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franwikema · 3 months
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Ohh, hii! 😊 @morgana-lefay
Thank you so much! I must admit I am kind of awkward myself to do asks, but I'm always happy to share bits about me 😁
(I don't know what happened, but I saved my answer in drafts and then I couldn't edit it anymore :/ So I had to take a screenshot of your ask and make a new draft 🤦‍♀️ hope you don't mind my dumbness^^)
Ok, gonna answer ask nr. 2 first because it's easy^^:
I'm from Germany, north-west Lower Saxony to be more precise! I was born in North Rhine-Westphalia but we moved to Lower-Saxony when I was 4. Been living in the same village ever since (short interruptions for studying in the next large city nearby and 3 months in Scotland)! Met my husband in my village and we built a house here, so I'm propably never gonna leave said village 😁 kind of boring, but I dig it^^
Now to ask nr. 1 which is more complicated, I have to analyse every era "sadly" in order to come to a conclusion... 🤔
Herzeleid era:
The raw and energetic era with awkward and clumsy Till and the guys trying out their limits. Music wise it was an awesome era! My favourite songs from Herzeleid are Heirate mich, Seemann, Laichzeit, Rammstein and Du riechst so gut. Honestly, except from Das alte Leid I do not find any song bad on it. The album is harsh and violent and I listen to it's songs especially when I need to let out frustration. The band was still in process of finding their inner dynamics and sometimes their punk past shines through, especially in their live performances. Till is still very unsecure and his singing - although raw af - a bit immature, especially live. I absolutely dig their Bizzarre festival gigs from 96 and 97, unbelievable how they blew up in only 1 year!
(Also: babystein! And at the same time: 🥵)
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Sehnsucht era:
Their second album. Their break-through. Much darker with heavier synth-parts but also those heavy riffs that let your body vibrate. Favourites on Sehnsucht are Bestrafe mich, Eifersucht, Spiel mit mir, Bück dich and Sehnsucht. Till's voice gives me chills (Bestrafe mich!!!)...Band-wise one of my favourite costumes of theirs, Till wearing soundproofing was so cool and RZK being...RZK 😏 Then of course Live aus Berlin 🤍 and the Family Values tour which holds so many fandom core memories (iykyk 😉) What I don't like about this era is seeing them being so coked out of their minds on many occasions. Makes me worry even though I know nothing really bad happened thankfully.
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Mutter era:
My favourite album (maybe, I can't really decide). I like every single song on it. Favourites: Rein Raus, Spieluhr, Zwitter, Links234. This album is a masterpiece. Their music video game stepped up several levels and only increased in quality over the years! Band-wise it is sadly my least favourite era, you can imagine why. First and foremost, there's not much material of that era (which may be because they were drunk or on drugs most of the time, iirc Till admitted being so coked out he sometimes could barely enter the stage). And then of course the drama. I don't need to elaborate, we all know about it.
(Also: tonsure Paul and Schneminem 😵‍💫)
On a positive note: Shared hair dye and mohawk Till 😌
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Reise Reise era:
Favourite costume era! Fishnets, Lederhosen and eyeliner 🤯🥵 (bring it back!!!) Seriously they were all so hot during that era. Thankfully they managed to get their dynamics back on track and it shows. Völkerball concert is such a blessing. Album-wise: I think it's a tie with LIFAD for the second best album after Mutter. Favourites: Dalai Lama, Reise Reise, Morgenstern, Stein um Stein. Till's singing improved massively, he sings so beautifully in Ohne Dich 🥺 The whole album has that epic ring to it with the strings and the choirs, I love it!
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LIFAD era:
As I said: LIFAD and Reise Reise share rank 2. It's their heaviest, most metal album in my opinion. I love that. Although I know that many don't like that album so much. Favourites: Führe mich, Wiener Blut, Waidmanns Heil, Liebe ist für alle da, Donaukinder, Rammlied. Meanwhile, I can't stand Roter Sand and Liese - sorry. As for the band: They are getting really big by now even outside of Europe, see their infamous MSG concert. Also that era is when a little tiny bit of Paulchard teasing began, only very subtle but one can see that the two of them laid their animosity to rest and started to have fun together on stage 😌 I know the band said making this album was a very exhausting and unnerving experience which led to them not making an album for the next 10 years, so that was rather unpleasant.
(Besides, I love Schnoodles long hair and I loathe RZK's Karen haircut 😄)
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MIG era:
MIG gave us Mein Land and I'll be forever grateful for that gem! No new album, but a new tour with a B-stage (my beloved!)! So many shenanigans happened on B-stage (bring it back!! Not only for piano playing!). I don't have that much of a problem with Live in Paris, although I find the CGI effects and lettering quite cringey. And the pacing could have been slower 😄 RZK was being all hot and sexy 😏 Paulchard shenanigans were getting more obvious 🤍 And we got to see Frau Schneider live walking their puppies 🥴🥴🥵 Music-wise, we got Raritäten (I don't know if that counts to this era) with the bangers Kokain and Hallelujah 🤍
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Festival era:
I can't say much about this era, no album no new tour but many festivals. I assume this was the time where Till started to drift away from the others since they weren't really working on anything and he engaged in solo projects and his artsy stuff, getting to know new people - you know what I mean. Can't say that I like that particularly. No offense against Till for looking for other outlets for his creativity but Rammstein-related, it wasn't my favourite era. One good thing emerged from that era: Ramm4! I still got irrational hopes for them to play it as an opener again for their anniversary tour '24 and release it (with a dvd? Pretty please?) 🤍
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Stadium tour era:
The era that really got me into Rammstein! First album after a decade (!) and they showed everyone they still got it. Even more - they got bigger than ever before, touring stadiums with that monster for a stage! 🤍 Favourites on Untitled: Deutschland, Radio, Ausländer, Zeig Dich and Puppe. I really loved Olli's stage costumes in 2019 and 2022, I just wished he wouldn't try to blend into the stage so hard 😉 The forced COVID-break hit them hard emotionally (especially Richard from what I perceived) and it showed in how happy they were to being able to play again in '22 🥰 Surprise! This era gave us 2 albums (so far?)! Who would've thought? Favourites on Zeit: Angst, Zeit, Adieu and Lügen (I also dig the riff of OK). It is not my favourite album by far, way too melancholic and soft for me. Also, I'm missing a bit of Till's genius song writing skills and Flake's synth is too dominant for me (sorry!) Band-wise: They have more fun on stage than ever before and it shows! They are beautiful, dorky cringelord-dads but they're so happy 😊 To no one's surprise I'm melting away whenever I see the guitar husbands doing their thing (whatever that may be) and watch them getting more and more hands-on over time 💕 Nonetheless, it is also the era of uncertainty because - How long will they go on? Is Adieu hinting at the end? Will they manage to overcome the scandal from last summer? And then - surprise! Another tour in '24! 😍 And their 30 year anniversary! Can't wait for what they've got in store for us! ❤️‍🔥
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(I searched for that group hug gif for an eternity, but couldn't find it)
So, what's my favourite era, you ask? It's the stadium tour era! Just for 1 reason: It's the only era in which I've seen them live 😁😊
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marimayscarlett · 2 months
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Six men marriage favorite [anything, just go off 🧨]
Thank you for your ask 🌻 The topic of 'six men marriage' seems to be moving a lot of people on here currently , and that's the way it should be 😌 I have to say, I immediately thought of something that is a bit more abstract, maybe not really what you had in mind.... What I love and admire about this six men marriage, what sometimes moves me to tears and simply fills me with gratitude at the end of the day, is this: their unity.
Their will to work on themselves and on the band to resolve conflicts, to give everyone their right to vote, to build an unwavering democracy that may not leave much room for the individual, but makes the band all the stronger. It is certainly not always easy to keep something like this going and demands a lot from the individual (as some band members repeatedly mention in interviews), and yet they have kept it up - for 30 years. You get the impression that they really are driven by the desire to optimize this band time and again, which was founded 30 years ago in an old cellar and became an unbelievable worldwide success, and (after inner conflicts and struggles) are willing to put up with having to step back as individuals. Their cohesion is remarkable, there is so much emotionality in this band.
I'll let the band members speak for themselves to show that the subject of their relationship with each other as a unit and as a working team really does have an impact on everyone:
"I realized that I could do something with Rammstein that I wouldn't be able to do in any other world, I would never quit. It's not even important to me that I'm in the band. I could just drive around with the band, that would be enough for me. That's the best thing in the world for me, especially that gang feeling. I was lucky that it's a band and not a gangster gang. But I would have liked it just as much from the heart." Flake [source]
"We have a nice chemistry going on right now, really. We love each other more than ever and it feels really good to make music together." Paul [source]
"We didn't earn every euro for the great songs, but because we stuck together. The fears and hardships, the ups and downs, arguments, jealousies and envy. Not being able to sleep for nights on end because you wonder whether you'll get your way or give in. The conflicts of conscience, the psychodramas. I've often asked myself why I do something to myself that wears my soul out so much and don't just do something else. Rammstein is like an old marriage, you can't let go. The kids are out of the house, but the wife is still there, she's not really sexy anymore, but I love her." Till [source]
"Everyone represents the band, not just the singer. Till has never had a problem with that. We know that we are only Rammstein together. If someone steps out of line, there's a group force that pulls them back in: "Go back into your line." Of course, that restricts our individuality a little. But we love it. We feel safe and comfortable in it because we know that's where our strength lies." Schneider [source]
"We realised that in order to get the best out of our music we had to become very critical of the stuff that we were doing. Because of that, we had to overcome many difficult obstacles together and that’s what we finally did." Oliver [source]
"There were times I felt like I don’t want to do it anymore, but there was always something, a bigger picture I’ve seen that made it worth while. I always figured we can over-step our egos. There’s something more beautiful than fighting for your egos." Richard [source]
It really seems to be like one big marriage... 'For better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish...' 🤍
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cody-helix02 · 2 months
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Miscellaneous Tag Game (pt. ii)
Thanks for the tag @onehelluvamarine ! Some of these questions show that I am a Hater at heart 💀🤣
A band you don't like that many others do:
Rammstein. 😒 Disliked them since I was a lil kiddo lol
A childhood memory that you remember vividly:
There are only a few I remember but one funny one when I was like uh I think 6 or 7 is: We were at our Zoo and they got deer and there was this young buck behind the fence and my stupid ass lowered my head...like when bucks do when they fight...and he took it as a threat or whatever and charged the fence. 💀 His antlers pierced through the fence but I was fine cause I was further away.
Least favorite animal and why:
Dolphines. They're assholes. I can't write what fucked up things they do just google it. 😒
Hot fandom take:
IF YOU DON'T LIKE SOMEONES SHIP OR CREATION THEN JUST MOVE ON. THE INTERNET IS ENDLESS. SCROLLING AND/OR BLOCKING STUFF IS A FUCKIN THING.
Do you wear any jewelry, if so, what's your favorite piece:
Yes two bracelets and a Necklace. I like them all tbh cause most were gifted to me by my Ma and one bracelet is from my first visit to scotland.
A movie others liked but you didn't:
I have a whole damn list and it is loooong but what came right to my mind was fuckin Dracula Untold.
Three things you love about yourself:
My eyes. My stretchmarks aaaand my chaos brain even tho it frustrates me sometimes lol
A place you hope to visit in the future and why:
Again I got a list BUT maybe either Ireland or Aotearoa (New Zealand) cause they look absolutly beautiful and I find them very interesting when it comes to history/culture and food.
An actor that gets on your nerves and why:
Oh god who to choose...there are way too many and I can't pick one right now lol sorry
Things you're excited for in the nearby future ?
I am simple lol. I ordered a shirt and I am waiting for it right now lol.
Least favorite ship in a fandom you're in:
Winnix. WHICH DOESN'T MEAN I DON'T LIKE IT I AM JUST WAY TOO USED TO IT AND IT'S NOT EXCITING TO ME ANYMORE. Still love them so calm down people. 💀
What's the most toxic fandom you've been in ?
HA! Supernatural. Moving on.
List three things you find beautiful about life: (I only got two lol sorry)
How it can grow into giant things when it came from something so little.
How one life can uplift a lot of other lives.
Any dreams for the future ?
Being able to extend my artskills and maybe one day get my own online store or comic or animated show. Who knows.
How are you really feeling today ?
Tired. Motivated to draw but still tired af lol
Tags: @latibvles @fayestardust @bobparkhurst @mash-the-buttons @multifandomlover01 @mutantmanifesto if ya want to guys!
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namelessrammgirl · 6 months
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Do you have a song that transforms you into a hoe?
Not trying to judge anybody here, hoes or not, we live in a day and age where we are FINALLY more or less free to whatever we want with our bodies, but why am I asking you this?
Because I - a random almost 30 year old girl who lives in a small place with a long time boyfriend and a cat, ready to start a new job in just a month - have quite a few issues with "being sexy" as a whole.
As a terrible self esteem owner™, I HATE my body with a burning passion (tried dieting for some time and even at my best shape I still hated it). The things I hate the most about it are ironically the ones that are usually deemed the sexiest in a girl: boobs, thighs, ass and stomach just the name the top four. I hate clothes that show too much of those features and in fact I don't wear any (tried for some time as a sort of shock therapy - NEVER EVER FELT MORE NAKED AND VULNERABLE. Mind you though, this is the same girl who loves going to the beach in a bikini so yeah). At this point I am sure I will never like them in any way, shape of form - quite literally - and it's kinda difficult coming to terms with this but hey I am frankly tired of hating myself so I've got to at least try to accept that I will never accept it. Right?
The thing is: it's just like I can't consider my body as something that can feel or can make feel sexual stuff. Even if sometimes in my posts I MAY be hinting at some dirty thoughts, don't picture me ever acting on them. For YEARS I was convinced I was asexual/demisexual I don't have a fucking clue I would kill to be normal at least in that sphere but years of therapy later not much as changed ANYWAY
YES I HAVE A SONG THAT TURNS ME INTO THAT GIRL™. AND THE SONG IS THIS:
God Engel could start at any given moment in time and I will fucking transform into a pole dancer. Am I cleaning the kitchen with rubber gloves, large clothes and the whole shebang? DOESN'T MATTER I am the sexiest girl that ever lived fuck you. Am I doing my 8-5 job on the computer while enjoying some Rammstein? DOESN'T MATTER now I am the best dancer in a club somewhere. Am I driving? DOESN'T MATTER I will transform anyway while still paying attention to the road (I swear!! I am a good driver!!). ENGEL IS MY HOE SONG.
I LOVE ENGEL WITH MY WHOLE HEART IT IS THE SEXIEST SONG EVER, THE ONLY SONG THAT CAN MAKE ME FEEL AT LEAST SOMEWHAT BEAUTIFUL AND SEXY.
THIS WAS A LOVE POST TO ENGEL GOODBYE
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reeshyz · 1 year
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Title: No one should be alone on Christmas Pairing: Paul landers / Richard Z. Kruspe   Presentee:@phanaticdoctor Prompt: The Grinch Warnings/Tags: Richard being the grinch | mutual pinning | just fluff Word Count: 2.280 Summary: Richard hates Christmas and he really doesn’t want to celebrate it. Somehow Paul makes him change his mind. Read on AO3: here
Every band member of Rammstein liked Christmas a lot But Richard, who sat in their studio, did not.
Richard hated Christmas! The whole Christmas season! Now, please don't ask why. No one quite knows the reason.
It could be, perhaps, that his shoes were too tight. It could be that his head wasn't screwed on just right.
But I think that the most likely reason of all May have been that his heart was two sizes too small.
*
“And then I thought we could decorate the studio and…,” Schneider says as Richard enters the kitchen and the guitarist can’t help but roll his eyes. Of course. It’s nearly Christmas.
Richard shudders visibly and Schneider squints at him.
“Are you okay Richard?” Paul asks and he sounds worried. Richard wishes he could tell him and maybe even… you know, sit on his lap or something, but Richard isn’t the best at talking about his feelings and… maybe he is afraid that Paul is not interested.
“Sure, I just don’t like the whole Christmas-thing,” Richard mutters and then at least sits down next to Paul, who frowns at him.
“Richard, I know you told me your last Christmases weren’t great but we could all have some fun together here before Christmas. Maybe it gets you in the right mindset,” Schneider says and he fills Richard’s cup with nice smelling coffee. Richard looks at his friends for a moment.
“So, you’re saying it’s me ruining my own holiday season each year?” Richard asks and he crosses his arms in front of his chest,
“Richard, I’m sure it wasn’t your fault, but Schneider is right. Christmas is such a great time and I know that maybe you’d even enjoy it. I’d love to help,” Paul says slowly, his hand on Richard’s thigh now. Richard can’t concentrate on anything anymore because his hand is so warm, it feels as if he wants to burn Richard’s skin through his jeans.
This is just… rude. How can Richard even say ‘no’ to Paul, when he phrases it like this. Richard grumbles.
“Maybe you can convince me,” Richard finally says and he rolls his eyes for good measure. Paul and Schneider look at each other and then they start to grin.
“Sure, Mister Grinch,” Paul says and gets up. When he leaves, Richard stares at the open door. He’s not sure if that was just a joke or if Paul was hinting at his bad mood. Maybe Richard should really try to relax.
Schneider laughs, when Richard huffs and drinks his coffee. He already knows the next few days will be super exhausting, but what can he do, when the other band members want to have fun? Apparently being a Grinch.
Richard never wanted to turn out like that, but maybe he did.
*
Two days later Richard already has a headache that seems to be permanent at this point. There are candles lit everywhere, it takes him hours to find them all so he can blow them out before going to sleep so they wouldn’t burn the whole studio down.
���Richard, look! Paul and I got a tree,” Till says and he proudly shows Richard the huge tree in the living room. Richard almost faints because of the size. He can’t even walk around the damn thing, without sliding against the walls. Even his guitar is pressed against the wall.
“Yeah, amazing,” Richard grumbles, saving his guitar before he then picks some fir needles out of his collar. He can’t wait for january.
“And watch this Richard!” Paul says and Richard hadn’t even seen him. Paul is wearing a bright red jumper with a not-really-funny joke written on it and while it looks soft, Richard would never wear such a stupid thing.
Paul points at some of the ornaments, they are tiny guitars. One even looks like his RZK-II. Richard can’t help but smile at that.
“Okay, uh cool,” Richard says and Paul grins so widely, while Till continues to decorate their Christmas tree. Richard doesn’t really want to see that, so he walks to the kitchen in the hopes of finding some food.
“Still not in a Christmas mood?” Paul asks, while he walks next to Richard, who shrugs. He wouldn’t tell the idiots that he had already gotten them some gifts. They are hidden underneath Richard’s bed and he really had thought a lot about what to get them.
They are kinda personal, but Richard knows that they will all be very happy about them. Okay and maybe he is also excited for his own presents, whatever.
“Not sure,” Richard says and opens the kitchen door. It smells heavenly and Richard almost drools all over his shirt. There are so many cookies on their tables and the counter, Richard walks a bit faster over to them.
“I made them together with Flake,” Paul says and Richard has already one in his hand. Fuck, he can’t remember the last time he had homemade Christmas cookies. They smell so wonderful and Richard hums when he bites into a chocolate one.
“Holy fuck. So good,” Richard mumbles between bites and already takes the next few ones into his hands, when he sees what’s in the stove. Oh fuck yes.
“You cooked Dinner, too?” Richard wants to know and he wishes the chicken would be done already, because it looks amazing. Richard takes another cookie and smiles, yeah now he feels a bit like he could enjoy Christmas.
“Ollie helped me,” Paul says and then he kisses Richard on the cheek. Richard raises his eyebrows and opens his mouth, the half eaten cookie almost falling out of it. What had just happened? He slowly puts his hand on the spot Paul just kissed.
“Mistletoe,” Paul says and Richard blushes. Oh, of course, that was all. He is so stupid for hoping it could be anything more and he had almost liked Christmas… Richard’s brain almost stops working, when Paul smirks at him.
“Too bad though that you hate Christmas,” Paul says and walks out of the kitchen again. Richard watches him leave. Still a bit confused about all of this.
He doesn’t even understand why Paul wants him to have a nice Christmas in the first place.
*
Richard really enjoys the next few days, even though he would never admit that. At one point Flake even shows him how to decorate a gingerbread house and it looks kinda cool. 
But sadly everything good comes to an end. 
By now Richard feels like he should’ve gotten used to that.
“Alright, I’ll call you on Christmas,” Till says and he hugs him once more. Richard nods and then looks down at his shoes. He knows that Till has people who he wants to see on Christmas. They all do.
Besides him.
Richard sighs and then walks back into the studio. He would stay a few days longer and just think about new music, while he doesn’t have other stuff to do. He’s kinda glad everyone had put the decorations away.
“Rich?”
“Ja?”
Paul is suddenly behind him. Richard had hoped that he would’ve already left without saying goodbye. Richard hates saying goodbye to him, but it seems worse this time. They had spent too much time together.
Richard had never been so close to him and even though he had spent the last few years wishing for this, he knows it will hurt even more now that it’s over. 
Sometimes he had pretended that Paul was really flirting with him. 
“Aren’t you going home?” Paul asks and he sounds so sad. Richard feels a bit uncomfortable. He’s not sure that Paul would like to hear the truth.
“Not yet, later maybe,” Richard finally says, trying to be as vague as possible. 
“Oh okay. Well… I will miss you a lot,” Paul says and he almost sounds a bit shy. He’s smiling though and Richard can’t help but smile as well. He’s so in love it’s ridiculous.
“I will miss you too,” Richard whispers back and Paul holds up his arms. They hug for way longer than they should, but Paul in his arms feels just perfect and Richard doesn’t want to let go.
He’d never let Paul go if he could prevent it in any way.
“Merry Christmas,” Paul says and with another kiss to Richard’s cheek he is gone.
Leaving Richard behind. 
Alone.
Two days for Christmas.
Nothing is new. 
Maybe he’s really a Grinch and deserves this.
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Richard sits down at one of the windows of his own apartment and looks out to the streets. It’s finally Heiligabend and he’s annoyed. He had left the studio behind, but only because the housekeeper had been so weird about him staying over Christmas.
As if that mattered to him.
Even as a kid he had run away a few times at Christmas, because it wasn’t like his mother cared and it didn’t bother him what his stepfather thought. But it had never felt as sad and exhausting as it feels today.
Just as he finishes his coffee, there’s a knock on the door. Richard groans. He is still dressed in his pajamas and puts a blanket around him, before opening the door. It’s Paul. 
His heart stops.
“Hey Richard,” Paul says, smiling all sweetly and even though Richard’s heart beats a bit faster, he doesn’t show it all. Instead he stands there almost motionless. He’s not really sure what to think.
“Hi,” Richard isn’t sure what else he could or wants to say. Paul’s smile falters a bit, like it always does, when Richard is so short with him. 
“I just wanted to wish you a merry Christmas on the right day this time,” Paul says and he holds up a box, wrapped in red and gold paper. Richard is a bit surprised, but he takes the gift from Paul, who is back to smiling so adorable.
Something is wrong with Richard’s heart, it beats even faster. Maybe he is dying?
“T-thank you, Paul,” Richard stammers and then he makes a huge mistake and invites Paul into his home. Paul steps inside, looking around for a moment.
“You didn’t decorate for Christmas?” Paul asks and Richard shakes his head. While he has to admit that he did enjoy the decorations after a while at the studio, it makes no sense to hang stuff up if he’s alone anyway.
“Not really,” Richard says, while they walk into the living room. The walls are white, his couch and most furniture is black. 
“So it didn’t help? You’re still not in a good mood?” Paul asks and he looks sad at that. Richard doesn’t really want to disappoint him, so he just shrugs. It feels a bit awkward, but Richard still sits down with Paul on the couch.
“A bit maybe,” Richard lies, even though he has to say, Paul looks cute in his Christmas sweater and with snowflakes in his hair. But then again, Paul always looks cute, so it’s not a surprise.
“I’m sure I can change that!” Paul says then, sounding as if he really has a plan. Richard snorts for a second. 
“And how do you plan to change it?” Richard asks, a smile on his face. He already feels a bit better and he hates himself for pushing Paul away before. 
“Well, I talked To Till a bit and he told me you’d be alone. And… nobody should be alone on Christmas, especially not you. Uhm… you deserve more,” Paul says and he fidgets a bit nervously. 
“What do you mean?” Richard asks, because he doesn’t deserve anything good. He knows that. Paul takes his hand again.
“I mean if you want me here, then I’d be happy to stay. There’s… probably nothing more that I wish for than celebrating Christmas with you,” Paul says and this time Richard smiles softly at him.
Maybe… maybe he could be this lucky.
He should stop being such a Grinch on Christmas and give Paul a chance.
“Open your gift,” Paul says and Richard opens it very carefully. He pulls out some Christmas movies, some recipe books for Christmas cookies, some tea and a soft blanket. Richard snorts at all the things, while Paul blushes.
“And you will stay for all of this?”
“If you want me to stay, I’d love to,” Paul whispers and Richard nods. He wanders off to the kitchen and starts to make them tea, they could start to bake some cookies later and somehow Richard already feels a lot better.
He smiles widely to himself. So wide that his whole face hurts.
When he comes back they cuddle down underneath the blanket. Richard can’t help himself and he pulls an arm around Paul’s shoulders. Paul doesn’t seem to mind, he cuddles even more against Richard.
For a moment they’re just looking at each other.
“Please kiss me,” Paul whispers and Richard finally does. He shyly presses his lips against Paul’s warm ones and sighs happily. Paul tastes like tea, peppermint and something else, but Richard had never gotten such a sweet kiss before.
“And Richard, do you like Christmas now?” Paul asks and he fucking winks at Richard.
“Hell yes.”
Richard kisses him again.
* Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more!
And what happened then? Well, in the band they say That Richard’s small heart grew three sizes that day!
*
Paul pinches him.
Richard whines in pain.
“I knew you had the biggest heart the second I first saw you. Stop lying to the Readers,” Paul says and Richard smiles.
Maybe Paul is right.
Richard’s heart had always been so full of love for Paul (and his music).
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Richard, man of contradictions..
In the past i did some rammblings on
Olli the balanced
My take on Till
Paul - the chameleon - Landers
(and for some reason i think i did Flake as well, but i can't seem to find it) (i blame tumblr.. 😁)..and i always wanted to do one on Richard, but for some reason that appeared a lot more difficult.. i think it's because he seems to be a man of contradictions..
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'the only rockstar in the band' 《》 not nearly as much in the public eye as other musicians (or some bandmates)
needs 'drama' (even sometimes creates it) 《》 would like it best if the others just went along with him
very much into sex and drugs and rock&roll 《》 seemingly quite happy to just hang out at home and work
very fickle in relationships (work, but i think also privatly) 《》 absolutely devoted to his family and (very close) friends
very much aware of appearance&looks 《》 happy to go out (and publish photos of himself on IG) in the same casual outfit he has been wearing for ages (and even a reasonbly priced one at that)
confident in defending his work against the others' criticism 《》 a worrier, always thinking it isn't good enough, wanting to do more..to do better..
wanting his privacy 《》 oversharing in many an interview about what he thinks and how he feels at that moment (and having several indiscreet girlfriends and relatives sharing bits of his private bubble on social media)
not being a teamplayer 《》 wanting to work in a team (otherwise he'd have quit Rammstein a long time ago)
..and i think these contradictions also echo in his relationships with his bandmates..
Till
imo Richard simultanously looks out for and looks up to Till, getting him with the band as a singer, seeing his potential, and also very much wanting Till's input and opinion on his work, playing it for him before he shares it with the other 4. There have been many years where in every random Richard interview you can find, he gushes about Till in some way or other.
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But also: Till imo is not a fan of the drama and Richard not necessarily understands and/or agrees with Till's work (imo Till's 'love of pain' is not Richard's cup of tea) and while he very much likes for Till to pursue his own music too (like Richard does), he would also like to just hang out with him more, just the two of them..
Flake
In a way seemingly two polar opposites; two people you'd never expect in one band together (not even in one musical genre), imagewise: Richard the 'slick diva/rockstar', Flake the 'mock-grumpy local pubdweller/storyteller', you can't get more down to earth than Flake (or you'd be underground), while 'down to earth' is probably the one thing you'd never associate with Richard.
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In reality though, and certainly in more recent years, they do appreciate eachother, Flake saying nice things about Richard in his podcast (that he's such a prolific creator, touching on one of the things that are actually important to Richard), Richard (and his family) actually listening to Flake's podcast (no not just that one 😊) and imo liking the fact that with Flake you always know what you can expect.
Olli
I have a feeling that Olli's quiet confidence works very well with Richard, it balances things out, steadies him a bit, and though Olli likes his privacy a lot as well (but different from Richard actually manages to achieve that) and we know very little about their actual relationship, when they interact it always seems 'real' and never forced or played-for-the-fans.
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But Olli is not a pushover, and will speak his mind if he doesn't agree with Richard, and if Richard gets too muddled in his own importance, imo he'd just ignore him until Richard tones things down again.
Schneider
Schneider filled in many roles in the band-to-Richard dealings: joining in wanting to do new stuff, putting Richard in his place when he takes it too far, mediator between the others (and sometimes plain 'parenting' if needed), being one of the most adamant in putting the blame in the Mutter-era-drama, goofing around as one of the boys...
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But also.. they do see eachother privately on occassion (maybe Richard sees the others too, but from Richard/Schneider there's actually evidence of it 😉). They do yoga together before a show (and have for some years), and on stage they clearly have the drummer-guitarist relationship that you have in a rockband and which (imo) with the rest of the strings-section keeps Rammstein to still be a rockband (aside from the show, the theater, the performance).
Paul
(as you might already have guessed from some other posts on this blog, for me the most inspiring of the inter-Rammstein-relationships 🍀)
Often a difficult relationship, explosive, aggravating, in a way it wasn't always obvious they would manage to remain bandmates for over 25 years, I'm sure both have on occassion wondered if it was still worth it. Paul's skill in spotting a weak spot in another person probably often triggered Richard's fighting spirit and the feeling to defend his work. And just like in his wrestlingmatches, Richard was never one to sit back and let a fight develop, calculating his next move, but quickly chose the attack; often resulting in leaving his defense open for his opponent to counterattack... thus creating a weak spot, for Paul to dig in to, and so it continued..
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At the very beginning though Richard mentioned Paul as (paraphrasing) 'he completes me', their work in the early days (before and at the start of Rammstein) was very much an addition to the other's, and they have the same hunger for new stuff, creating something and performing.. and after many years of quarrelling learned (with some therapy i think) to listen to eachother again and even have new found appreciation. And while on stage i'm sure Paul often thinks Richard is too serious, and Richard is annoyed when Paul misses cues when he goofs around too much, imo Richard loosening up a bit is actually under the influence of Paul's interactions.
That, and that they are both the more natural huggers of the band, which the others i'm sure don't mind, they take out on eachother rather than on them 🤗
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thegothicviking · 3 years
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As re-entering a link from herzeleid.com never seem to work (??) I usually copy and paste the actual text. Remember a transcription of Flake chatting with fans that I posted from early 00'? Before this Paul had a similar if not the same chat. I have already too long post in tumblr now so it will be broken down in 2 parts!
PAUL CHAT WITH FANS part I
Transcribed by Jeremy Williams
Taken from Rammstein.com chat
October 26 , 2005
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Mod: Hello to you all. Thanks for coming out. Paul will be here in just a few minutes. And then we're going to get started.
Paul: Let's go!
niti: +++
Mod: Sorry, there was a technical problem. But the chat will start soon.
niti: +++
**atomrt: how do you chose the sounds for each song because all of them fit perfectly?**
Paul: Thanks a lot! Sometimes that works out well, sometimes not so well.+++
**maria: Your album covers have always sparked a lot of controversy. Which cover is your favourite and why?**
Paul: The cover for Sehnsucht was the most dramatic in my opinion.+++
**Benzramm: What was coming out of the fake penis during the live act "Bück Dich"? **
Paul: That was water with Ouzo to make it milky.+++
**Beurgueur: Good evening, Have you ever thought to write a metal-opera based on rammstein’ story?**
Paul: Hopefully not. We have enough theater elements already.+++
**MafiUndomiel: I was at River Plate Stadium in Argentina, 1999, when you toured with KISS. You did almost surpassed KISS music and show with your impact, and many people was really impressed. I still remember the silence during Du Hast, as Till was singing the refrain. What do you remember of Argentina, of this show? **
Paul: Yeah, that was unbelievable. It's a shame that we can't play in South America this time. Flake was seriously ill.+++
**MafiUndomiel: Did Till write Te Quiero Puta on his own, or had some kind of external help? I know it's not very complicated, nor elaborated in the lyrics, but it's not easy to put two or three sentences together if you don't know the language... believe me! I'm still trying with German!**
Paul: He had some help from his girlfriend and from Flake's friend from Chile.
Paul: But Till can already speak Spanish so well that he only had a few questions about grammar.+++
**monkeyman: What type of gear do you use when recording in the studio?**
Paul: This would take two hours to list. Too much for now. Sorry.+++
**Hugo: Why did you choose almost the same cover for the japanese version of Reise, Reise and Rosenrot? **
Paul: Because we thought it would be a shame to use the cover only for the Japanese edition.+++
**MafiUndomiel: There are many bands that edited DVD and VHS with the footage they got when they recorded their albums, the creative process and all that stuff. Since many R+ fans are really interested in knowing "Rammstein's kitchen", have you considered releasing something of that kind?
** Paul: I filmed some of the footage during Reise, Reise and it will come out sometime on a DVD as bonus material.+++
**blastedop: What happened to Live DVD? It was delayed? **
Paul: Yeah a little bit, but we're going to try to do it this year.+++
**MafiUndomiel: I wanted to know how did you put your setlists together when you go to a country you've never been... you mix old and new material, or you prefer to show your new material above all, and play only the "classics"? **
Paul: We play a mix of both old and new.+++
**Jenna: As you are possibly the most successful band from Germany (singing in German) that you are expected to represent German music and culture to the rest of the world? **
Paul: It was never our plan to play all over the world.
Paul: Sometimes we wonder ourselves how this all happened.+++
**beurgueur: what american film director would you enjoy to make a ckip with **
Paul: Tarantino.+++
**Benzramm: Did you ever get hurt when you were working with fire on the live acts ? **
Paul: Sometimes.+++
**aeon: One Rammstein member said you had a movie project with Werner Herzog. Do you think this project will be carried out and would you like to act in something different from Rammstein videos ? **
Paul: It's been awhile with WErner herzog. Maybe it will work out, there's still a plan to do it.
Paul: +++
**Rammsteinizied: Dear Paul: What is your favorite live performance effect? (like the flamethrowes in Feuer frei or the bow in DRSG) **
Paul: The nose flame throwers that we use in Feuer frei!+++
**MafiUndomiel: Which was your first guitar? Do you still own it? **
Paul: It was a Telecaster copy. A cheap one. I gave away my first guitars at an auction for a good cause. No idea whether it worked out.+++
**Straya: This has been in my mind for a while now, and I must ask. From the sample songs on the official site, it seems Rosenrot might be your 'hardest/loudest' albums, the songs seem 'hard', in a way, like Ich Will, Feuer Frei, and Mein Teil; what do you think of this? **
Paul: I don't think so. There are fewer sequences so the guitars come out better.+++
**Synthema: Do you still feel that being in Rammstein is almost like being in a six-way marriage? Does the band still function as a tight a unit or have things drifted apart? **
Paul: Yeah.
Paul: We're still together. Knock on wood. We've been together for 10 years and now that we've gone through our crisis, we feel better than ever.
Paul: We've got money, success, beautiful women and all the rest.
Paul: Things can only get worse.+++
**Jenna: Do you think your videos help to stop you taking yourselves too seriously? **
Paul: We've always taken ourselves less seriously than many people think. our best friends know this.
Paul: At the moment, we don't feel like making any humouress videos.+++
**whiskeypapa: When writing a song, how many/what kinds of revisions does the song go through before finally making it onto an album? **
Paul: Some songs make it out directly as we conceived them. With other songs, we make 20 versions and they still don't make it.
Paul: +++
**Noora: HI! I'm a fashion and design student from Finland and I was wondering about your stage costumes...How much do you participate in the designing and making of the outfits that you use on your tours? I understand that every album has its own look. Do you first design the outline of the look as a band and hen consult a designer and maker? Thanx and welcome back to Finland! :)**
Paul: Most ideas come directly from the band. For the last outfit, we had the idea to combine Bavarian folkloric outfits with industrial.
Paul: Because Bavarian folklore is not very cool and we like to mix things that you're not supposed to.+++
**Beurgueur: Have you ever thought in what your life would be now if rammstein never was created?**
Paul: No. We don't think that way.+++
**minx: It’s been stated in several interviews that the band has two pyromaniacs in the group, but is there anyone who is not so fond of fire?**
Paul: Everybody in the band has a different specialty.
Paul: Each of us is really equally important.
Paul: It doesn'T matter what each does, it could be better when two are on vacation during preparation and actually help us to make a good video this way.+++
**Badeend: Who thinks of the titles of the cd's? Is it some kind of democraty or is it 1 man that decides?**
Paul: We make the decision as a group but it's not really a democracy. More like a board of directors.+++
**Biz: How have older industrial bands (such as Laibach or KMFDM) influenced you?**
Paul: A lot.
Paul: Also Ministry.+++
**minx: What is the oily black/brown liquid that you are all covered with on stage? Is it a fire retardant liquid?**
Paul: No.
Paul: That's a secret.+++
**minx: Why did you wear a paper bag over your head at the concert in Tallin, last November?**
Paul: I wanted to display an Iraqi prisoner.
Paul: There's a photo of a guy behind barbed wire and he's holding his son but he has a bag on his head.
Paul: That photo really had an impact on me.+++
**aeon: Why do you only do signing sessions in London and Paris? Why not in other big cities f Europe or even Germany? Or is anything planned? **
Paul: Actually we've only planned for Paris. London snuck in at the last minute.
Paul: I don't know any more signing sessions details right now.+++
**Badeend: Did you take gitar lessons or did you teach it on your self?**
Paul: Self-taught.
Paul: +++
**minx: I am going to be at the signing in London on Sunday. Do you enjoy doing those types of promotional events or are they just ‘hard work’?**
Paul: Sometimes it's a lot of fun but other times it can be exhausting.+++
**Synthema: It could be said that the "Rosenrot" photos are quite a departure image-wise from what one would expect from the band. Was this something that was decided by the band for a particular reason, or is this the sort of decision that is out of your hands? Does your management or record label have much control over how you present yourselves, or is that left to you?**
Paul: We don't like to repeat ourselves.
Paul: Usually the band always has the last word on these amtters. But weR'e not always interested in all of the details.+++
**Badeend: What is the new instrument you used in the song Te Quiero Puta?**
Paul: Trumpet.+++
**beurgueur: do you think you'll be on stage again when you'll be 60? (like rolling stones for example...)**
Paul: Hopefully somebody will die first. Then we won'T have to worry about that.+++
**minx: Do you do you all do own make-up for the shows?**
Paul: Yes.+++
**OK-River: Will Rammstein play again "Bück Dich" in a concert, or it is something of the past?**
Paul: I wouldn't say no.+++
**blastedop: Rosenrot is so diferent from Reise Reise. How is this possible if these songs are from Reise Reise recording season?**
Paul: I don'T think so. Listen to the whole album.+++
**Benzramm: Are you a sort of scared when flake is going with his boat in the public ? **
Paul: No.
Paul: But it was always Oli last year.+++
**whiskeypapa: Which of your songs invokes the most emotion from you?**
Paul: Seemann.+++
**MsBehaviour: Greetings from Finland and good evening! My question is, you have been playing together as a band for quite a many years now, and there is a big difference in the sound of Herzeleid and the sound of Reise Reise. Does this "evolution" come naturally to you, or do you make conscious decisions as to where to direct your sound? How do you feel about the change?**
Paul: There are some of us who want to stay the same.
Paul: There's some of us who want to always change.
Paul: These parties fight each other and the result is a new album or a black eye.+++
**MafiUndomiel: Have you heard a cover version of Keine Lust made by a Russian guy called Miguel? What did you think about it?**
Paul: Not yet, unfortunately.+++
**Badeend: Do you have a private jet or do you have to rent a plane?**
Paul: When the record company pays, we fly Business. When we have to pay, it'S Tourist class. Sometimes, when the connections are difficult, we rent a litlle jet.+++
**luna: First "Snow White" now "Rose Red". Do the members of Rammstein have a fondness for fairytales?**
Paul: Who doesn't?+++
**Synthema: Do you still enjoy performing live after all these years, or is it more of a chore now?**
Paul: If we didn't like it, we wouldn't have been around so long.+++
**Benzramm: Is there a double meaning in the songtexts of your songs ? **
Paul: Yeah. But the subtleties and double-meanings get lsot in translation.+++
**Badeend: What is your favorite song or cd?**
Paul: Kill Bill 1.+++
**DRS2G: Is "Hilf Mir" inspired by a Heinrich Hoffmann's tale?!**
Paul: Yes.+++
**Synthema: Have you ever felt that the success of Rammstein has been a negative thing for you in your personal life? That it makes it difficult to decide who to trust and who not to?**
Paul: It is difficult to stay normal despite money and success.
Paul: We fight this on a daily battle but we usually win.+++
**Beurgueur: from a viewer: what guitar do you use for your c tuning, and what guitar does richard use for this?**
Paul: I play a Gibson Les Paul and Richard plays ESP guitars.+++
**Benzramm: Did you really go to the mountains for the videoclip "Ohne Dich"?**
Paul: Yes. The was the funnest video of them all.
Paul: The thin air up there was difficult.
Paul: I'm impressed by mountain climbers who go even higher.
Paul: It was difficult for our crew and us.+++
**MafiUndomiel: how did you and richard decided who was going to be lead and who rythm guitars?**
Paul: Good question.
Paul: We're both stubborn.
Paul: It's a fight every time but we're still doing alright up to now.
Paul: Actually, the winner is supposed to be the one who plays the best solo.+++
**Badeend: Do you still have to take guitar lessons to play better?**
Paul: No.+++
**blastedop: Do you visit fansites? How about a Top 10 Fansites in the official page?**
Paul: From time to time.+++
**Badeend: Why did you pick just that girl for the Texas vocal in Stirb nich vor Mir?**
Paul: It was our producer's idea.+++
**MafiUndomiel: Paul, is there any country that you´d like to visit or going on tour, and you haven´t yet? Why?**
Paul: Yes, we would love to go to Turkey, Mongolia, Iraq. We know we've got lots of fans there.+++
**Jenna: Which current musicians (Not youselves, I'm sorry) do you think are creating the best work at the moment?**
Paul: System of a Down, Muse, Snoop Doggy Dog, Eminem, Slip Knot, etc.+++
**Rammsteinizied: Dear Paul, How do you feel about us fans?**
Paul: It's an honour.+++
**Minx: Do you have a favourite guitar part in a particular song you really enjoy?**
Paul: +++
**DRS2G: Will "Rosenrot" be the 2nd single from your new album?!**
Paul: Yes.+++
**Straya: I'm wondering how this question has not come up yet... but, plenty of people are asking if you guys will tour in America and Canada. I don't mean for this to be one of those annoying questions. But, has anything be talked about?**
Paul: I'm certain that we'll tour North and South America with our next album.+++
**rammsteinuk: I read in a recent interview that there were some arguments within the band during the production of 'Mutter'. Have there been any more strong disagreements like this since?
**Paul: Thankfully not. There's always stress when six stubborn people meet, but nothing serious.+++
**minx: Most influential musician on yourself?**
Paul: Laibach, Ministry, Metallica, Nirvana.+++
**blastedop: Did you like Benzin video? Schneider didnt.**
Paul: I don't think it's that bad.
Paul: We've had three really good videos in a row, so it'S hard to keep the standards so high.
Paul: I'm glad that there's some variation, next time we'll improve.+++
**whiskeypapa: First, Reise Reise saw a "country moment" with Los, and now Rosenrot has Te Quiero Puta. If you could make a fusion of Rammstein and any other world music (for fun), what would it be?**
Paul: Yes, I interested in all combinations of things that don'T fit together.+++
**Biz: Are there any downsides to being famous?**
Paul: We're famous but we can still buy groceries in Berlin without bodyguards.
Paul: We've got nothing to complain about.
Paul: Our band is famous around the world but we still have normal lives, thank God.+++
**minty: Paul are you looking forward to the world cup next year? who will win?**
Paul: Yes. It doesn'T look good for Germany right now.
Paul: I hope that a miracle happens.+++
**aeon: Do you hope your music will still be appreciated in many years from now or it doesn't matter to you ?**
Paul: I think that we're relatively timeless.
Paul: But that'S probably what every band thinks and two years later nobody cares ...+++
**DRS2G: Was it good to be directed by Jonas Akerlund?!**
Paul: Yes, he's just a cool guy.+++
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hatant · 3 years
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I was tagged by my favourite and lovely @xcrocea to answer a bunch of question - thank you sweetie ☺☺☺
Name: Anthony
Age: 31 years young
Zodiac: Aquarius (the best sign, big up my air sign posse!)
Height: 5ft 11" of goodness
Nationality: British (yes, you can commiserate me if you'd like)
Favourite bands: Oh God I don't even know where to begin, there's so much music that's amazing and just...favourite bands? It depends on so many things, my mood, my day, what I'm doing...Linkin Park, Trivium, Breaking Benjamin, Skindred, I Prevail, Nothing More, Rise Against, Rammstein, Sum 41, Disturbed, Show of Hands, Bear's Den, In Flames, Kaleo, Árstíðir, Adelitas Way, Billy Talent, Daughtry, Fightstar...too many and there's so many more I haven't even mentioned 😂
Favourite artist: I feel like I've answered this relatively recently...Rodin, Turner and Titian are the first to come to mind, their work is just...fucking gorgeous. Oooh and then there's Munch, and Barrias, who did 'La NAture se dévoilant à la Science' which is just...amazing. I remember spending so long sat just admiring that piece.
When did you create your blog: Ooof...urm, 10 years ago? I did get a very happy email from Tumblr that my blog turned 10 at some point this year which...is sobering 😂
Last thing you googled: How to spell Taron Egerton's name correctly
Lucky number: 3, 5 and 7
Other blogs you have: I used to have a couple side blogs, one for writing and one for photography but they went to the big recycling bin in the sky. I do have a side blog that at one time was meant to be a NSFW one but just...effort 😂
Why'd you pick your blog name: Ahahaha so, years and years ago, I used to wear a hat. A lot. Almost constantly. And so I was bestowed the sobriquet Hat Ant in Poland and just, yeah, it stuck. It's my handle on everything (because I am a bastion of originality)
Number of blogs you follow: 373, I'm picky 😂
Number of followers: Urm...ooh 615 for some reason...really wonder how many of them are pornbots...
Favourite food: I am a sucker for a good croissant, though my favourite food depends on my mood. Can't really go wrong with a good cheese toastie! Ooh and, depending on how lazy I'm feeling, beans on toast is always a win!
Average hours of sleep you get: Oooh, usually 6/7ish? Usually more at the weekend (though not this weekend because I went out on Saturday for a birthday and I am tired 😂)
Favourite song: Could not tell you a specific one, I love so many! I have been listening to this quite a lot recently so that'll do
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Play any instruments: None well 😂 I am enthusiastic but unskilled at the violin (my neighbours must hate my guts) and the bodhrán
What are you currently wearing: A t-shirt and tracksuit bottoms (standard working from home attire). As someone pointed out the other day, I have some overdue laundry to do 👀
Dream trip: Oh man, right now? I want to go back to Ireland. It's been...waaay to long, and I haven't seen my Dad in two years, and that breaks me a bit. There are so many places I'd love to go, new and old, but right now, Ireland. Absolutely.
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So anyway, Mein Herz Brennt Making of liveblog, one of my favourites
First of all, I do take any use of piano MHB as a slight towards my tiny hands. -1 point
I really would love to visit this place, it's beautiful
I love that Oli introduces it and then Till is straight in there talking about murder and stabbings. Trust that to be what intrigues him. I feel like 'smells like murder' isn't a direct translation but that's purely because I spent like ten minutes trying to work out what words he says. It rhymes, which is suspicious.
Oh this was before he let his chest piercing reject all the way out in the grossest way
When schneider says Krankenhaus it sounds very Geordie and I'm convinced that kind of thing is why Auf Wiedersehen, Pet was created
Richards eyes light up when he's talking about the room he's in and it's one of those looks where it's just. I would love to listen to anything anyone has to say when their eyes have that sparkle.
"the scavengers had already been here" cue Paul talking about his criminal past thieving from there. See, another example everyone forgets of him being the biggest bastard of them all. The smile is a front.
One of my favourite ever Rammstein things is the combined joy and mockery from Paul when Richard is revealed to be wearing the bird mask and it wiggles as he nods. He looks like a little black cockatoo. Richard looks embarrassed to be wearing it but Paul is having the time of his LIFE.
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The way is echoes in his mask makes him sound like he's clucking
Flakes glasses perching in his cone make him look like that sesame Street doctor or scientist
They all suit this make up so much and I wish they'd consider it as a stage look
Peck. Not intimidated.
Considering the nightmares Till has/had, ouch
Richard looks so much like a little vampire prince but like, a character from what we do in the shadows. He makes his own smokescreen entry/exist and everything.
Melanie!!!
Richard has many tendons in his neck huh.
The sounddd. I used to always be curious as to whether or not people in music videos were making the sounds it looks like they're making and now I know and I'm uncomfortable. This and also later when till does the heart
His laugh is never what I expect it to be
That uh. That doesn't look like he's in pain the way the injection sounds implied. At all. Not that I'm complaining but it gives mixed messages.
I'm so sure Richard is the only one I've ever heard use the word quasi. It makes sense for him if true but maybe I only notice because of the tone he uses? His is quite a punchy nasal tone it might just be more noticeable.
Till with kids is always the most adorable wonderful thing. He's really helping to keep them relaxed despite the creepiness of the stuff they're shooting.
"if you look at the cover then you'll recognise a morbidity to the whole thing" till, my darling, do you think people don't already ~see the morbidity~?
I googled and the lady doesn't pronounce renaissance with a g like Till does and that interests me. In fairness I have to assume it's like in Norwegian how words like restaurant are pronounced with a g sound because it's closer to the French sounds? It's not like we in English donut the French way either but the Google translate lady does. This is why I always suspect that when I'm learning a language I'm learning the language wrong and at some point I'll find out there's a Real, For Adults version if the language that's totally different. This is irrelevant. Accents are fun and I like being able to notice them.
It feels so strange seeing this knowing what Eugenio did
Paul taking pictures because he knows better than them
Something about a child saying "ah yes, I know Till and Flake very well" is hysterical.
You can feel the dismay and disapproval radiating off till as he tries to be diplomatic about the Spanish understanding of linear time. He struggles to find a positive and only comes up with the fire walls. "It should have gone out before we filmed anything because they were fucking around with the playback so long but it didn't" is his only compliment.
The German word for French is wild.
Do they know they could have hired an interpreter? Interpreters existed in 2012 I know this
This whole thing with Melanie is beautiful you can't deny that the arm Eugenio made with then was lovely.
Till in the dress with Melanie in his lap. I don't off the top of my head remember seeing it in either video so I simply must assume that it was just what he was wearing that day when he showed up. She's so tiny on his knee I'm glad they're still friends.
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"you're left in a state of trauma when everyone stares at you all the time" did this need to get so heavy? It's interesting that he focused more on her voice than her appearance there, though in fairness it's pretty high
They all love her so much and it's totally understandable.
Mit rock n roll und cola trinken
I have to skip the screaming the secondhand embarrassment is too much.
Part 2
Again, this liveblog is so long
Sometimes Oli speaks like his body isn't used to talking.
I want, so badly, to know if Richard was having memories of his dreadlocked youth The tiny cup in his elegant hand is so pleading and then you look left and. It sure is something.
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Are they freckles or acne scars across Tills shoulders?...cute. The first set of arm/chest wounds, not so much. I do spy his lil tummy scar
Richard does look like he almost swooped in for a kiss and then changed his mind because of the camera. Paul turns his head that way and then Richard tries to save with a step back and face rub (his own). Just saying.
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The fact that a few of them have taken pictures on their personal phones warms my soul it's such a nice reminder that they're good friends outside of work and My Heart
Schneider and Paul ready at a moment's notice to be Dumbasses. J'adore.
What if Zoran was more of a background character tho actually
God, schneider is beautiful. An ethereal, pure beauty that exists no matter how he's being styled.
See okay how is flake almost taller than Oli right now he's not even doing his standard open legs and swan spine thing
It must be so hard to find Oli sized clothes. Flake is also tall and slim but he's a lot more leg, whereas Olis height seems largely to be torso. I have to assume a lot of his stuff is tailored or custom made now.
I always forget about the marks on tills back when he's in the nightmare dress
The child staring with great confusion at a bright red flake reading. I would love to know what his favourite books are.
The childs plural poking and prodding at a very patient Oli, who gracefully bends his spine in ways I've never seen a human do before. I wonder if he's ever dressed up as Lurch from the Addams family.
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The actress playing the woman in this half is so beautiful and has a power her younger counterpart lacked when she was threatening him with her weapon.
I am a dummy and was like weird why is Paul speaking Norwegian. I know full well he wasn't saying unnskyld because I've heard Germans say their equivalent before and I assume Entschuldigen either sounds like that fast or shortens so what the fuck, rhi
Till guiding people through him murdering them is truly one of life's greatest pleasures. They trust him so completely. I would like to watch them dance the elegance would be astounding.
Paul lurking watching with what I choose to see as pride as till slaughters an old woman.
Paul being critical (again, as always, rightly so) of the hallway mouthing the lyrics decision.
"for this in prepared to make compromises" he says, hating every bitter word of it
I would like to know what he wanted to say about till and then see him get into trouble over it.
I would like to see till in a bouncy castle. He's adorable jumping into the comfy pit I want to see him in a bouncy castle. Child, utter child.
Paul takes every opportunity to say how hot he thinks they all are and I love that about him. Sometimes your friends are all hot and everybody needs to understand that fact.
Their approaches to pretending to play cello are all so uniquely them. Flake and Richard are taking the time to try and understand what they're being told, whereas Paul just fucking. Lays into it, attracting the weirdest looks from Oli. Richard looks beautiful with that cello and I think he should learn to play. For fun not for work. It's not just that he looks so handsome, but I think that's the easiest way to convince him. I think he'd be good at it, and not being the lead at something might be good for him.
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I appreciate that Oli is skeptical because yeah they do all look like they've never held a cello before.
They do, however, all look lovely in their dresses. I'm trying but actually I can't not say that Schneiders little sternum dip makes it seem like he has breasts in that dress and it's a good look for him.
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Till singing it in such a high voice, more like his speaking voice, is both interesting and lovely. Oli is trying... So little compared to the others. Laughably incorrect
Why yes, I am laughing at the sheer length of the spikes. They're just... They're so fucking long. So long.
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Paul is actually probably the best one there, ironically. They're all comically out of time. They're professional musicians. I know they aren't used to bowed instruments I do understand and I don't want to be uncharitable but also they are struggling. I want to see cellists react to this.
Pretty dresses! And the nightmare but with the most awful and worst fingers! Like the Grinch but goth.
Both Schneider and Richard had the same neverending shoot idea and I am Intrigued.
Till waiting for Schneider with the umbrella :)
Wir brennen! Paul is always so happy to play with fire.
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