Christian Lorenz

Christian " Flake" Lorenz ( born November 16, 1966 in East Berlin ) is a German musician and keyboardist of the band Rammstein.

Life

Lorenz ( originating from the animated series Wickie and the strong men nicknamed " Flake" he had since childhood ) visited to Year 10 school in the Prenzlauer Berg district, after which he served an apprenticeship as a toolmaker, but preferred to work as a musician and painter. He originally wanted to be a doctor, but this denied in the GDR remained him why he is still known by the fans and his bandmates "Doctor Lorenz ".

Lorenz started playing in various rhythm & blues bands and was then in 1983, by contact with Paul Landers, keyboardist in Feeling B. He also played in numerous side projects such as the Magdalene Keibel combo and Frigitte testicles Horst cupbearer. In 1986 he was arrested in the GDR, as he was accused planned flight from the republic.

Since 1994, the band Rammstein keyboardist Flake is. In 1999, he was arrested in the U.S. for lascivious exhibition and lewd behavior for the song Bend down at a concert in Worcester, Massachusetts, together with Till Lindemann. Both received a fine of $ 100 and six months ' probation.

Flake Lorenz operates together with Dirk Salomon classic car rental " Classic Depot", which has its headquarters in the Classic Remise Berlin. Lorenz has two daughters and two sons and is married to Jenny Rosemeyer since September 12, 2008.