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a beautiful man
a beautiful voice.
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Till Lindemann
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Name: Till Lindemann
Date of birth: 4th January 1963
Place of birth: Leipzig, Germany
Height: 1,93 m
Weight: 90 kg
Color of eyes: Blue/green
Natural hair color: Brown
Distinguishing marks: Pierced ears; scar to the abdomen
Place in group: Singer
Usual place on scene: On the front, in the middle
Previous group: First Arsch (batteur)
Equipment
Till Lindemann grew up in a small village called Wendisch-Rambow. Smokes and drinks. Divorced, but has two children, both girls, one age 15, the other 5. His first band was First Arsch, and was the drummer. His father died, but Till has never seen his grave. Lives in a flat
in Berlin. Hates pop music. Has a fish for a pet. Till was not an Olympic swimmer due to a torn stomach muscle in 1988, but was a youth champion. First band was First Arsch, as a drummer.
Till Lindemann grew up in a small village called Wendisch-Rambow. Smokes and drinks. Divorced, but has two children, both girls, one age 15, the other 5. His first band was First Arsch, and was the drummer. His father died, but Till has never seen his grave. Lives in a flat in Berlin. Hates pop music. Has a fish for a pet. Till was not an Olympic swimmer due to a torn stomach muscle in 1988, but was a youth champion. First band was First Arsch, as a drummer.
Attended Berlin Premier of XXX with bandmates Oliver Riedel and Christoph “Doom” Schneider
Before Rammstein he ran his own business in Berlin
Used to be a youth-champion swimmer
Has two daughters - Nele from his first marriage, Marie Louise from his relationship with Anja Koesling.
Grew up with his mother, Gitte, father, Werner and a sister six years younger.
His mother has recently retired from journalism and his Father, now deceased, was a poet.
Till’s parents divorced when he was just 12.
Has recently completed signings of his book “Messer” in Germany.
Ordered to pay a total of DM1200 in damages by a court in the city of Dresden (Germany) to ex girlfriend Anja Koesling, after her allegations of an incident involving herself and Till at a hotel in October 1997. It was reported that he punched her in the nose. His lawyers and himself have refused to make any comment on the subject.
Last name is misspelled as “Lindermann” on the American version of the group’s “Sehnsucht” album.
His father died in November of 1992, after drinking himself to death and was buried in the grounds of a church near Wendisch-Rambow.
He lives in Berlin-Prezlauer Berg, on the top floor of an appartment block in a unit lined with windows.
Refused to do military service and almost went to prison for his actions.
Personal Background
Till Lindemann was born in Leipzig, but he grew up in the village of Wendisch-Rambow in Schwerin (East Germany). His father, Werner Lindemann, was a poet, and his mother, Brigitte
(Gitta) Lindemann, is an artist and writer who has co-written at least one book with her husband. Till Lindemann has one sister, six years younger than himself. At age 11 he went to a sports school at the Rostock Sports Club, and from 1977-1980 attended a boarding school. His parents divorced in 1975, when he was age 12.
In the years 1976-1979, Lindemann was a good swimmer who became junior vice-European
champion. He finally left sports school in 1979. It is possible that he was thrown out of sports school due to him sneaking out, unaccompanied, of a hotel in Italy on a swimming tour. But he also suffered an injury, a torn abdominal muscle - so either reason could be valid. According to Lindemann, “I never liked the sport school actually, it was very intense. But as a child you don’t object.”
His first job was at a peat cutting company, but he was fired after three days. He worked as an apprentice carpenter, a gallery technician, and was most well-known as a basket weaver.
In 1981, Till Lindemann apparently refused to do his 9 months compulsory military service and was almost imprisoned because of the refusal. Many young men used to do “Ersatzdienst” or “substitute or reserve service”, so he may have done this.
In 1985, when Lindemann was 22, his first daughter, Nele, was born. Lindemann and Nele’s mother married after she was born, but they separated and he has raised Nele alone. Lindemann says, “I used to play drums in a punk band and we had our studio in the house where I lived. Seven years I had been a father raising his daughter, but nowadays I’m sharing the upbringing with her mother, because I’m gone for six months of the year with the band.”
The Berlin Wall came down November 9th, 1989, and Germany started its path to reunification. On this, Lindemann says, “After the wall had been opened, I drove to West Germany and bought gummy bears and yogurt for my salutation money. But there wasn’t anything else.”
His father died in November of 1992, of the effects of alcohol. He was buried in the grounds of a church near Wendisch-Rambow.
Lindemann had a second daughter with Anja Köseling, his former partner/wife. Köseling claimed Lindemann abused her physically during their relationship and that he refused to pay child support for their daughter, Marie-Louise (b. ca. 1993). Lindemann has never commented on her claim.
In a radio interview in 2004, Lindemann stated that he wants to retire at 50 to spend more time with his children.
Musical career
In 1986, he started to play drums for First Arsch, also known as “First Art”: a play on words perhaps meant to distract the authorities. It was a Schwerin-based punk band. They made one album titled Saddle Up.
Till Lindemann also played in a band called Feeling B. A song called Leid von der unruhevollen Jugend (Song of the Restless Youth) is credited on the album called Hea Hoa Hoa Hoa Hea Hoa Hea (1990).
Later in the 1990’s, Lindemann began to write lyrics, possibly based on phrases and words from poems that he was beginning to write. He says he “used to drum in a punk band that consisted of bass and drums. We used to work with guest-guitarists, usually Paul Landers and Richard Kruspe. We did a short tour where I changed instruments with the bassist in the encore, that was such a success, that Richard insisted on starting a project in which I would sing. Other people joined the band but only
when I left Schwerin for Berlin did it take serious form.”
In 1994, they entered and won a contest in Berlin that allowed them to professionally record a four track demo. Till Lindemann moved to Berlin. Paul Landers formally joined the band, followed by the last member to join, Christian ‘Flake’ Lorenz.
It’s well documented that all the band members had women problems about the time Herzeleid was written, and this appears to have provided Lindemann with excellent writing material. Herzeleid was finally released in September 1995. Two years later, in August 1997, the band’s breakthrough album, Sehnsucht, was released.
On June 5, 1999 in Worcester, Massachusetts (USA) Till Lindemann and Flake Lorenz were arrested and charged with lewd and lascivious behavior. A statement from Sgt. Thomas Radula
of the Worcester Police Department stated that Lindemann was simulating sex with Flake onstage “using a phallic object that shot water over the crowd.” They were held and released the following day on $25 bail. After months of legal debate, they were eventually fined 100.
Consequently, in November 2002 Lindemann’s own project, the poetry book Messer, was published. It consists of 54 poems compiled by Gert Hof, who is author of the book Rammstein and has been the band’s pyrodesigner for the last seven years. This book is due to be re-printed in 2005 due to a campaign by a fansite
In 2003 he started work on the fourth album, which was to prove a turning point in Rammstein’s sound and maturity. September 2004 saw the fruits of this work in the release of Reise Reise. As of 2005, Lindemann continues to work with Rammstein. As stated previously in various interviews, the loss of Till Lindemann, or any other band member, will be the end of the band proper.
Rammstein are scheduled to release a new album (Rosenrot), containing new songs and songs remaining from the recording of Reise Reise, on November 7th, 2005.
Trivia
- Till’s last name is pronounced “Lind-uh-man”.
Quotes
- Loneliness sometimes gives me a quantity of creativeness - you’re drinking another glass of wine and you’re feeling even worse. Art doesn’t work without pain; art also exists for compensating pain.
- When I was an adolescent, I was obsessed with having many commercial things, cars, clothes, stupid things. Now that I have all that, I include/understand that the superfluous things can turn to you into a very stupid idiot-type. In East Germany there were very few things, but there was also a feeling of solidarity that no longer exists. Now we are up to the neck in consumption, the ego, the individualism. Now before friendship, it is merchandise.
- The rolling “R” didn’t arise deliberately. It originated from itself because in that deep pitch you automatically sing that way. I’m no musician in the actual meaning. I don’t know anything about instruments. But I’m supporting our music with my voice and lyrics well. It’s a question of illustration, timbre and phonetics. We don’t want to - for heaven’s sake - create a fascist-like style.
- Love is like a flower, even the most beautiful kind dies.
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81 Comments »
AMAZING!
Till, you are a beautiful man with a sexy voice…Come to the states and to Oregon! Please! D:
Comment by heathlindemann 
He has got a REALLY sexy voice! He is really hot! I totally LOVE him!!
I love your group etc.. Know you where in Norway some time..
Will you ever come back here again? C’mon and come to norway! Know many people that would love to come to the consert if you guys came.
TILL MAN…U HAVE THE COOLEST VOICE…SO BASSY AND SEXY…I LOVE U HEAPS…U HAVE THE BEST PRESSENTS ON STAGE…AND IN INTERVEIWS, U SEEM LIKE SUCH A SWEET-HEART…LOVE YA WORK…LOVE YA
you scare mi…
in a good way tho…
id love to meet u…
u seem really cool…
and really smart…
lov eya boi
Comment by Sakura Yuu
You rock, Till! You are so, entirely awesome, and you are my favorite Rammstein member! 
TILL TILL TILL Ich liebe dich, Amerika kommen bitte bitte bitte! haha…Ich bin im Washington..lol…Ich liebe TILL!!!!!!!!!! ICH FICKT LIEBE TILL!!!!!!!
Comment by Carlos Osorio
There is a lot of power, and Thunderous voice. Waking up the dead is way to much fun. I enjoy your music a lot…
Keep it Rocking…
Comment by anthony 
dude i love the work you’ve done and the work you do and i know you will continue to do grate things. Till Lindemann is my favorite cast charter along with the drummer. i love the work you do rammstein keep it up
Comment by anthony
Till Lindemann im not sure if you can speak the whole American language but im a 13 year old fan . call me at 518 7148. call me this year cause ill be moving after 8th grade
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Till Lindemann has such a freakin’ cool thunderous deep voice, really cool. His “achs’” are cool too, especially his “r” rolling that, is tremendously awesome best singing voice ever. GO TILL!!!!
Hello Till!!! i just love u .. i love your music and all your band … i am from Peru (South America) but now live in the usa and is awful!!!! Well i just think u are a genious!!! Love youuu
absolutely enthralled by the group.. til in particular. wicked stage acts and the pyrotechnics are out oif this world. I have not yet seen you live but am waiting to see if you are coming to birmingham or manchester, as I would love to come and see you.. awesome|!!!
Till is one of the worthiest men in the world. His energy is tangible in his songs and poems through miles and years. His energy could be compared to an ocean, and that kind of ocean I often get to swim in. Till, thank you that you exist!
TILL, YOU ARE THE HOTTEST MAN ON EARTH!! Us Germans are hot arent we!!
My family moved from Berlin, Germany to the US (which sucks) a few years before I was born. I plan to move back, but in the mean time im begging you to come to the US. i know it sucks here, but BITTE, BITTE!!!
OMT!!
Till is the most fantastic vocalist, and his voice is orgasmic as is his thrusting!!!! Please come to Australia!!! we need Rammstein!!!
Ich liebe Dich!!
én nagyon szertem a zenekart. én szeretem a világon a legjobban. de a kedvenc emberem az te vagy meg richard
Great bend all and all
From biography… that part about basket waiving…Mister I didn’t hear about that profession for a long long time…and your image is sooo industrial… LOL.
JUST GREAT!
Maybe you tray out the Serbian stages some of these days. Exit festival has become quite big event in EU-a visit perhaps?
Your fans are waiting….
Why?
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Comment by Mila 
Til, your voice get in may vanes and dance all over may mind; it seams like un ocean of emotions that make´s you dance,feel alive. Rammstein is power, (i am learnig german with your lyrics because i want understend all you say!!!) Probably i will quit smoking, like you did!!!I love you…your músic.!!!
Comment by Mila
what means “basket waiving”? I´m from portugal and i thont know that profession,kan thome on tel me about it? thank´s.
Till. He has a great voice always powerful and wonderful, but he can make it gentle and beautiful or aggressive and mean. Keep doin what you’re doin, man!
mila basket weaving is pretty much sum1 who weaves shit 2gethr 2 make baskets
kinda like sum1 hu knits
Some on can tell me what meens “Rammstein”? I know what stein is. somme on said that the translation was “ramming stones” but i thont know what means “ramming”. I went to the dictionary - Prtugêse/german and german/portugêse, and i can`t find anithing. Some on help me, please!! It is ashame thon´t know the name of mi favorite band. Thanks.
Till , your voice is amazing and so are your lyrics even though they are, at times, hard to understand. Please keep up the amazing work and come to Western Australia (if you can find a venue) ! Mila, Rammstein means ramming stone and a ramming stone is the stone inside of a battle ram that was used to knock things like walls and buildings down. The band got their name from the air show crash at a airbase in Germany called “Ramstein”. They added another m so it could also be translated as ramm-stone or battle ram.
Mila, Rammstein significa que a pedra forçando e uma pedra forçando são a pedra dentro de uma ram da batalha que seja usada bater para baixo coisas como paredes e edifícios. A faixa começou seu nome do ruído elétrico da mostra de ar em uma base aérea em “Ramstein chamado Germany”. Adicionaram um outro m assim que poderia também ser traduzido como a ramm-pedra ou a ram da batalha. Eu espero que esta tradução seja direita.
LONG BURN RMMSTEIN!!!
**Sira**
Till is pretty much the god of everything and everyone. Best voice in the world. i never grow tired of any of Rammstein’s music and i am fucking praying they come to ireland one day
Till, yesterday was your birth day. I hope you had a hapy day. Congratulations!!!!
one big kiss for you!!!
Hey Till! Happy late Birthday! Luvs yah lots!! Everything about you is amazing!!!Hope you’ll come to the US soon Ive been dying to see you!!!! ICH LIEBE DICH!!!!!
I really love Till’s hair. Especially his stage hair. Especially his stage hair in Volkerball. I want his hair! I wonder what gell or wax he uses. heh. I MUST HAVE IT. Hmmmmmmmmmm
Comment by Kerriann Garcia
Hello!!(>”)>
Well.. I enjoy the way your voice sounds! It’s very unique well i love the band and listen to it as much as i can but the teachers just take it away!sad.. well me and my friends say hi! and hope your life goes great.
I only started listening to Rammstein around 2000, but since then I’ve procured every album that I could get. Till makes me melt when he sings. Incredible voice and awesome songs. Till is by far my favorite member. I’m off to listen to some Rammstein now.
TILL LINDEMANN SOS HERMOSO!!! SOY DE ARGENTINA Y TE MANDO UN BESO ENORME!!! AH! DEJO MI EMAIL (SOLO PARA ALEMANES/ONLY FOR GERMAN MEN/ NUR FüR DEUTSCHE MÄNNER) TIMOTEO_92@HOTMAIL.COM und RAMMSTEIN_DARKMETAL@LIVE.COM.AR
Till’s voice is GODLY. There is not a more wonderful or beautiful sound on the face of this planet. Till we LOVE YOU. DU BIST MEIN GOTT.
Comment by jose
RAMMSTEIN es el mejor y unico grupo de rockindustrial y no son rasistas heeee pues no por el simple hecho de cantar en aleman pues eyos no cantan en otro idioma porque no les gusta y pues el que crean que son rasistas por la cansion a hitler primero escuchen lo que dise la rola y luego abren la boca ya me boy y les dejo mi correo es yugio_001@hotmail.com bueno es todo bey los espero
Comment by jellkena
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I love you till kisssssssssss
Till: you are the most handsome german guy I have ever seen! And I can assure you I have seen and met a lot, please do not missunderstand I`m happy just listening to you… ooops!!!!
Comment by Nick 
TILL IS THE BEST!!!! come to australia some time man, ur band is AWSM TO TH MAX! come to brisbane!
TILL
I ALSO LOVE TO FUCKKEYBOARDIST’S wHEN I I LISTEN TO BUCK DICH
but i dont like to fuck the keyboard cuz that would be boring and cold
Comment by nadka
Till u r so nice. I love your voice. your voice is wonderful and amazing. I like Rammstein lyrics. Rammstein lyrics has deep meanings.I love it. You r so talented singer. U r really special. I love u so much.
Till I hear you are you an Atheist? Always a releif to hear the sound of sanity. Further, it’s been to long since you were in the great southern land. Like Nick said, come to Australia with the rest of the band. You would be amazed at the fanbase you have here and venture off the beaten track… You may be surprised!
Marcus
whats rong with u amerikans?u all r fat amerika sucks like he says in part of song Lauft ich zum Töten bereit
wow u seem 2 be famous and i would have when2 military if i where u if u speak english if u dont,
military
du bist bist du berühmt? und ich würde whent innen zum Militär haben
Is anybody here from Kazakhstan? =) we love Till and here! Cause it’s impossible not to love him!!! P.S. I’m sorry, I can make lots of mistakes (english is not my native language) Rammstein 4ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love Till Lidemann !!! Till Lindemann is sweet and goodlooking !!!
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