Kurt Demmler, born Kurt Abramowitz (12 September 1943 Posen

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 – 3 February 2009 Berlin

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) was a German

Germany

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 songwriter

Songwriter

A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...

. He was a noted lyricist and songwriter for many German rock bands.

Some of his compositions, like “Come Into My Guitar Boat” and “Every Person Can Love Everyone”, were award-winning works.

In 2009, Demmler was to stand trial for sexual abuse

Sexual abuse

Sexual abuse, also referred to as molestation, is the forcing of undesired sexual behavior by one person upon another. When that force is immediate, of short duration, or infrequent, it is called sexual assault. The offender is referred to as a sexual abuser or molester...

, stemming from accusations that he molested underage girls between 1995 and 1999 during trials for a female pop group. The day of the trial, Demmler hanged

Hanging

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 himself in his jail cell. He was 65.

Discography

• 1971 Kurt Demmler – Lieder (Amiga Records)
• 1974 Verse auf sex Beinen (Amiga)
• 1979 Komm in mein Gitarrenboot (Amiga)
• 1982 Jeder Mensch kann jeden lieben (Amiga)
• 1985 Die Lieder des kleinen Prinzen (Amiga)
• 1989 Kerzenlieder 1989 (Amiga)
• 1990 Windsandundsternenlieder (DSB)
• 2001 Mein Herz muss barfuß gehn (Unionton)