Kim Larsen has taken up the fight against what he views as Nazi-like anti-smoking policies through a poster campaign
Jump to full article: Copenhagen Post (dk), 2008-08-20
Intro: Musician Kim Larsen is one of the main forces behind a new campaign aimed at criticising the country's recent anti-smoking laws, reports Fyens Stiftstidende newspaper.
Larsen, who became popular in the 1970s with Gasolin' - widely considered Denmark's biggest rock band ever - has teamed up with cultural foundation Himmelblå Fonden to print and put up thousands of posters voicing opposition to the smoking regulations.
Carrying the heading 'Tillykke med Rygeforbudet' ('Congratulations on the smoking ban'), the posters show a 'no smoking' logo followed by 'Gesundheit macht frei' - meaning loosely 'Good health brings freedom' in German.
The posters have been placed in many train stations and advertising stands in Denmark's four largest cities
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