Axel Rudi Pell - Strong As A Rock

The first winter spent in Berlin was favorable for Strauss. He was young, attractive, even handsome, with large blue eyes calmly contemplating the world. A shock of dark curly hair set off a white forehead. Despite his tall stature and thinness, he kept himself straight. His father's name opened the doors of the Berlin Artistic Society in front of him, and a young man was invited everywhere. He was settled "in a beautiful room ... in the busiest and most picturesque part of a beautiful city (where at least six lines of horse-drawn lines converge)",