Even about Kane, the docu
There is a lot, a lot to say
Kane. I have something special with it. Because on the first burned holiday CD that my love gave me, ‘Rain Down On Me’ played, and because it felt so close when he and Guusje had a baby who carried the second name Maddy, named after Dinand's first girlfriend who died of cancer. And not long after that, photos appeared in the gossip magazines of Guusje holding her baby very close to her and with a very sad face. Life can be ugly sometimes, because Guusje was not allowed to stay here either. Strange, isn't it: without knowing someone, you can taste the pain.
Lucy came as a godsend. As a mother for Dean, as a friend in every way for Dinand. I follow the band, but more as an acquaintance of Lucy by now. The family, the move to Ibiza...
The documentary that has been available on Videoland since last night shows the early years of Kane. The struggles to stay true to their own style, the stunt to get in sight of Rob Stenders, the most important DJ of the moment who must start preaching the gospel of Kane. You see how they hear their song on the radio for the first time and how they sit next to U2 in the dressing room at the MTV Awards.
‘We come from humble beginnings. We had never slept in a hotel,’ says Dinand in an interview with Humberto Tan. ‘So we always had a little camera with us.’ Those images make the documentary a mix of a celebration of recognition (hello nineties and noughties), being a fly on the wall at the birth of a rock sensation, and of course the personal lives of Dinand and Dennis van Leeuwen.
I will binge further tonight, looking forward to Lucy. Just read my ode to this woman and the rest of the Kane supremacy below.
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