Till Lindemann

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Till Lindemann (German pronunciation: [tɪl

ˈlɪndǝman]; born 4 January 1963) is a German
singer and songwriter. He is the lead vocalist
and lyricist of Neue Deutsche Härte band
Rammstein and solo project Lindemann.
Rammstein has sold over 25 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.
Lindemann has also appeared in minor roles in
films and has also published three books of
poetry. He has presented some of his original
poems and scripts to galleries.

Till Lindemann

Lindemann in 2017

Background information

Born 4 January 1963

(age 60)
Leipzig, East Germany

Origin Schwerin, Germany

Genres Neue Deutsche Härte ·

industrial metal · hard
rock

Occupation(s) Singer · songwriter ·

poet

Years active 1986–present

Member of Rammstein ·
Lindemann

Formerly of First Arsch

Parent Werner Lindemann

(father)

Early life

Lindemann was born on 4 January 1963 in

Leipzig (then in East Germany),[1][2] the son of
Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) journalist
Brigitte Hildegard "Gitta" Lindemann and poet
Werner Lindemann.[3] His parents first met at a
conference in Bitterfeld in 1959.[4] He grew up
in Wendisch-Rambow alongside his younger
sister, Saskia.[3][5] At age 11, Lindemann went
to a sports school at the sports club SC Empor
Rostock,[5] and attended a boarding school
from 1977 to 1980.[5] His parents lived
separately for career reasons after 1975, and
divorced when Lindemann was still young.[6]
He lived with his father for a short time, but the
relationship was unhealthy; in the book Mike
Oldfield im Schaukelstuhl, his father wrote
about his own problems with alcoholism and
the difficulties of being a father to a teenage
Lindemann.[7]

In 1978, Lindemann participated in the

European Junior Swimming Championships in
Florence, finishing 11th in the 1500 m freestyle
and 7th in the 400 m freestyle, swimming a
time of 4'17"58; he was shortlisted to go to the
1980 Olympics in Moscow,[6] but left the sport
due to an injury.[8] According to Lindemann, "I
never liked the sport school actually, it was
very intense. But as a child you don't object."[1]
He later worked as an apprentice carpenter, a
gallery technician, a peat cutter, and a basket
weaver.[9] His mother dedicated a letter titled
Mein Sohn, der Frontmann von Rammstein
("My son, the frontman of Rammstein") to
Lindemann in 2009.[10] The first album he
owned was Deep Purple's Stormbringer.[11]

Career

Musicianship

Personal life

Lindemann's daughter Nele was born in 1985,

and he spent the first seven years of her life as
a single father.[12] He has one grandson
through Nele.[55] On 28 February 1991, his ex-
wife and his Rammstein bandmate Richard
Kruspe had a daughter together named Khira,
who uses the Lindemann surname rather than
Kruspe. Her mother had retained the name
when she and Lindemann divorced, and she
never married Kruspe. Lindemann's second
daughter, Marie Louise, was born in 1993 to
ex-wife Anja Köseling.[56] He dated actress and
model Sophia Thomalla from April 2011 to
November 2015.

Lindemann is an atheist.[57][58] In a 2011

interview, he said that he still has strong
connections to the traditions of East Germany,
[27] and that he finds "de-traditionalisation"
disturbing and believes there is "no longer any
authenticity".[27] He has said that he "hates
noise" and often spends time in a small village
somewhere in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the
name of which he has not disclosed.[55]

In 2014, Lindemann presented two sculptures

and his original scripts of poems in his book In
stillen Nächten (In Silent Nights) in a Dresden
gallery.[59] He also wrote some lyrics in 2014
for German Schlager singer Roland Kaiser for
his album Soul Tracks.[60]

2023 allegations

In June 2023, a woman came forward with

allegations that she was recruited by a Russian
woman on social media and "groomed" for sex
with Lindemann. She claimed her drink was
spiked at a concert in Lithuania. She said she
was ushered into a small room underneath the
stage. "Till comes in and I immediately say:
'Till, if you're here for sex. I'm not doing that.'"
She said Lindemann reacted angrily and left.
She has emphasised on social media she
wasn't sexually assaulted, said her memory of
the evening was "blurry" and she recalls
feeling nauseous and vomiting at a party after
the concert. She has no memory of part of the
evening and was left bruised after the concert.
[61]

Subsequently, several other women made

sexual misconduct allegations against
Lindemann.[61] His band denies any
wrongdoing,[62] though they stated that they
were conducting an internal investigation.[61]
Berlin public prosecution's office also stated
that they had opened an investigation:
"Preliminary proceedings have been initiated
against Lindemann on allegations relating to
sexual offences and the distribution of
narcotics." They opened the investigation on
their own initiative as well as "on the basis of
several criminal complaints filed by third
parties", referring to people not directly
involved in the alleged incidents.[63]

In August, Der Spiegel published reports from

an anonymous woman who claimed she was in
a sexual relationship with Lindemann when she
was 15. Although such relationships are legal in
Germany, she stated that she "was way too
young" to fully understand what was
happening at the time. She also said that she
shared her story because it caused her "long-
lasting damage" and because she was angry
that, in her view, the band had ignored
allegations against Lindemann.[64]

Discography

Poetry

References

External links

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