'He is getting closer to the core of life', Muziekweb wrote in about Stef Bos. Two years later, Bos has apparently arrived at the central point, as evidenced by the album title of his 16th record. At Kern, the theater maker and singer describes the basis of life. According to Bos, you don't get that from books, but from everyday life. For example, the inspiration for the poignant Later Als Ik Dood
… Ben came through a slip of the tongue by his son, who asked his dad what he wanted to be when he grows up. Bos takes this simple fact and turns it into a whole treatise. In this we recognize the great strength of the songwriter. Even if he says he only wants to discuss the 'essential' and only uses clear language, his songs remain deeply philosophical. In a way that many listeners understand and recognize. Kern is about the journey between birth and death, a journey that we all go through. Musically, the story is supplemented by the skilled band that has been assisting the Dutch for ages. (JE)more