Paul Landers: biography and personal life

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

Paul Landers is the only Russian-speaking musician of Rammstein and the owner of the most charming smile in Germany. Where, after all, was the musician born and how did he earn the fame of a rebel and provocateur?

Biography

Reliable information about the birth of Paul Landers has not yet appeared. He does not indulge journalists too much with stories about his childhood, preferring to remain under the guise of mystery. Some sources claim that he was born in Brest and lived for several years with his father and mother in Belarus. Then the family moved to Moscow, and for 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 the work of his father, and therefore he managed to live both in the capital of the USSR and in Belarus. At that time, he still bore his real name - Heiko Paul Hirshe.

Short height (172 cm) is often attributed to allegedly frequent childhood illnesses. He himself does not confirm the information, but, according to rumors, his mother gave birth to him two months ahead of schedule. Because of his unsightly and puny physique, the guy had a lot of problems with his peers at school. Quite a fewThis was facilitated by his cocky nature. He threw himself into fights for any reason, but he rarely managed to emerge victorious from them.

When the young man was 16 years old, his parents divorced. His mother soon remarried, and Paul was forced to move into his stepfather's communal apartment. It was there that he met his future stage colleague - Flake. His future wife also lived in the same apartment. It can be said that this was a historic moment in the life of Paul Landers.

Music

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 take up music and enrolled in the class. However, after a few 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 made to play such an instrument as the piano. But this did not cool his ardor - on the advice of his parents, he begins to master the clarinet. This occupation, too, soon had to be abandoned - the soul did not lie. After going through all the musical instruments, he stops at the guitar.

Rebel

In addition to the cuffs from school "comrades", Paul often received bruises from his stepfather. The man was annoyed by the fact that the stepson hangs around late into the unknown where he can end his life in a drug den. Tired of constant beatings and restriction of freedom, the young man runs away from home and does not make himself felt for several years. At this time he leadsa very active life and does not regret his act. He drops Heiko from his full name and becomes Paul Hirsche.

Private life

Having a job as a stoker in the library, he devotes all his free time from work 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 this was forever. By the way, it was thanks to his wife that his last name was changed to Landers. The newlyweds rented an apartment and began to live a family life. But not for long. The girl was tired of enduring the constant absence of her husband at home and filed for divorce. She herself then settled down well and soon gave birth to a new husband's daughter.

The guy pushed around for a while, but quickly realized it was time to take his amateur group Feeling B to the next level. He moves in with his old friend Flake and soon meets Yvonne Reinke. The romance between young people ended with the birth of the musician's first son, whom he named Emil. Relations with his mother quickly went wrong, and they parted ways. The son stayed with Paul. In a few years, he will have a daughter, Lily, with the group's makeup artist.

Rammstein

Paul Landers with his band and several independent musicians perform at the Berlin Talent Competition. The jury liked their number and song, and the guys were awarded the victory. They had the opportunity to record 4 compositions in a real studio. It was 1994 andfrom that moment on, the band began to bear the name Rammstein. By inviting Till Lindemann as a soloist, the German musician Paul Landers forever brings his band into 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 the 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 for a charming guy with the most beautiful smile in Germany. At the moment, Paul's heart is free.