The Piano Man: Wrapping Up

Well, the mystery is mostly over.

Here is a synopsis of the facts that have emerged in recent days:

His name is Andreas Grassl.
He learned to play keyboard at age 10, and he plays well, but is not a concert pianist.
He was the only gay in his village.
He yearned for fame and asked people such as Bill Gates and Robbie Williams to help him launch a career in media.
He got a column in a local paper and criticized the instant fame of celebrities and longed to be a millionaire.
He said he suffered a breakdown, but other than that we still don't know exactly what happened, and the jury's still out on whether he was faking it all or it was something trauma-realted.

And that's about all.

As one German newspaper said, "The truth is often so awfully banal."

Edmond the Hun