Paul Landers is the only Russian-speaking musician of the Rammstein band and the owner of the most charming smile in Germany. Where was the musician born after all, and how did he earn the glory of a rebel and a provocateur?
Biography
Reliable information about the birth of Paul Landers has not yet appeared. He does not spoil journalists too much with stories about his childhood, preferring to remain in the guise of mystery. Some sources claim that he was born in Brest and lived with his father and mother in Belarus for several years. Then the family moved to Moscow, and a couple of years Paul attended a Russian school at the German embassy. According to other sources, the musician spent his childhood in Berlin, but the family often moved in connection with his father's work, and therefore he managed to live in the capital of the USSR and in Belarus. At that time, he still bore his real name - Heiko Paul Hirsch.
Small growth (172 cm) is often attributed to his allegedly frequent illnesses in childhood. He himself does not confirm the information, but, according to rumors, his mother gave birth to him two months ahead of schedule. Due to his ugly and puny physique, the guy had many problems with peers at school. His cocky nature contributed a lot to this. He threw himself into fights for any reason, but it was extremely rare to get out of them as a winner.
When the boy was 16 years old, his parents divorced. Mother soon remarried, and Paul was forced to move to his stepfather's communal apartment. It was there that an acquaintance with a future colleague on the scene - Flake. His future wife also lived in the same apartment. We can say that this was a historic moment in the life of Paul Landers.
Music
A love of music accompanied him from birth. His older sister attended a music school, where she learned to play the piano. Paul expressed a desire to also make music and enrolled in class. However, after several classes he was kicked out with a bang. The boy could not concentrate and sit for a long time in one place. Too smart and active, he quickly realized that he was not created to play an instrument such as a piano. But this did not cool his ardor - on the advice of his parents, he began to master the clarinet. This occupation also had to be left soon - the soul was not lying. After going through all the musical instruments, he stops at the guitar.
Rebel
In addition to cuffs from school "comrades", Paul often received bruises from his stepfather. The man was annoyed by the fact that the stepson was hanging around without knowing where and could end his life in the drug addict. Tired of constant beatings and restriction of freedom, the young man escapes from home and for several years does not make itself felt. At this time, he leads a very active life and does not regret his action. He throws out Heiko from his full name and becomes Paul Hirsch.
Personal life
Having settled in the library as a fireman, he devotes all his free time to music. At this time, the personal life of Paul Landers was finally enriched by events. He meets a girl named Nikki and soon marries her. At that time, the guy was only 20 years old, and he sincerely believed that it was forever. By the way, it was thanks to his wife that his name changed to Landers. The newlyweds rented an apartment and began to live a family life. But not for long. The girl was tired of suffering the constant absence of her husband at home and filed for divorce. She herself later got on well and soon gave birth to a new spouse a daughter.
The guy pushed around for a while, but quickly realized that it was time to take his amateur group Feeling B to a new level. He moves to his old friend Flake and soon meets Yvonne Raine. The romance between the young people ended in the birth of the first son of a musician, whom he named Emil. Relations with his mother quickly went wrong, and they broke up. The son stayed with Paul. A few years later he will have a daughter, Lily, from a girl-makeup artist of the group.
Rammstein
Paul Landers with his group and several independent musicians performs at the Berlin Talent Competition. The jury liked their number and song, and the guys were awarded the victory. They got the opportunity to record 4 songs in this studio. It was 1994, and from that moment the team began to be called Rammstein. Inviting the lead singer of Till Lindemann, the German musician Paul Landers forever brings his collective to the annals of history.
Just a few years - and this group is already considered a cult. Their songs are listened to all over the world, and for some time they become idols of tens of millions of people. Paul himself at this time is trying to challenge society with his outfits and hairstyles. He is deservedly called a provocateur, but fans go crazy over a charming guy with the most beautiful smile in Germany. At the moment, Paul’s heart is free.