In the best traditions of German 'heavy' music. Another till lindemann

Till Lindeman is the lead singer of the Rammstein group, a talented musician and a charming man. Little is known about the singer's personal life, as he tries to keep everything a secret. But the more secrets, the more interest in them. Journalists managed to find some information.

Biography

Till was born in Germany, in the small city of Leipzig. He grew up in creative family Dad was a writer and mom was an artist. The musician's father was a complex person. And in the end, his parents had to divorce. Lindemann was only twelve at that time, and she and her sister stayed with their mother. Till does not like to remember his father, even after his death he could not forgive his father.

A few years later, the musician's mother married a second time. The boy grew up in a good family, was fond of sports and even wanted to compete at the Olympics. But due to the injury he had to give up the attempt. And then he was seized by a new passion - punk. In the early 90s he started writing his own songs. Soon he and his friend Richard created the Rammstein group, in which Till became the vocalist.

The group successfully developed and became the best beginner group in the next Berlin competition. Later group moved to the capital of Germany. There she was a huge success.

Personal life

It is known that Till got married at the age of 20. Marika became his wife. A couple of years after the wedding, she gave birth to her husband's daughter Nele. At first, the girl was crazy about the reckless and charismatic artist. But after some time it became annoying, Marika could not get along with such an expressive and emotional person.

Til divorced his wife, and she went to Til's friend and bandmate Richard Kruspe. But the daughter stayed with her father, they lived together until her seventh birthday. Then Till was just starting the path to success, rehearsing at home in front of his daughter. But then he began to go on tour for a long time, and Nele had no one to leave with. Then she began to spend some part of her life with her mother and her husband.

The next wife of the musician was the teacher Anya Keseling. Till at that time was already very popular, and his character only became unbearable. He began to drink a lot and walk on the side. At first he tried to do it imperceptibly, and then he didn’t hide anything at all. Anna knew everything, but she could not leave her husband. Suddenly there was an opportunity: Till hit her and broke his nose. Then the girl made a big scandal, requested payment of a fine and filed for divorce.

Till's daughters - Nele with her son and Kira, the daughter of an ex-wife

It was this incident that made Lindemann stop talking about his personal life in the press. From that moment on, there were many women in his life, but with none of them he could build new family. Until I met new love. She became the third wife of the musician, her name is not yet known. Till in an interview said that it was with this girl that he was ready to spend the rest of his days. Officially, the couple is not painted, despite the fact that they have been in a relationship for a long time.

If you ask any person what he associates with Germany, then the answer of the majority will be simple: one will say that this is Oktoberfest, another will cite national German cuisine as an example, and the third will definitely name the group whose frontman is Till Lindemann. Indeed, because this metal band has formed a semblance German culture: "Ramstein" appeared in 1994 and still surprises fans with new albums.

"Rammstein" frontman Till Lindemann

The vocalist of the group Till is an interesting and multifaceted personality who combines the image of a brutal and daring man with an expressive disposition and the character of a kind family man who loves his children and grandchildren.

Childhood and youth

Frontman of the popular German band was born on January 4, 1963 on the territory of the former German Democratic Republic in the city of Leipzig. Zodiac sign under which future star Metala was born, Capricorn. Till spent his childhood in the village of Wendisch-Rambow, which is located in East Germany (Schwerin).

Lindemann's mother and father were creative people: Brigitte painted pictures and wrote books, and Father Werner was a famous children's poet, after whom a school in the city of Rostock was even named. Till also has a sister who younger brother for 5 years. Father collected a rich library, so with early years Lindemann got acquainted with the works, Till especially liked literary works.

Interestingly, the mother of the future singer loved songs. There were a lot of records in the house with musical works Soviet singer-songwriter. With Russian rock music german singer met only after the fall of the Iron Curtain.

The nationality of the star of the metal scene haunts his fans. Some argue that Till is German, others that the idol has Jewish roots. The singer himself did not comment on the issue of his origin.

According to the memoirs of the vocalist of the Ramstein group, he had conflict relations with his father: Werner even details a fight with his 19-year-old son in Mike Oldfield in a Rocking Chair. True, the name of the son was replaced by "Tim".

Till's father had a heavy temper, so the frontman does not like to remember this man. It is only known that he was an alcoholic and divorced his wife in 1975, and in 1993 he died due to alcohol poisoning. By the way, they say that Till did not attend the funeral and never visited Werner's grave. Brigitte later married a citizen of the United States of America.

When the boy was 11 years old, he attended a sports school in the city of Rostock, and from 1977 to 1980, the future singer studied at a boarding school.

The musician could have a sporting future, as he was an excellent swimmer and showed himself in sports school like a physically fit guy. He was even included in the GDR team, which performed at the European Championships. Later, the frontman was supposed to go to the Olympics, but pulled his abdominal muscles, and he had to give up his sports career.

According to another version, Till did not compete because he was expelled from the sports school in 1979 because the guy ran away from the hotel in Italy: the romantic young man and his girlfriend decided to take a walk around the capital of a sunny country, because it was the first opportunity boy to go abroad. Later, the frontman recalled that he was called in for questioning, as if he had committed a real crime. Then he realized that he lives in an unfree and spy country.

According to Till, he did not like being in a sports school, as it was notable for its intensity. “But in childhood you don’t have to choose,” added the vocalist of the famous band.

When the young man was 16 years old, he refused military service and almost ended up in jail for 9 months.

Since Lindemann spent his childhood and youth with his family in the village, he mastered the profession of carpentry and especially excelled in the craft of weaving baskets. According to the recollections of the frontman, his first job was a peat company, however, the guy was fired from there after 3 days.

Music

Lindemann's musical career began during the GDR, when he was invited as a drummer in a little-known punk band First Arsch. In Schwerin, Till meets the future Rammstein guitarist. Then they began to communicate closely, and Richard suggested to his friend the idea of ​​​​creating his own musical project. By the way, Till did not consider himself talented musician and marveled at Kruspe's perseverance.

Since childhood, Till, while singing, heard from his mother the words that instead of musical sounds only makes noise. But, already a musician of a rock band, the young man trained for two years in Berlin with a German star. opera house. For better development diaphragm opera diva forced the rocker to sing with a chair raised above his head, and also to do push-ups while singing. Over time, the singer achieved the desired sound of his voice, and strength training while singing taught the artist to hold his breath for a long time, which was useful to him later during concerts using pyrotechnics.

Soon Oliver Rieder and Christopher Schneider joined the team, so in 1994 the Rammstein group appeared in Berlin, which won the competition for young groups, which was held in the German capital, although until mid-1994 the guys played only at friendly parties. A year after its founding, the band included guitarist Paul Landers and keyboardist Christian Lawrence.

The group began to collaborate with Jakob Hellner and recorded the first Herzeleid album, which received worldwide popularity. Despite the fact that the majority popular bands sing songs on the "world" English language, Lindemann insisted that Ramstein would only perform in German. However, the group's repertoire also includes English songs, for example, a cover-up by the band's Stripped. When listening, it becomes obvious that the frontman does not get the English pronunciation.

The release of the second album Sehnsucht preceded the release of the single "Angel" and the video for it. Subsequent singles were also successful, which immediately affected the profits of the music label and the salaries of musicians.

Till Lindemann writes all the lyrics for Ramstein himself. It turns out that the musician fulfilled the dream of Werner's father, because his son became partly a poet: he even has poetry books "Messer" (2002) and "In stillen Nächten" (2013).

The soloist of the Ramstein group has the amazing qualities of a romantic, but at the same time open and daring person. For example, he has a love song ("Amour") and sad lyrics about the polluted Danube River ("Donaukinder").

But, as Rammstein fans, who are far from the German language, joke, it is better to listen to some songs without translation, because there are “terrible” and “adult” things in several works. Also, some Rammstein videos, for example, the song "Pussy", are censored by TV channels and do not show juicy moments.

At concerts, a man with a height of 184 cm and a weight of about 90 kg also behaves frankly, delighting the audience with a fiery pyrotechnic show. In 2016, at the band's concert, the musician appeared on stage wearing a martyr's belt, which frightened the visitors of the Rock in Vienna festival. Another vivid image, which the artist used for his shows - a blond in a pink fur coat.

In 2016, a collection of poems by Till Lindemann "In a Quiet Night" was released, which was accepted in the German literary circle - the frontman of the German group received positive reviews to your address. Also, the book was published in Russian by the Eksmo publishing house. Despite the fact that Till has long said that he will retire when he reaches the age of fifty, the vocalist admits that Rammstein has everything ahead of him.

Movies

Till Lindemann is also familiar to fans as an actor, from 1998 to 2011 the frontman of the German band appeared both in cameo roles and in full-fledged biopic films, where he plays himself: “Rammstein: Paris!” (2016), "Live aus Berlin" (1998), etc.

In 2003, Till played an unintelligent villain in children's film"Penguin Amundsen", and in 2004 he starred in episodic role animal rights activist in the gothic movie "Vincent".

Personal life

Lindemann's acquaintances claim that the singer has a complaisant character, he is quiet in life, and most importantly - kind person ready to give a helping hand. Till restores the state of harmony in the soul in nature, he loves fishing and walking in the forest. The musician is fond of breeding fish, but at the same time, pyrotechnics is also among his hobbies. The singer had to pass an exam to get permission to carry out the explosions. Lindemann has not bypassed the fashion for tattoos in spicy places. At the time of active creative activity the singer knocked out a tattoo on his buttocks.

The frontman of the German band first married early, then the guy was only 22 years old - the vocalist had a daughter, Nele, from his first marriage, but the couple did not last long, although Lindemann maintained contact with ex-wife and tried to educate his girl. After the relationship with Till ex-wife Marika went to the band's guitarist Richard Kruspe. Later, Till's grandson Fritz Fidel was born into the family of an adult Nele. According to his grandfather, the boy shows interest in the music of the Ramstein group.

At the age of 30, when Till was popular with fans, the man marries Ani Köseling for the second time, the vocalist's daughter Marie-Louise was born from the second marriage.

The couple broke up with loud scandal: ex-wife Lindemann claimed that the musician constantly cheated, drank alcohol and beat her, and also did not pay child support. After this incident, the man is reluctant to talk about his personal life, but the name became known new darling frontman: she became the model Sofia Thomalla. In an interview, Lindemann admitted that with new passion ready to spend the rest of my life. But the novel ended four years after the start - in 2015.

By the way, according to rumors, the Ramstein vocalist also has children “on the side”, from women who were present in the life of a musician.

Till Lindemann now

Now news about the musician can be found out thanks to Till's fans, who run Instagram, where they post photos of the idol's recent events. The musician also has a profile on Twitter, which is maintained on his behalf, but the page is not particularly active. Rammstein vocalist does not welcome communication via social networks.

In 2017, the public started talking about possible romance Till Lindemann with Ukrainian singer. Acquaintance of musicians took place on international festival"Heat", which takes place annually in Baku. Reporters immediately noticed that Svetlana and Till paid special attention to each other. Subsequently, the public's interest in this topic was fueled by the singer herself, posting photos with touching comments on Instagram.

And when Loboda announced in 2018, while refusing to name the child's father, fans and reporters unanimously started talking about the artists' romance. Although the musicians do not comment on rumors about their relationship, the name Tilda, which Svetlana Loboda gave to her daughter, was another confirmation of the sympathy between the singers. In addition, Till Lindemann unofficially arrived in Kyiv in the summer. The singer did not tell reporters about the purpose of his visit.

Discography

As part of Rammstein

• 1995 - Herzeleid
• 1997 - Sehnsucht
• 2001 - Mutter
• 2004 - Reise, Reise
• 2005 - Rosenrot
• 2009 - Liebe ist fur alle da
• 2011 - Made in Germany 1995–2011

As part of First Arsch

• 1992 - Saddle Up

As part of Lindemann

• 2015 - Skills in Pills

1. Vocalist Rammstein bands Till Lindemann was born in the GDR, in the city of Leipzig. After spending half of his childhood in the village of Wendish-Rambov, the future musician mastered the professions of a carpenter, carpenter and basket maker.

2. Rammstein frontman Till Lindemann is the son of a famous German writer and poet Werner Lindemann. One of Lindemann Sr.'s books was dedicated to complex relationships with a teenage son. The writer called Till Timm in the book. The name of Werner Lindemann is one of the schools in the city of Rostock.

3. In his youth, Till Lindemann was considered a very promising athlete - he was a member of the GDR youth swimming team and participated in the European Championship. A career in the national team ended after Till, on a trip abroad, was spotted by an accompanying Stasi intelligence officer while trying to secretly sneak into a sex shop.

4. Till Lindemann's father dreamed that his son would become a poet. A dream come true - Till Lindemann is the lyricist of Rammstein. Werner Lindemann, however, did not see Till's success - he died a few months before the start musical career son.

Till Lindemann. Photo: www.globallookpress.com

5. Till Lindemann became the frontman of the Rammstein band at the suggestion guitarist and founder of the band Richard Kruspe. Till himself was very surprised at the proposal, since he never noted any special vocal abilities. Richard stated that he had often heard Lindemann sing and was confident that he would make an excellent vocalist.

6. Growing up in the GDR, Rammstein vocalist Till Lindemann learned Russian and is well acquainted with Russian literature. Favorite Soviet writer rock stars - Chingiz Aitmatov.

7. In 2015, in parallel with his work at Rammstein, Till Lindemann, together with the Swedish producer and musician Peter Tägtgren created the Lindemann group. Debut album band was released in June 2015 under the title "Skills in Pills".

8. Lindemann and Rammstein are often accused of promoting right-wing ideas, Nazism. The musician himself, however, admits that his Political Views- left. In 2001, Lindemann wrote the song "Links 2-3-4", which features the lyrics "my heart beats on the left". The chorus is an allusion to the revolutionary song "Einheitsfrontlied", written by Bertolt Brecht for Communist Party Germany in 1930.

9. Till Lindemann is not only the author of the texts of the Rammstein group, but also publishes poetry collections. In 2002, "Messer" ("The Knife") was released, in 2013 - "In stillen Nächten" ("In the Silence of the Night").

10. Rammstein frontman Till Lindemann has a pretty hectic personal life. He was married three times, but all his marriages failed. The musician has two daughters, Nele and Marie Louise. Eldest daughter Nele gave birth to a grandson Tilla in 2007, Fritz Fidel. According to Lindemann, the grandson is a devoted fan of Rammstein.

Fiery engine, heart and soul "Rammstein" was born January 4, 1963. This year, Til turned 50 years old (!). Father, Werner Lindemann - artist, writer, poet (wrote 43 books). In Rostock, a school was named after him. Till had a very tense relationship with his father. In his book "Mike Oldfield in a rocking chair" Werner Lindemann, as in a diary, describes the conflict with his 19-year-old son Till (although in the book the hero's name is Timm). Till's mother was a journalist and in 1992-2002 she worked on the radio, in addition, she drew well. When Till was 12 years old and his sister was 6, his parents divorced and his mother remarried a citizen of the United States of America.

From the age of 10, Lindemann was seriously engaged in swimming, graduated from the Olympic reserve school in the GDR and prepared for the 1980 Olympics in Moscow, but ... In 1978, being at competitions in Italy, he and his girlfriend slipped out of the hotel and went to get acquainted with ... somewhere - then they write that with Rome, somewhere, that with Florence. Well, it doesn't matter! Both cities are simply teeming with Sehenswürdigkeiten - sights, but not everyone is allowed to see them, and even for a young representative of the socialist state, this is completely verboten and a terrible crime! Do not fit in - it will kill, in other words. As a result, Thiel had a soul-saving conversation with an employee of the Stasi, the East German analogue of the KGB. But main reason leaving big-time sports was not unreliability, but an injury to the abdominal muscles. Alas and ah for the team, cheers and hallelujah for the music!

In general, Til began to weave baskets, purring something under his breath. He did not consider it singing, but his friend Richard Kruspe - that's a good girl! - Decided otherwise. Actually, this is how Rammstein turned out-) Before that, Thiel beat the drums in the punk band First Arsch, where, in addition to him, there were the current “Rammsteiners” Paul Landers and the already repeatedly mentioned kind words Kruspe. There was also a guest collaboration with the Feeling B team, from where drummer Christoph Schneider and keyboardist Christian-Flake-Lorenz "drew" in Rammstein. Bassist Oliver Riedel was brought in by the same Kruspe.

All the good things in my head originate in the countryside. I have an apartment in Berlin, but sometimes Berlin exhausts me. So I often live in my village, further north, between Schwerin and Wismar. Many of my friends who are here with us on tour also live there. My father has been gone for a long time. But my mother lives there. My daughter Nelle with her son, little Fritz, often goes there. We are all a big family. I'm fishing. I'm hunting. I look, without looking up, at the lake. At night I sleep in the forest and listen. I listen to nature. What you hear in the forest is amazing. These are sounds of indescribable beauty. I hate noise. I hate chatter. I flaunt myself, and it looks like pure masochism. After that, I need to protect myself. The noise is crazy. They die because of it.

Til is divorced and has two daughters.

The eldest daughter, Nele Tim, was raised mainly by himself - well, at least in the first place. Then, when “Rammstein” began to take too much time from him, the ex-wife partially removed the burden of a single father from him.

Til with mom and Nele

youngest daughter in childhood

daughters and grandson Til now

My lyrics come from feelings and from dreams, but still more from pain than desire. My lyrics are a kind of valve for the lava of feelings in my soul. We are all trying hard to hide behind good manners and external propriety, but in fact we are controlled by instincts and feelings: hunger, thirst, horror, hatred, lust for power and sex. Of course, there is still an additional energy in us - this is love. Without it, all human sensations would be extinguished.

I have always enjoyed playing roles. When you constantly get used to some kind of image, it’s as if you are living someone else’s life along with your own. It's interesting - it seems to be you, and at the same time not you, but someone else, sometimes not at all like you. Ideally, there is no charm that is in flaws. Sometimes you like a curve more than a straight line... but sometimes you start to get confused - have you already managed to get out of the role or not. Are you already Till or still a maniac-killer ...