'' (1979, soundtrack for the movie ''Cha Cha'')
* ''[[Herman Brood & His Wild Romance (album)|Herman Brood & His Wild Romance]]'' (1979, Shpritsz re-release for US market, contains an edited version of Saturday Night)
* ''[[Go Nutz]]'' (1980)
* ''[[Wait a Minute (album)|Wait a Minute...]]'' (1980)
* ''[[Modern Times Revive]]'' (1981)
* ''[[Frisz & Sympatisz]]'' (1982)
* ''[[The Brood (album)|The Brood]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Bühnensucht]]'' (1985, live album)
* ''[[Yada Yada (album)|Yada Yada]]'' (1988)
* ''[[Hooks (album)|Hooks]]'' (1989)
* ''[[Freeze (album)|Freeze]]'' (1990)
* ''Saturday Night Live!'' (1992)
* ''Fresh Poison'' (1994)
* ''50 – The Soundtrack'' (1996 duets, a tribute album for his 50th birthday)
* ''Back on the Corner'' (1999)
* ''Ciao Monkey'' (2000)
* ''[[My Way (Herman Brood album)|My Way – The Hits]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Final (Herman Brood album)|Final]]'' (2006, 3-CD compilation)
{{div col end}}

== Filmography ==
* ''[[Cha Cha (film)|Cha-Cha]]'' (1979)
* ''Stadtrand'' (1987, German movie)
* ''Zusje'' (1995) - Bovenbuurman / Upstairs neighbor
* ''[[Total Love]]'' (2000, Israeli movie) - M.J
* ''[[Rock 'N Roll Junkie]]'' (1994, documentary)
* ''[[Live And More]]'' (2003, Concerts from Philipshalle, Düsseldorf 1978 & Musik Hall, Koln 1990 (3DVDBox))
* ''[[Wild Romance (2006 film)|Wild Romance]]'' (2006, scenes from Herman Brood's life)
* ''[[Herman Brood Uncut]]'' (2006, documentary)
* ''[[Kunst begin drrr niet an]]'' (2015, 80 min. documentary by Gwen Jansen, DVD, 90% of all screenprints and paintings are made by Herman in the IQ studio between the late 80s until his passing in 2001. Compiled from over 70 hours of footage, produced by Ivo de Lange for iq.nl)
* ''[[Unknown Brood]]'' (2016, documentary directed by [[Dennis Alink]])

==Literature==
* {{Cite book
  | last = Brood
  | first = Herman
  | title = Liebes Blutbad
  | publisher = Revonnah
  | year = 1996
  | location = Hannover
  | url = https://www.buecher-nach-isbn.info/3-927715/3927715239-liebes-blutbad-Herman-Brood-3-927715-23-9.html
  | isbn = 978-3-927715-23-3}}
* {{Cite book
  | last = Eilander
  | first = Jan
  | title = Rock 'n roll junkie: over Herman Brood
  | publisher = Prometheus
  | year = 2005
  | location = Amsterdam
  | isbn = 978-90-446-0944-8}}
*{{Cite book
  | title = Uncut
  | publisher = TM
  | year = 2006
  | isbn = 978-90-499-0032-8}} Book and DVD.
*{{Cite book
  | last = Tast
  | first = Brigitte
  |author2=Hans-Juergen Tast
  | title = "be bop" – Die Wilhelmshoehe rockt. Disco und Konzerte in der Hoelle
  | publisher = Gerstenberg
  | year = 2007
  | location = Hildesheim
  | isbn = 978-3-8067-8589-0}}
*Brigitte Tast, Hans-Juergen Tast (2009) ''"be bop" – Rock-Tempel & Nachtasyl – Band 2 zur Legende''. Hildesheim: Verlag Gebr. Gerstenberg. {{ISBN|978-3-8067-8733-7}}.
*Brigitte Tast, Hans-Jürgen Tast (2016) ''Herman Brood. Der Ladykiller im "be bop"'', Schellerten 2015, {{ISBN|978-3-88842-049-8}}.

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
{{commons category|Herman Brood}}
* {{IMDb name|id=0111596|name=Herman Brood}}
* {{discogs artist|Herman Brood}}
* [https://www.hermanbroodmuseum.nl/ Herman Brood Museum]
* [http://www.cuby.web-log.nl/ Discografie Cuby + Blizzards (with Herman Brood)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100813215419/http://www.cuby.web-log.nl/ |date=13 August 2010 }}

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