Til Lindemann is the frontman and vocalist of the famous German band Rammstein. Its main qualities are strong energy on stage and sonorous bass. His voice is easily recognizable by the way he pronounces the "R" sound. Lindemann is also a professional pyrotechnician, and very often uses pyrotechnic effects at his concerts.
Biography
Til Lindemann was born on January 4, 1963. He is a German musician, singer, composer, actor, poet and pyrotechnician. He is famous for being the leader of the German heavy rock band Rammstein. Lindemann has developed a unique stage style, and some of his texts are rather ambiguous. And probably due to this fact, "Rammstein" sold over 45 million records, and five of their albums were awarded platinum status.
Lindemann was born in Leipzig and raised in the village of Wendisch-Rambov. The famous musician has a younger sister named Saskia. At the age of 11, he began attending a sports school. The relationship between the parents did not work out, and in 1975 they finally broke up. The children lived for some time with their father, but he drank heavily, and in 1977 Lindemann began attending a boarding school, where he received his education until 1980.
After success in swimming in 1978, Thiel was included in the list of athletes who were going to the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. But due to injury, young Lindemann had to leave the sport. Then he was an apprentice to a carpenter, worked as a technician in a gallery, weaved baskets and cut peat.
Career
In 1986, Lindemann began playing drums with the experimental rock band First Arsch, which released their first compilation album in 1992. And in 1989, Lindemann played one song with another punk rock group Feeling B., in which the future members of Rammstein: Paul Landers, Christoph Schneider and Christian Lorenz performed.
In the 1990s, Lindemann himself wrote the lyrics and formed Rammstein, the collective was named so in memory of the disaster at the Ramstein air show. After 4 years, the band wins a competition for a show in Berlin, which gives them the opportunity to record four professional tracks. And Lindemann moved to Berlin.
In the early years of the band's existence, Lindemann manages to get burns to his hands, feet and even ears due to the excessive use of pyrotechnics at his concerts. Group member Christoph Schneider once said that Thiel gets burned all the time, but he likes the pain. In September 1996, a fire broke out at a concert, after which Lindemann learned to be a professional pyrotechnician and received a certificate.
During the entire existence of the group, she left an ambiguous opinion about herself. For example, in 1999, after performances in Portland, Rammstein's music was blamed for the Columbine massacre. In November 2002, Lindemann's book was published, which consists of 54 poems collected by the group's pyrotechnician Gert Hof. He is also the author of Rammstein.
In 2011, Roadrunners Records gave the 50th line of its list of the best rock frontmen in the world to Till Lindemann. In 2013, Lindemann published his second book with poetry.
On his 52nd birthday, Thiel announced the creation of a new project called Lindemann with Peter Tegtgren. The band released their debut album Skillsin Pills in the summer of 2015.
Till Lindemann also managed to try his hand at cinema, having played in the film "Three X" with his group "Rammstein".
Personal life and hobbies
Today Lindemann is 55 years old. His height is 184 cm. Lindemann has children. The first child, daughter Nele, was born in 1985, and she has already given him a grandson. Linderman's second child is a daughter named Maria Louise. With her mother, Anya Keseling, the musician divorced in 1997, having lived with her for 12 years.
In his interviews, Lindemann has repeatedly noted that he feels a strong attachment to the traditions of East Germany. And sadly notes that there is no more authenticity. Lindemann also says that he hates noise, and that he often leaves to rest in the village between Schwerin and Wizmar. Lindeman's favorite bands are Deep Purple, Alice Cooper and Black Sabbath, as well as performers Merlin Manson and Chris Isaac. Lindemann is a staunch atheist.
An interesting fact is that in Russian schools, as in some Scandinavian countries, Rammstein's texts are used in the German language school curriculum. It is noteworthy that Lindemann does not advise young musicians today to start their careers with rock bands. According to Thiel, there is no money to be made from this.
