Rammstein have sold over 45 million records worldwide, with five of their albums receiving platinum status, and Lindemann has been listed among the "50 Greatest Metal Frontmen of All Time" by Roadrunner Records. He has presented some of his original poems and scripts to galleries. Both Lindemann and Lorenz were released the following day after bail was met. This incident did not stop Lindemann from performing in the same manner for future shows outside the United States, particularly in Australia when they performed at the Big Day Out, but the United States performances of this song were changed into a sadomasochistic theme that did not feature dildos, although this was not the case for all remaining US shows on the tour.
In , the band was blamed for the Columbine massacre, but they denied their music was a factor. In November , Lindemann's poetry book Messer was published. It consists of 54 poems compiled by Gert Hof, author of the book Rammstein, who was also the band's pyrodesigner for the last seven years. Lindemann has also played minor roles in some films, appearing with his bandmate Christoph Schneider as musicians in the film Pola X, playing a character named Viktor in the children's comedy film Amundsen der Pinguin , and also appearing as an animal rights activist in the film Vinzent.
Lindemann then moved to Berlin. During Rammstein's early years, because of his use of over-the-top pyrotechnics, Lindemann has burned his ears, hair and arms. Bandmate Christoph Schneider commented, "Till gets burned all the time, but he likes the pain.
Lindemann's first daughter, Nele, was born in ; he spent seven years as a single father. He has one grandson through Nele. On 28 February , his ex-wife and his Rammstein bandmate Richard Kruspe had a daughter together named Khira, who shares her surname with Lindemann and not Kruspe as her mother retained Lindemann's surname when they divorced and never married Kruspe.
He dated actress and model Sophia Thomalla from April to November Lindemann started to play drums for Schwerin-based experimental rock band First Arsch in , who released an album titled Saddle Up in , and played one song "Lied von der unruhevollen Jugend" with a punk band called Feeling B, which was the former band of Rammstein members Paul H. During his time in Feeling B, he played the drums in the band. In the s, Lindemann began to write lyrics.
In , the band entered and won a contest in Berlin that allowed them to record a four track demo professionally. When questioned as to why Rammstein was named after the Ramstein air show disaster, he said he viewed images of the incident on television, and that he and the bandmates wanted to make a musical memorial. In , Lindemann participated in the European Junior Swimming Championships in Florence, finishing 11th in the m freestyle and 7th in the m freestyle, swimming a time of 4'17"58 ; he was shortlisted to go to the Olympics in Moscow, but left the sport due to an injury.
Lindemann took a course in pyrotechnics in Rammstein's 7th studio album untitled was released on May 17, It was an eagerly awaited release, coming 10 years after the previous one.
It garnered plenty of media attention ahead of its release, in part due to the music video for the single "Deutschland," which portrayed concentration camp prisoners.
It became Germany's best-selling album of Visit the new DW website Take a look at the beta version of dw. Go to the new dw. More info OK. Wrong language? Change it here DW. COM has chosen English as your language setting. COM in 30 languages. Deutsche Welle. Audiotrainer Deutschtrainer Die Bienenretter. Culture Rammstein singer provokes in Playboy interview The band's frontman, Till Lindemann, annoyed his fans in a Playboy interview in which he slams psychotherapy and claims he has no female friends.
Till lindemann at a Rammstein concert in Frankfurt. Each band member is specially instructed on the pieces of pyrotechnical equipment they use on stage. He is also the third shortest member of the band, standing at 6'0" cm. His father, Werner Lindemann who passed away from stomach cancer in , was a poet, and author of children's books, and his mother, Brigitte "Gitta" Hildegard Lindemann, was and is a journalist.
He has one sister, Saskia, who is six years younger than he is. At the age of 11 in he was sent to a sports school at the Rostock Sport Club where he was trained as a swimmer. While at the sports school - in when he was 12 years old - his parents began living separately for career reasons.
They never divorced, and there is no evidence that either Till or his sister Saskia were ever abused. To get the boy away from the street, he was enrolled to swim team by his parents, which was near the home. There he was discoverd to be talented and Till was sent to a boarding school Sportschule Rostock where he was a student and member of the swim team until The boarding school was the sports school, its same place.
In the summer of he was a participant in the European Junior Swimming Championships in Florence. In an interview, Rammstein bandmate Christoph Schneider reveals that Till was again involved in misbehavior involving leaving the hotel unattended during this sporting event. This time he was kicked off the swim team, and sent home from the boarding school. It is rumored that at some time during his school years he tore a stomach muscle which was the reason for his expulsion from school, but this is unsubstantiated.
According to Lindemann, "I never liked the sport school actually, it was very intense. In one of the interviews conducted in , Till revealed that he has deep connections with the philosophies and traditions of East Germany. He is against de-traditionalization and how US political and cultural imperialism has propagated throughout the world. On a personal level, Till is an atheist. His height is 5 ft 8 inches tall, and his weight is 70 kg.
In the s, he worked as a lyricist. In , the band won a competition in Berlin that permitted them to record an official demo of four tracks. After his recovery, Till got certified in pyrotechnics. This allowed them to perform with pyrotechnics provided that they do it in a safe manner. In , he published his poetry book as Messer. Roadrunner Records released this list. Till Lindemann is an admired German composer, poet, and musician, who has several successful albums in his name.
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