"I've got it, I've got it." "Goddammit!" "Little rat!" "After him!" "Little bastard!" "Hey..." "Hey, kid!" "Quickly!" "Over here." "Where is that little rat?" "Hey!" "Give it to me." "And now get lost." "Come with me, you." "Sing." "A little something." "Come on." "Can't I have lemonade?" "You'll like the foam." "It's really sweet." "I liked it too when I was a kid." "Goddamn!" "Rach!" "Rach, the swimming pool is broken again, dammit!" "Dré, I told you they're coming next week..." " Do I have to do everything myself?" "There's a dead animal in it, for God's sake!" "Goddammit!" "It was far too cold to swim anyway." " That's not the goddamn point!" "Sweetheart..." "It's okay, sweethearts." "Daddy has a show tonight." "Hi, buddy." "Sorry, Rach." "He's already had a few." "Keep an eye on him and bring him straight home afterwards." "Will do." "Goddammit!" "Shit, shit, shit!" " Don't get so wound up, man." "This is a new car." " Not anymore it isn't." "Have you got anymore, Robbie?" " No." "I promised Rach I'd..." "You promised Rach?" "Is Rach the one who pays your salary?" "There you go." "Five minutes, André." "Goddammit." "Dammit." "Goddammit!" " Dré?" "Dré?" "Christ." "Are you alright?" "Sit down." "Are you OK?" "Yes, I'm fine." "Maybe I should perform butt naked next time." "Some of you went canoeing, others did finger painting." "Eh, Yvonne?" "Great fun." "And now, to round off the day, the king of sentimental songs." "In two months' time he'll be at the arena." "But this evening he's here with us." "Ladies and gentlemen, specially for the Assenburg Insurance Group..." "André Hazes!" "It's my son's birthday." "He was eight, my little mate." "He wanted a big kite, he really couldn't wait." "His tears..." "I don't know why." "The kite..." "Give me ten minutes." " Yeah." "What's going on, man?" " He'll be right back." "If he isn't, we want our money back." " He'll be right back." "So, tell me." "Why did the toilet paper roll down the hill?" "Does anyone know?" "So it could get to the bottom!" "I just make them up." "The Seven Dwarves had had a hard day at work." "So instead of walking home, they caught the bus." "Hi ho, hi ho, it's home from work we go." "And after a while, they started feeling sleepy." "So at the next stop Sleepy got off the bus." "Get it?" "Lonely Christmas." " Lonely Christmas?" "Hey, what is all this?" "I put my balls back in the box a long time ago." "One more time then." "Do you remember this one?" "I... am here by myself Celebrating Christmas alone" "The punishment I deserved I'm now doing the time" "I stole for us all But it was the wrong call" "Now you're spending Christmas with another guy" "How could you forget me oh so soon?" "Why is someone else sitting on my chair?" "Are you off, professor?" "Done dancing?" "We're carrying on for a bit." "Maybe I can still give my kids a gift" "We've had Germany, England." "Hazes." "Tim, you went to see him." " The singing bartender." "And?" "As far as I'm concerned, that's what he should stay." "He was with Philips, but they decided to end it." "No, it wasn't like that." "He decided to end it." "That's what happened." "Right..." "Do you know why?" " He didn't want to be a crooner anymore." "Which is a bit strange, because he is a crooner." "And that's all." "There's nothing wrong with that." "Commercially speaking." "I think it's obvious when you see the man." "But he had a hit." "Lonely Christmas." "It was incredibly popular." "That can't just be the end of it." " If he were to stick to that genre, he could do really well for years, but he doesn't want to do that." "So what does he want then?" "Did you have a good talk with him?" "Look who it is." "The professor." "I work for EMI." "Tim Griek." " Johan Cruyff." "Coffee?" " Could you make that a beer?" "Mo, a coffee and a beer." "They called me three times, so here I am." " Yes." "EMI really likes your work." "And you?" " I'm a staff producer." "I look after a number of the company's artists." "I go into the studio with them." "And we try to come up with a great product." "A product or music?" " I mean music, of course." "Cause I'm not a product." "That's what they always said at Philips too." "'Product this, product that." "Marketing." "Product promotion.'" "It made me sick." " I'm sorry I didn't mean to..." "No, hold on." "I don't have anything to do with a product." "I do music." "Music I like." "Thank you dear." "TakeLonely Christmas.That is..." " A great song." "The thing is I want to do something else." "Such as?" "Blues." "I'd be a good blues singer too." "I'm full of sorrow." "See you!" "Piano?" " No good?" "I'm more of a guitar man." " Have you got a guitar with you then?" "That's fantastic!" "Honestly." "That's exactly the direction I want to go in." "Right." "But how about if we stay a bit closer to home to start with?" "Goddammit, man." "You bastard!" "Goddammit." "Fabrics!" "Hi, kid." "Top quality fabrics." "I want this one." "For my mum." "It's her birthday." "How much is it?" " Two guilders." "Haven't got that much." "Then you know what you have to do." "Bravo!" "Well, well..." "Here you are, kid." "You sang beautifully." " Thank you, sir." "Sir?" "Don't you know who I am?" " No." "Don't you know me from on television?" " No, we haven't got a television." "My name is Johnny Kraaijkamp." " André." "What is that?" "You?" " Johnny Kraaijkamp said so himself." "Kraaijkamp?" "Johnny Kraaijkamp?" "From on television?" "Are you sure?" "What is that?" "He has been asked to sing on TV." "With Johnny Kraaijkamp." "On TV?" "On TV?" "My little man on TV." "What did you do?" "What have you been up to?" "I just sang a song at the market." "And he liked it." "He should've asked Joop." "He can sing better than you." "Come on." "André can sing beautifully too." "What do you have to do?" "Sing?" "Will you get paid for it?" "I don't know." " I'll have to think about it." "If you make a twit of yourself, we'll all look a fool around here." "Go and practise first." "If he's going to be on TV he is going to work for it." "André!" "Leave him alone." "They're asleep." "I say what happens in this house." "OK?" "I'm not letting you make me look stupid." "I'm not letting you make me look stupid." "Bitch!" "André, get up." "Practise." "Now." "Again." "And again." "Louder." "I want to be able to hear you." "Hold that last note." "I'm not the one standing there." "Nor is Joop." "You are." "Hey, are you back with us?" "Shit!" "I feel terrible." "They gave you something, Mr Stressed Out." "It was awful." "You were great." "You weren't even there." "I'll be there next time." "If they still want me." "Of course they still want you." "They love you." "All those emotions, only you can do that, André." "His blood pressure is too high, his liver enlarged, his cardiac function impaired, he's diabetic too, I see." "Does he drink?" "You obviously don't read the papers." " The papers?" "My husband... drinks a lot." "Heavily, I mean." "Even when not under stress." "But if he has concerts to do, he drinks even more." "And now he's got a very big one coming up, at the arena." "It's sold out." "So that..." "Mrs Hazes, I really must impress on you that your husband has to change his way of life." "Otherwise it will end badly." "What did you say to Rox and Dré?" "That Daddy didn't feel very well." "I'm not going to lie to them." "We've still got plenty of time, Rachel." "We've still got plenty of time." "You gave us such a fright, darling." "I'll tell you what, you can go now." " Yeah?" "Thank you, sweetheart." "Dré?" " Yes?" "What are you doing?" "Come on." "Let's go to bed." "Goodnight, darling." "Sleep well." "For everyone here in the studio and for you viewers at home too, this is a historic moment." "I am very proud to present to you a very talented young singer from Amsterdam." "Here he is." "Ladies and gentlemen, André Hazes." "Hazes." "Did you hear the name Hazes?" "Ladies and gentlemen, André Hazes." "Hey, Siem." "He looks great on there, eh?" "Doesn't he?" "Don't you get fed at home, lad?" "You have to keep singing." "Promise me?" "I want to but I'm not that good at it." "My father says I'm alright but my brother is much better." "Oh, is that what he says?" "And how many records has your father sold?" "None." " And how many do you think I've sold?" "I don't know." "Lots?" "Three hundred?" "Three hundred?" "I think it's a few more than that." "Do you think I could have another egg sandwich?" "Give the boy another egg sandwich, please." "And, uh... when do you think I could have a word with your father?" "Hi, sweetheart." "Rox, can you get your dad a beer?" "Please?" "They're all gone, Dré." " What?" "They're all gone." " I don't think so." "Great, poppet." "Thank you." "Do we have to, Rach?" "Look at me." "I look terrible." "It'll only take five minutes, darling." "Ten at the most." "Leave me alone." "I'll be fine." "They're here." "What's going on?" "Oh, look." "Hi." "Everybody happy?" "Hi." "Oh, shit!" " Are you alright?" "Just joking!" " André..." "Hi." "What are we going to do?" "How is he now?" " Fine, fine." "Should we cancel anything?" "I'm..." "I'm on top of it." "Because that concert was..." " I know." "I know, Saar." "I do." "What are the ladies whispering about?" " Your performance." "What?" " Your performance." "Oh." "Yeah, that was a bit of a disaster." "It's going to be different at the arena." "Shouldn't we hurry up and rehearse with the band?" "Hurry up and rehearse with the band." " Yes, definitely." "I think we should." "I'm on top of it." "Are the photos going OK?" " Yes, fine." "Goddammit." "The clasp shouldn't be at the front." " Is that necessary?" "Look to one side." " How?" "Like this?" "An intelligent gesture too." "Like this." " That's great, darling." "How are you feeling?" "Actually, I feel fine." "I was thinking about running the marathon, Rach." "Darling..." "If anyone knows how often you've tried..." "God!" "Are we going over that again?" "Just when the arena is fast approaching." "I can't." "You know that." "That's why I'm not sure we should do it." " What, the arena?" "You're crazy, Rach." "You were right about that performance, Dré." "It wasn't good." "There were only a few hundred there, next time it'll be thousands." "OK." "OK, Rachel..." " You should've seen yourself in that hospital." " I need to keep a tighter rein on myself." "I want you to go and see the doctor." " I've just come from there." "You know what I'm talking about." "Your ears." "There's nothing wrong with my ears." "There really isn't." "I'd just had too much to drink." "It won't happen again." "It won't." "I'll make you an appointment for a check-up." "It was the beer." "That'll be him." " Open the door then." "Mrs Hazes." "Right." "Well..." "Do you think I could come in?" " Of course." "Mr Hazes." " Mr Kraaijkamp." "Pleased to meet you." " And you." "Well..." "How's the lad?" "Fine, fine." "We're making sure he doesn't get too big for his breeches." "What?" "Already?" " Yes, because he has been on television." "I've been on television hundreds of times and I'm not too big for my breeches." "There you are." " I'll have one too, Miep." "Where is the lad?" "In bed on time." "That's how we do things." "Otherwise the kids get out of hand." "We are huge fans of yours, Mr Kraaijkamp." "We always went to..." "I was wondering, Mr Kraaijkamp, what exactly are your plans for André?" "Please, call me Johnny." "Listen." "That boy has an extraordinary voice." "Did you hear that, Joop?" "And I wanted to ask whether you would allow me to... to make a record with him." " A record?" "Yes, I am with the Philips record company." "It's a very good company that knows exactly what an artist wants." "And they are very interested in him." "Then you should hear Joop jr." "He is much better than André." "Maybe he is." "But..." "Look..." "Mr Hazes, there is something very special about André's voice." "I don't know what it is." "But it's very special." "I can't hear it." "Look, as well as it being great for the boy himself to make a record, it's also great for the piggy bank." "In that case..." "If it pays well, who am I to say no?" "To André then." " To André." "Look who it is." "Nice to see you." "Welcome to my favourite bar." " Thank you." "It's great to see you." "Take a seat." "Two beers, Martin." "A coffee for me." "Do you want a..." " No, thank you." "I like the wood." "Cheers, pal." "I'd change it to 'buddy'." "You were my buddy for years." "Are you laughing at me?" "It sounds different when I do it." " No, it sounds great." "Right, what did you have?" "'You were my buddy for years.'" "Were you talking to me?" " Yes." "You were my buddy for years." "Not for much longer if you carry on like that." "Being serious for a moment." "This hair has to go." "What do you mean, has to go?" " You look like a woman." "It has to change." "And the moustache has to go too." "What is all this?" " It has to go." "Honestly." "It's old-fashioned now." "It'd be fine if you were called Andrew or something." "What about you?" "You look like Nana Mouskouri, man." "And you're telling me to...?" "No way, man." "Is that why I always helped you?" "Your friendship wasn't true" "How often did you lay there in my bed?" "Did you never see your friend's" "Photo of when he was wed?" "Did no thoughts go through your mind?" "Are you so cruel and so unkind?" "You look great." "But it's all over, indeed You took her away from me" "And now we're no longer friends, you see" "I never asked you for a thing And shared my food with you" "And when you wanted a night out on the town I gave you money too" "I gave you everything, my clothes as well You don't leave a friend in need" "Did you forget all that?" "Why did you do this to me?" "Is that why I always helped you?" "So your friendship wasn't true?" "We knew him from Lonely Christmas but this is very different." "This isn't Dutch rock, this isn't a tearjerker or a sentimental song." "This is pure pop." "André Hazes with A Friend." "In a moment the traffic news with Jelles Bode." "First..." "Goddammit, guys, that'll do." "Come on." "Right." "We'll just go over the words." "What is the Italian word for 'child'?" " Bambino." "'Study'?" " Studiare." "'Italian'?" " Lingua italiana." "And how do you say hello to Miss Guanita, the teacher, in Italian?" "How dare you?" " I bet you do it yourself too." "Guanita." "To be precise, señorita," "You're so nice, señorita, and fantastic too" "Guanita." "Guanita." "How aesthetic, señorita." "You're a credit, señorita and poetic too." "I don't like masters at school" "But you, miss, outshine them all" "Guanita." "Johnny Kraaijkamp sings Guanita." "In the record shops now." "The record my son made with Kraaijkamp." "Here." "Take one." "No?" "It doesn't cost anything." "Here." "SALE" "Stop the blubbering!" "I told you." "People from television." "Kraaijkamp with his so-called famous face." "Can't trust any of them." " But Philips..." "They're all the same." "They make a fool of the boy, then you don't see them again." "Neither that Kraaijkamp." " It was a lovely song." "I thought it was a lovely song." " But no one wants to buy it, Mum." "Stay out of it, you." "You are just going to have to try harder at school." "Stay here, goddammit!" "Go after him." "I'll decide what I do." "OK?" "Can't we ever have a meal in peace here, dammit?" "Take a look in the back." "Goddammit." "That's for your nerves." "One now, one later and that's it." "You can't take that inside, Dré." " It's OK, Rach." "Not in there." "What a waste!" " You can't take it in, darling." "Come on." "Have you been to the toilet?" " I fancy a cigarette." "A cigarette." " He'll be right here." "Right, if you could put the headphones on and we'll start." "Mr Hazes, can you hear me?" " Call me Dré." "I can hear you clearly." "How do you feel?" "Not a bit weird with the headphones on?" "No, if there's something I've got used to in my career it's having these on my head." "OK." "Then I'm going to play you a number of sounds in your headphones." "And all you have to do is press that button when you hear something." "I think I can manage that, doctor." "Go ahead." "This one?" "Turn and face that little window." " OK." "Here we go." "Go ahead." "I'm ready." "Alright, Dré." "Now I'm going to play you some one-syllable words." "All you have to do is repeat them." "OK?" "Well, if that's all, I wish it had been that easy at school when I was a kid." "Here we go then." "Bus." "Bread." "OK?" "Thing." "Thing again." "Dick." "Mouse." "Just joking." "Did you call the doctor a 'dick'?" "It's not going well, Rach." "What do I do now?" "What do I do?" "It can't end like this." "We'll think of something." "We'll think of something." "We will." "There must be something we can do about it." "It has to happen soon or there'll be no point." "What a coincidence!" "This was the first doorbell I rang." "Hi." "Come on in." " Hi." "Leny, my wife." " Hello." "Welcome." "Hi." " Karin, our youngest." "Hello." " Hi." "Our son has gone to a party." "It has taken you long enough to come and see us." "I asked him lots of times but he didn't want to." "I did, but I'm just an ordinary guy, you know." "I'm just an ordinary guy too." " Yeah, I can see you are." "May I take a look?" " Yes, of course." "Fantastic." "Really." "You're not going to tell me you've read them all." "Or have you?" "Most of them, yes." " Haven't you got anything better to do?" "I knew it." "Muddy." "I've seen him live." "Did I ever tell you?" "Let me think." "Now you mention it, only about eighteen times." "Do you do your best at school?" "Yes." "But I find Latin difficult." "Are kids taught Latin at school now?" " Yes." "Well well." "What school did you go to?" "I did one year at technical school..." "And then I'd had enough." "I skipped class so often, they no longer knew whether I actually went to the school or not." "But you mustn't do that." "How old are you now?" "Almost 15." " Karin definitely won't do that." "Hey, don't be so strict with the poor lamb." "I expect your father was strict with you?" " You could say that, yeah..." "Is he still alive?" "No, he's no longer with us." "Do you think I could have another beer?" "Of course." " Bring two." "Then you won't have to keep going back and forth." "I walk on the beach" "My thoughts are all my own" "And even today" "My birthday, I'm all alone" "No one sees my lonely pain" "I stroll along" "With no plans or aim" "You should look what you're doing." "Goddammit." "A little bit in love" "I thought, a little bit in love" "If you don't come, I'll come and get you." " You'll come and get me?" "I should never have waited for you" "As a child I'd sit here dreaming" "That tonight you would be mine" "But that dream soon passed with time" "You think the joke is funny." "And the real one is there." "What a shambles!" "Where is that beer?" "Hey, waiter!" "Where is that penguin?" "Give here." "Go and carry on wokking." "Chuck a dead dog in it, these guys are hungry." "The landlord pours another and then looks at the clock" "There's a whole team waiting for you." " Really?" "Great, man." "I got a bite!" "Up it goes." "Oops!" "It's gone for a swim." "I don't know what happened." "Come on then." "I'll punch you in the dim sums!" "Come on!" "Goddammit." "What does it matter?" "You've got enough, haven't you?" "Asks a man's voice Pay me back tomorrow" "It is time" "High time Thank you for an evening oh so fine" "Goodbye, madam, sir, goodbye Come again, drop by" "It's going great." "Let me hear you!" "Good evening, ladies and gentlemen." "Congratulations." "She lay there asleep" "I asked her last night to wait for me" "Maybe this evening I'd be free" "She nodded her head, but she knows me" "Now I'm here before you In the bar too long I stayed" "On those nights she knows I can't stop halfway" "How was it?" "That's all she had to say" "All she had to say" "Because she believes in me" "A future for us both she sees" "She never asks Make time for me" "Because she knows" "This is temporary" "Van der Vaart is in the middle." "He's the only one available." "But he's a long way away." "Cocu has now come to help." "Davids." "Over Van der Vaart's head." "Behind them..." "Look at this." "Van Bommel would like to have a go." "Kluivert between two players." "Isn't that a bit over the top, Rachel?" "That's in Belgium." "Now Davids." "What's going on?" "Go back to bed." "It's the TV, Dad." " Go back to bed." "Go on." "The whistle was late and meant for Van der Vaart." "Are you sitting comfortably, Mr Hazes?" " Yes, I'm fine." "Go ahead." "I'm just going to put this in your ear." " OK." "Is that alright?" "Now I'm going to do a tympanogram." "I'm afraid the stereocilia, the little hairs in your ears, are flat." "I'll just comb them then." "What does it mean?" "That all kinds of signals are no longer transmitted." "There is no hearing at all on the left side." "Goddammit." "That's because of the loud music on stage all the time." "Bastards." "I'd like to do a detailed scan to find the cause." "But in the meantime I can put you on prednisolone for ten days." "That will improve things slightly." "And I'll see you in three weeks for the scan." "I've got a good feeling about the Belgians." "Yeah." "He was wearing glasses." "That's a good sign." "Three weeks." "That's not till after the concert." "I've got those pills, Rachel." " That doesn't..." "Don't, Rachel." "Don't start having doubts." "You're the chair I sit on." "Don't pull the legs out from under me." "Save those lines for your songs." "What?" " Nothing, darling." "It's fine." "Hello, this is Rachel Hazes." "I'm calling about your in-ear system." "Yes." "Thank you." "What are you doing?" "What does it look like?" "Taking a pill." " With beer?" "Yes, why not?" "I'm thirsty." "Normal people take pills with water." " Do they?" "Find yourself a normal guy." "Do you notice anything yet?" "Dré?" " What?" "Do you notice anything yet?" " Only that I'm getting a fat face." "When are we going to tell people, darling?" "Tell them what?" " About your problems with your ears." "Tell who?" " Our people." "At the office." "The band." "We're not, Rach." "Because then you can be sure it will get out." "Dré!" "Isn't it better to tell people yourself?" "No, it's not." "Why, for God's sake?" "Well, if you have a few problems with coming in at the right time or clarity, then they'll know the reason why." "Those pills will sort it out." "They will." " You can't be sure of that." "Why else am I taking them?" "Those pills won't make you hear better." "The doctor said..." "You misunderstand." "Those pills are going to work, I can feel it." "Dré?" " Yes?" "You're rehearsing with the band Wednesday." " What?" "You're rehearsing with the band Wednesday." " It's about time." "Little boy, you are here on earth..." "What's going on, man?" "Stop a moment." "I can't hear a goddamn thing." "There's a knob on it, isn't there?" "I can't hear a thing." "Do your job!" "Goddammit!" "We're all doing ours." "Little boy, you are here on earth..." "Christ, what did I just say?" "I can't work like this, you bunch of idiots!" "What are you going to do?" "I don't goddamn know." "I'm thirsty." "Thank you, guys." "Delicious, isn't it?" "Well." "What's up with our TV star?" "Shouldn't you eat at home?" "You're a little musician, aren't you?" " Why?" "Head in." "And keep your trap shut." "Here." "Where do I sit?" "Where do you think?" "Right." "What are we doing?" "Oh yeah..." "You say I..." "Tim, help." "Go back a bit." "You say I am free" "A bit further, Tim." "Because that look in your eyes Says it all to me" "I feel the same, you see So you..." "The same, you see So you can be honest with me" "You feel so good." "What?" " Come out of there a moment, Dré." "What?" "What's the matter?" " Come here a moment." "It was going really well." "Yes?" "I don't know." "It's not completely there yet." "I don't know." "But it feels fine." "What do you think, Tim?" "Listen, Dré." "Your singing is great." " So?" "Well..." "You are..." " Drunk." "Who told you to poke your nose in?" " I'm financing these recordings." "I finance your goddamn company." "Do you know how many records I sell?" "Yes, I know." "Do you know how much this studio costs?" "I'm standing here singing my heart out." " Yes, that's true but..." "You are a world-class singer and a world-class guy, but have you ever heard the word 'professional'?" "I've had enough of your 'professional' crap." "Dré..." " What?" "What did I say wrong?" "Sometimes you have to tell the truth." "It's good for them." "André, hold on." "Why?" "Your boss doesn't like me." "Hey, stop." "He may have been a bit harsh but he isn't exactly wrong." "I am who I am, Tim." "I happen to be a guy who likes a drink." "It just hasn't gone so well for once, that's all." "Usually when I have to sing, I'm there ready." "Aren't I?" "Aren't I?" "To be honest, you're not." "How often do we have to wait ages for you?" "And weeks for your lyrics?" "Rubbish, Tim." "You know..." " No, hold on." "It always works out in the end, but Kees is right, the studio costs 240 guilders an hour." "I'm an artist." "I need time and I need space." "And for people to be patient." "And Ellen?" "What about her?" " Does she need to be patient too?" "Sorry." "I don't know what you mean, pal." "Don't you?" "I hear about nights when you don't come home, about you drunk driving, about unopened tax demands and bailiffs at the door." "And Ellen has to sort it all out." " Oh yeah?" "How do you know?" "You've got the whole country at your feet, Dré." "A bit longer and you'll never have to work again." "We'll make one fantastic record after the other, year after year." "But this way..." "Why don't you give it a try?" "Stay off the alcohol." "How old was your father when he died?" "Don't bring my father into it, Tim." "Why not?" " Just don't." "Do you remember this one?" "And if she reads How much I love her" "That I can't get used To any other" "I've got a letter here for my mother" "Who is up in heaven now" "Thank you very much." "Happy, boss?" "I was there, wasn't I?" "Listen to them." "They're going wild." "I'm not your boss." "Sorry." "I didn't know you could get angry, professor." "When are we going to make that blues record?" "With melodic guitars instead of that gay piano of yours." "I'm going to live to be 100, Tim." "Believe me." "Are you?" " Yes." "I had a great-uncle." "He drank and smoked his head off and he lived to be 96." "I'm going to make sure you live to be 96 too." "I'm going to sort something out for you." "Hey, Rob, near the Philippines..." "In the Mariana Trench, at a depth of 11 kilometers, just imagine, 11 kilometers down, they found... what's it called?" "Dammit." "I can't think of the name." "An..." "An octopus that was 15 meters across." "Amazing, eh, Rob?" "I hope your pussy isn't 15 meters across, it'd drive me crazy." "Hey, Rob, pull over a minute." "I need a piss." "Pull over a minute." "I desperately need a piss." "Stop moaning, Rob." "Just pull over." "Shall I help you?" " I'll manage." "Shit." " Dré!" "Christ." " Dré." "André." "André." "André." "André." " Goddammit." "There's water in my beer." "Goddammit." " Get out of there." "Me get out?" "You come in." "Have you got me?" "Jesus Christ." "Doesn't matter." "It was an old jacket." "Right." "I'll take you straight home." "Before you'll get as sick as a dog." "Home?" "Why?" "Are the bars shut?" "Dré?" "Do you want anything?" "Something to eat?" " No, nothing, thanks." "It's only a few days to go." " You don't need to tell me that." "Rehearsals tomorrow?" " I don't know." "Goddammit!" "Darling, for the hundredth time, if you don't try to..." "Dammit." "Dré." "Dammit." "My ears hardly work anymore." "Do you want to take my beer away from me too?" "Dré..." " Yes." "Darling..." "I don't want to lose you." "I can't live without you." "And there are two more here who can't live without you either." "All we want is for you to stay with us for a long, long time." "Do you understand?" "I know, darling." "I know it's really hard for you." "I do." "Rachel, those concerts, honestly, I can't do it without my beer." "Why not?" " How long have we known each other?" "The stress." "The nerves, Rach." "Look at all you've achieved." "Look at this house, the golden records." "What do you still have to prove?" " Everything." "Christ." "Don't you understand?" "Goddammit, Rach!" "That whole concert..." "I'll go to bits without my beer." "OK, then we'll cancel it." "Say that again." "You heard me." "We'll cancel that concert." "You're not doing that." "If you're going to get smashed, I'm going to cancel the arena." "Oh yeah?" "Are you?" " Yes." "There is only one person who is going to decide that, Rachel, and that's me." "Fine." "Then you can run the office too." "And sign your contracts and meet the lawyers about the insurance claims." "I've had enough." " I thought you were behind me." "That's just it." "I don't want you to..." "Do you know what, Rach?" "I'm fed up with your whining." "I'm going to go to Noordwijk." " No, no, no." "So you can get smashed and we have to turn up with an ambulance again." "Stop it, Dad." " Don't poke your nose in, damn you!" "Dré!" "Hello." "André... can't come today." "He isn't feeling very well." "He's very disappointed too." "But I'll keep you posted." "OK?" "Hello." " Hello." "One scoop of Smurf ice cream, please." " I've got something better than that." "Look." " No." "That's kind of you, but I can't." "Can't you?" "Really?" " No, next time." "I'll have the ice cream." "No, don't worry about it." "It's on me." " Great." "OK, thank you." "André Hazes." " Yeah." "Enjoy it." " Thank you, buddy." "What do you want?" " Mum sent me to fetch you." "Who is head of the household?" "You." " Well then." "Get lost." "I'll be home in a minute." "I'll just have one more." "God..." "Have you got any money?" " Me?" "Haven't you been singing on the market?" " No." "But I'll be rich when I'm older." "Do you really believe that?" " I'm going to sing at the concert hall." "Listen carefully, André." "You can sing nicely but the concert hall is a different matter." "Go and earn me some money first." "Go on." "I know for sure." "Listen carefully." "Stop it now." "Do I make myself clear?" "Do I?" "Hey, Hazes, take it easy." "Go home now." "Go on." "I'm on my way." "That's the last time." "The last time." "I'll decide when I come home." "Not you." "Understand?" "Not you." "I'll do exactly what I feel like doing." "I won't be bossed around by you." "I won't!" "Having me fetched from the bar." "And by the kid as well." "Come yourself." "Come and get me yourself." "You are going listen." "You are." "I wish you were dead!" "What did you say?" " I wish you were dead." "Stop it." "Stop it, Dad." "Stop it." "No!" "Don't!" "Dré?" "Dré, open the door." "Yeah." "Dré..." "Christ, Dré." "I was by the sea and all I could hear was buzzing and humming in my head." "I can't hear the difference anymore." "I'm so scared, Rach." "I really am." "Will you want to have sex with a deaf guy?" "Goddammit." "It's so humiliating." "They are going to jeer at me, Rach." "The whole arena will boo me off the stage." "Why don't we cancel it?" "We can't, Rach." "One more time." "I have to do it one more time." "Do you know how many fans I've got?" " Yes, I know, André." "And that's why." "It's a farewell concert." "To thank them." "Hello, sweetheart." " Hi." "Oh, by the way, something arrived for you." "An in-ear system." "It's a new kind of monitor system." "With earplugs in your ears." "Wasn't the old one any good anymore?" " I just wanted to try this one." "The sound is amplified in your ear, as it were." "Good idea." "Saar, you know..." " It's a good idea." "We'll see if it works, eh?" "Thank you." "That's fine." "Right." "Are you asleep?" "Just wanted to say" "I'm sorry to wake you, but hey..." "I have to tell you how much I love you And I mean it" "Because alone is just alone" "Smoke a cigarette with me" "Stay there in bed, your sanctuary" "What I want to say is only short But I mean it" "I'm so pleased that you are here" "I was a bachelor all alone" "In hotel rooms on my own" "I didn't know what it was like To be in love" "What would I do without you by my side?" "Kiss me." "You love me, you said" "I wanted silver but have gold instead" "When you look at me I go all weak" "I mean it What would I do without you now?" "Your eyes say so very much to me" "When you open them you make me happy" "Alright?" " Yes." "Say if I'm pressing too hard." "Don't want to come out the other side." "Just disinfect my throat." "André, hurry up." "We have to go to Culemborg." "Well done." "They're going wild." "Great." "When are we starting on that blues record?" "I'm talking to Kees about it." "I want to do it, Tim." "I really do." "Tell him that." "I will." "I've got a surprise for you first." "What?" "Remember that concert hall?" "You're not serious, Tim." " I am." "Goddammit." "Honestly!" " Hey, hey, hey!" "That'll do." "What's that?" " I've got nothing in my hand." "It's fine." " I'm off." "Culemborg is waiting for you." "I'll finish it next week." " Fine." "I told Mum." "We'll replace what's broken, we'll get some new ones." "I close my eyes and think And everything fills my mind" "I see my entire life" "Enjoyed myself a lot Cried lots of tears as well" "But regret it I will not" "I close my eyes and think And everything fills my mind" "I see my entire life" "Enjoyed myself a lot Cried lots of tears as well" "But regret it I will not" "Just take..." "I often do it like that." "Just take... a new page." "Good." "Sounds good." "Heaven sent." "And then it's?" "Trouble in the tent." "Could be." "I don't know." "Trouble in the tent." "Why not?" "Just write it down." "Love letter." "No, you..." "You've thrown already." "She distracted me." " No, Mum..." "I live my life as I want to" "Let me go now before I change" "Let me go now Let me go now" "It's helping, Rach!" "The weight's dropping off." "This is killing me." "Blimey." "It does you good." "Because she believes in me." "I've got a new version." "Written by Father Abraham." "Because she believes in me She sees the future" "André, fifteen minutes." "What?" "Eh?" " Fifteen minutes." "Yeah." "André." "Jesus Christ, Tim." "I don't believe this." "I may not have had a number 1 hit but I will at least have had this, Tim." "I'm scared shitless, but that's only normal, eh?" "Oh, there is one thing." "There's a man at the box office who swears he is your father." "He's asking if he can come in but he hasn't got a ticket." "He's not coming in." "Who is he then?" "He's not coming in." "Hold on." "Your father is..." "Isn't your father dead?" "He is as far as I'm concerned." "He can't come in." "I don't want to see him." "Are you sure?" "This is the concert hall." " He can piss off, Tim." "Tell him." "Excuse me." "Mr Hazes." " Who are you?" "Tim Griek." "I'm André's producer." " Oh, great." "I've just spoken to him." " Great." "Is there a nice spot for me?" "He did arrange something, didn't he?" "Ladies and gentlemen, performing for you this evening in a sold-out concert hall a man who has sold 700,000 LPs in only two years and who was also awarded the Silver Harp." "A man who lives for his fans, who is not afraid of being here." "Everything he says or sings comes from the bottom of his heart." "He is a little bit in love with you." "He lives on love, feels cold without you." "Say no more." "Here is André Hazes!" "Say no more" "I'll go away if you want, you know Say no more" "Be quiet now, let me go" "This is the last time, you see I know, you look down on me" "But when I do better soon I hope you're there in the room" "Oh, say no more" "I'll go away, then you are free Say no more" "For months you've no longer belonged to me" "This is the last time, you see I know, you look down on me" "But when I do better soon I hope you're there in the room" "And then..." "I'll no longer want to know And will say... it's best you go" "You said:" "To you I will be true I have never believed in you" "Oh, this is the last time, you see" "I know, you look down on me" "But when I do better soon I hope you're there in the room" "And then..." "I'll no longer want to know And will say... it's best you go" "You said:" "To you I will be true" "I have never believed in you" "Oh, this is the last time, you see I know, you look down on me" "But when I do better soon" "I hope you're there in the room" "Absolutely fantastic!" "Absolutely fantastic, man." "Brilliant." "Hey, man." "What's the matter?" "Why did you let him in?" "Do you think I didn't see him?" "I couldn't do it." "An old man, proud of his son." "Proud?" " Yes, I could see he was." "Like hell!" "He was standing there among my fans trying to provoke me." "You let me down, Tim." "You bastard." "I was standing there all by myself." "Sorry, Dré." "André, André..." " Ladies, come on, out." "Out." "Where is Ellen?" "I've no idea." "You've no idea?" "She stopped coming." "Did you get into a fight?" "Dré?" "I'm..." "I'm having an affair." " Christ." "Again?" "It's a bit stupid, cause it's the babysitter." "The babysitter?" " Yes." "I think you know her." "Jan and Friedel's daughter." "Van Galen from Rotterdam." "But it's a bit difficult because..." "she's only fifteen." "You're not serious." "Yeah..." "You'd think she was twenty, Tim." "Honestly." "She's very grown up, you know." "Her name's Rachel." "I've known her for a long time." " Fifteen?" "Yes, that's what I said." "My daughter is fifteen, Dré." "That's different, Tim." "Are you saying you're doing it with a fifteen-year-old girl?" "Are you crazy?" "You jerk!" "D'you know what?" "I wash my hands of you!" "Are you alright?" "God, Rachel." "Just a minute, darling." " Stay here with me." "Please." "What's the matter?" "I don't know." "It's suddenly approaching very fast." "Hey, it went fine with those earplugs." "If I screw it up now it's my own fault." "You can't screw it up, darling." "Everyone believes in you." "They always have done." "Me, the children, your fans." "Why don't you?" "Tim speaking." "Hallo, André." "Where are you, man?" "I haven't seen you for two weeks." "I don't know, Dré." "I..." "I just don't know." "You're my friend." "You're the only one I've got." "Sorry." "Sorry." "I really am." "How many times do I have to say so?" "You have to come around, Tim." "You must." "Everything is different now." "It's fine again." "I'm going to bed." "So should you." "But Tim..." "Tim..." "There..." "I know it sounds strange, but..." "she's a fantastic woman." "Of fifteen?" " Yes." "I'm in love." "And more than just a bit." "Dré..." "Don't worry, Tim." "She broke up with me." "She thinks she's too young too." "Honestly, when she's eighteen and if I still like her..." "Are we buddies again?" "I can't do it without you, Tim." "It won't work without you." "Damn you." "Do you want a drink?" " I'll have a coke." "Martin." "I've missed you, you bastard." " Have you?" "I've missed you too." "And another thing." " What?" "EMI would like to give you a gift to celebrate ten years with us." "You're kidding?" " No I'm not." "You can choose." "Either a new boat or that blues record." "I know which one." "I've already got a boat." " I was afraid of that." "I knew you wouldn't abandon me, Tim." "One more then." "The last one." "Hold on." "It's got fifty teeth and keeps a terrible monster in check." "My fly." "André." "Phone call for you." "Hello?" "Are you two coming inside for lunch?" "Hi, darling." " Hi." "Would you like something?" " No, I don't need anything." "Thank you." "You don't have to do it, you know, if you don't want to." "That's why I love..." "That's why I love you so much." "I know, darling." "I know." "Are you two coming?" " Yes." "I did so well But very badly too" "When I look back in time" "A smile with tears That's how I feel today" "I tasted life Have had so many friends" "With blood, sweat and tears" "I said:" "Get lost, come no closer" "With blood, sweat and tears" "I said:" "Goodbye, friend, goodbye The party's over" "ANDRÉ HAZES DIED TWO DAYS LATER AFTER BEING HOSPITALIZED" "HE WAS 53 YEARS OLD" "HIS MEMORIAL SERVICE WAS WATCHED BY MORE THAN 6 MILLION PEOPLE" "ANDRÉ FINALLY MADE A BLUES ALBUM, 'THIS IS WHAT I WANT', IN 1989"