Flake Lorenz (formerly Christian Lorenz) (b. November 6, 1966) is a German musician, most popular for his membership as keyboardist in the German industrial metal band Rammstein.
Biography
Early Years
His family background is vague. There is thought to have been a brother. As well, there are some rumours of him being adopted into the Lorenz family. He was brought up and still lives in the Prenzlauer Berg area of Berlin. When he goes to band rehearsals, he passes his old school building.
He learned the piano after being given one for his 15th birthday, and consequently is a well-educated pianist, though he doesn't consider himself very good. Flake is quoted to have chosen to play the piano because a childhood friend of his did.
At the age of 16, he apprenticed as a toolmaker, an apparently short lived career.
Feeling B
Begining in 1983, at age 17, he began to play in Feeling B with Paul Landers. He stayed with the band for about 10 years.
Flake squatted/lived in an apartment with Paul during their early years. When they weren't playing gigs, Landers and Flake would sell jackets made from cut-up bed sheets and dusters on the black market. Two jackets a month meant as much money as an average salaried worker. "It was quite easy to make a living; not to work and stay out of trouble," says Landers, "You only got problems if you were caught."
There is a book available about Feeling B.
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Rammstein
In 1994, Till Lindemann, Richard Kruspe-Bernstein, Oliver Riedel and Christoph "Doom" Schneider entered and won the Berlin Senate Metro beat contest that allowed them to professionally record a four track demo. Paul Landers formally joined the band, then finally Flake. He was initially reluctant to join his five bandmates and had to be pestered into becoming a member of Rammstein. He thought they would be too boring. Eventually he agreed to join, and the group produced their first album, Herzeleid.
Flake is probably best known for his part in the live performance of the song Bück Dich (Bend You). During the live performance, Flake would have simulated sodomy with Till Lindemann using a dildo. During his time in Rammstein, Lorenz has also found himself traveling through the crowd in a boat, and being flambéed in a giant cauldron.
Marriage and Children
Flake is divorced and has one child, a girl named Annie. His current marital state is unknown.
Personal Characteristics
Physical Appearence
Lorenz is the second tallest in the band, approx. 6'6 "/1.98 m, just under Oliver Riedel, who's 6'8". His weight is approx. 70 kgs/155 lbs. Brown is his natural hair colour, but he has dyed it various times. His eyes are blue.
Beliefs
Flake, an atheist, is opposed to religion. He is quoted to have said, "I disapprove of religions which are made into rigid institutions. I also think that religious fanaticism and missionary work are dangerous."
Flake seems to dislike America and most of American culture. He calls it a, "sick nation with no culture"
Likes & Dislikes
He likes the .Net (but is no longer able to access it from home), Poland, and Polish food. He despises McDonalds.
He likes to listen to Coldplay, Placebo, Johnny Cash, PJ Harvey, System of a Down, Ministry, Prodigy and once remarked that he would've liked to have been the sixth Rolling Stone.
Nicknames
Christian Lorenz commonly goes by the nicknames "Flake" (pronounced as "Flocka" in German) and "Doktor." Doktor came about because at one point he wanted to be a surgeon. As for Flake, the reason he is called this is unknown. He says that people began calling him Flake at a young age and it just stuck.
Other
He's an amateur painter and likes classic cars. He has a Mercedes and is involved in vintage car hire business. [3]
Lorenz used to write frequently (and is much missed) in the Fanarea logbook on the official website fanclub, which closed September 2004.
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