Richard Kruspe-Bernstein
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Wittenberge, German Democratic Republic
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Richard Zven Kruspe-Bernstein (born 24 June 1967 in Wittenberge as Sven Kruspe) is lead guitar player and background singer for Rammstein.
Life
Richard Zven Kruspe-Bernstein was born in Wittenberge, German Democratic Republic. He has two older sisters and an older brother. His parents divorced when he was young. His mother remarried, but he did not get along with his stepfather. They moved to the village of Weisen when he was young. Because of the poor relationship with his step-father, Kruspe-Bernstein often ran away from home in his early teens and slept on park benches. He later got into wrestling as a way to channel his anger.
Richard lived in Schwerin, from where he moved to Berlin in 1988. He got into a demonstration by accident on 10 October 1989, and found himself surrounded by the police. Along with others, he was dragged onto a truck which drove to Weißensee, to a police station. He had to stand on a wall for six hours if he would move he got hit by a police officer. Richard was locked away for three days. Because of that experience, Richard made the plan to leave the German Democratic Republic. He fled over Hungary and Austria to West Berlin.
In 1993 he planned to start his own band. After the wall came down he moved back to Schwerin to meet with Till. Often during work Till began to sing, which directly impressed Richard. Without a special reason, Richard recorded a few takes of Till's singing. A few weeks later he convinced Till to try to sing and record for his planned band.
At the age of sixteen, Kruspe-Bernstein and some friends visited Czechoslovakia, where he bought a guitar. He had originally planned to sell it because they were very expensive and thought he could make a nice profit. However, once he returned to German Democratic Republic, a girl at a campground he was staying at asked him to play. He told her that he couldn’t play, but she kept insisting, and Kruspe-Bernstein got mad and started strumming the strings. “The harder I played,” Richard said, “the more excited she got. Something clicked in my head and I realized girls like guys who play guitars.” This got him interested in playing the guitar, and as a result, he began playing every day and night for the next two years.
Short facts
- Richard used to be a wrestler before starting to play guitar.
- He first learned to play jazz guitar.
- In 1999 he wrote the music for his own wedding.
Works
Music
Previous Bands
- 1987 - 1989: Das elegante Chaos (guitar)
- 1991 - 1993: Orgasm Death Gimmick (guitar)
- 1992 - 1993: Die Firma (guitar)
- 19?? - 19??: First Arsch (guitar, vocals)
Remixes
Television
Movies
- 1999: The Debtors
Equipment[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Guitars
| Years used | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 - 2000 | ESP-901 | |
| 1994 - 1997 | Fender Stratocaster Tobacco Sunburst | |
| 1997 - 1999 | ESP KH-2 Kirk Hammett Signature |
Other
| Years used | Name | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Moog Prodigy | Synthesizer | Bought because he was a fan of The Prodigy, who named themselves after the Moog Prodigy synthesizer[7] |
| 1997 - 1999 | Roland PC-200MKII | Keyboard | used live in Bück dich |
Sources
- ↑ https://youtu.be/ApLHCbQ3gnw
- ↑ http://equipboard.com/pros/richard-zven-kruspe
- ↑ http://www.mesaboogie.com/artist/richard-kruspe.html
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BTdteogF43s/?hl=fr
- ↑ http://www.tcelectronic.com/Artists/artist/richard-kruspe
- ↑ https://youtu.be/MYu25PPcco0
- ↑ Die Sendung, 12.09.2017
