Overview
- Carpendale said the 2026 farewell tour will end his large arena shows, though he intends to keep performing concerts.
- He confirmed he will spend Christmas with Wayne Carpendale's family in Munich, joking that playing Santa is not his favorite role.
- He highlighted a close advisory relationship with Wayne, saying, "We advise each other and I listen to him."
- Promoting his book Unerwartet, he said many people have the wrong image of him and the memoir reveals a more personal side, touching on topics from politics to sexuality.
- Approaching his 80th birthday after roughly 60 years on stage, he voiced a holiday wish for peace and noted Wayne's recent third-place finish on The Masked Singer.