He gave a concert and insisted that he be allowed to perform on the Wall so that people from both sides could see him. In the Time article, he doesn't say he had anything to do with the wall coming down, but he says that some east Germans later told him he was a symbol of hope for them.
Very Informative- I did not know most of the things contained in this article-it is so sad so many lost their lives trying to escape.
One other thing-David Hasselhoff had something to do with it?
He gave a concert and insisted that he be allowed to perform on the Wall so that people from both sides could see him. In the Time article, he doesn't say he had anything to do with the wall coming down, but he says that some east Germans later told him he was a symbol of hope for them.