Christian Flake Lorenz
Name: Christian Lorenz
Date of birth: 16th November 1966
Place of birth: Berlin, Germany
Height: 1,93 m
Weight: 73 kg
Color of eyes: Blue
Natural hair color: Brown
Distinguishing marks: none
Place in group: Keyboard
Usual place on scene: On the bottom, on the right
Previous group: Feeling B
Equipment
Christian Flake Lorenz played in old band, Feeling B (Keyboards). Divorced, but one daughter named Annie.
Very serious offstage, very funny onstage. Likes to conduct interviews in German. Didn’t like Rammstein at first (thought the band would be too boring…). Wanted to become a doctor.
His family background is vague. It is said Lorenz has a brother who is three years older. As well, there are some rumours of him being adopted into the Lorenz family. He was brought up and still lives in the former Prenzlauer Berg area of Berlin (now a part of the borough of Pankow), where he still passes his old school building on the way to band rehearsals.
Lorenz learned the piano after being given one for his 15th birthday, and he is consequently a well-educated pianist, though he doesn’t consider himself very good. Flake says he chose to play the piano because a childhood friend of his did.
At the age of sixteen, he apprenticed as a toolmaker, an apparently short-lived career.
In 1983, at age seventeen, he began to play in the band Feeling B with Paul Landers and Aljoscha Rompe, a Swiss living in East Berlin. He stayed with the band for about ten years.
Feeling B started out firmly grounded in the underground punk scene. Over time, Feeling B’s popularity grew greatly and at the end of the German Democratic Republic, it was one of the most respected and influencial Eastern German bands despite their underground status.
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.”
The group disbanded in the mid-1990′s. On special occasions, the band members would get together for individual concerts at punk festivals, until Rompe died in November 2000.
There is a book available about Feeling B.
Flake is probably best known for his part in the controversial live performance of the song Bück Dich (Bend Down), where he and vocalist Till Lindemann would engage in simulated sodomy with a water-squirting dildo. On 1999-06-05 in Worcester, Massachusetts (USA) Lindemann and Flake Lorenz were arrested and charged with lewd and lascivious behavior. A statement from Sergeant Thomas Radula of the Worcester Police Department stated that Lindemann was simulating sex with Flake onstage “using a phallic object that shot water over the crowd.” They were held and released the following day on $25 bail. After months of legal debate, they were eventually fined $100.
His role in Bück Dich is not the only live act he is known for. Up until 2002, Flake would surf the audience in a boat during the performance of Seemann (Seamen). Olli took his place in 2002. The reason for the change is unknown. During a 2001 concert in St. Petersburg, Flake was tipped out of the boat by the crowd and almost completely undressed. When performing Mein Teil (My Part or My Penis), Flake is “cooked” with a flamethrower by Till in a giant cauldron. Flake used to do a dance during Weißes Fleisch (White Flesh). On the video for Keine Lust (No
Desire), Flake is seen in an electric wheelchair.
During a concert in Gothenburg, Sweden on July 30, 2005, Till Lindemann suffered a knee injury when Flake accidentally ran into him with the Segway he rides during the performance of Amerika. This caused concerts scheduled in Asia to be canceled.
Flake has been divorced once and has three children. One of these children is a girl named Annie. His current marital state is unknown, since there is very little information available about his personal life outside of his musical career.
Personal
Brown is his natural hair colour, but he has dyed it various times. His eyes are blue.
Not much is known about Flake’s personal life because he chooses to keep most of it private.
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.” 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 Einstürzende Neubauten, Die ärzte, Element of Crime, Coldplay, Placebo, Johnny Cash, PJ Harvey, System of a Down, Ministry, Prodigy and once remarked that he eould’ve liked to have been the sixth Rolling Stone.
Flake is an amateur painter and likes classic cars. He has a Mercedes and is involved in vintage car hire business.
Lorenz used to write frequently in the Fanarea logbook on the official website fanclub, which closed September 2004.
On 5 October 2005, Flake appeared briefly on Deutsche Welle. When asked how he felt about the reunification of Germany, he said he prefers/misses the way things were then. “Even if the DDR survived, I still would’ve stayed a musician. The increased size of the world also brought the danger of being compared to all of the international acts. The bands which were in the east were the only ones there, and if you were successful there, you were successful. I miss the
simplicity. You went into a bar, ordered a beer, and you got a beer!…They didn’t ask if you wanted…with a head or without a head, foam top or bottom….It really gets on my nerves having all of these choices I really don’t want.”
Nicknames
Christian Lorenz commonly goes by the nicknames “Flake” (pronounced as “Flock’-uh” 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.
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57 Responses to “Christian Flake Lorenz”
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8:17 am on August 21st, 2007OMFG…NO COMMENT AGAIN…FLAKE HUN WTF…U HAVE THE WEIRDEST YET COOLEST WAY OF PLAYING KEYBOARD…I LOVE THE SOUNDS U CREATE…I LOVE UR WORK…I LOVE THE FACT THAT U DO WAT U DO…DNT EVA GIVE UP AY…LOVE YA BUB
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7:40 pm on September 4th, 2007hi i like how you play the keyboard its pretty good compared to how much i can play on my piano.
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2:41 am on September 24th, 2007Freakin' simply astonishing and amazing talents with the keyboard/synthesizer you are one out there and how come there is only two comments on him plus this one? WTF is wrong with you Ramstein fans out there post a comment, even if you aren't a fan you have got to have something to say about or to any of the members, GOD! In any case, RAMMSTEIN RULEZ!!!!!
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6:02 am on September 24th, 2007ben a so agree…(cept u put Ramstein not Rammstein)hehe…but u rock cuz i so agree wid ya…
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7:19 am on September 28th, 2007can i steal one of his shirts? they are so cool!
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11:57 am on November 11th, 2007SEXXXXY!
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11:01 pm on November 25th, 2007Flake…hehe. You're so funny.
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10:41 pm on December 22nd, 2007Love his music with the synthesizer! Flake, your’e the best of ‘em all synthesizers!!!
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12:42 am on December 23rd, 2007*synthesizer players
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6:49 am on January 19th, 2008I agree- only group I've heard where the keyboard balances with the rest of the instruments. Usually it's a distraction. Actually all aspects of Rammstein's music balances nicely.
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7:01 pm on April 25th, 2008My favourite RaMMSTeiN personality..
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12:41 pm on June 2nd, 2008go flake i like ur solo in asche zu asche
would be pretty hard to do wat u do u rock
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7:48 am on June 23rd, 2008he a cool (constipated overweighted old lady) just kidding he is cool
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11:30 am on June 24th, 2008FLAKE YOU R GOOD AND REALLY COOL. LOVE YOU…
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10:18 am on July 20th, 2008Heavy Metal, electric guitars…and MTV, american culture no? Another pseudo-intelectual bashing america as some sort of intelectual masturbation.
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7:31 am on August 1st, 2008OMG i think he was soooooo damn adorable in 'buck dich.' hehe, getting dragged by his leash, in his itty bitty shorts…so cute. ^_^
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8:06 pm on August 11th, 2008Where at you it is possible to look Football? The league of champions interests – Spartak – FC Kiev 13.08.
In advance thanks.
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10:09 pm on September 7th, 2008Flake your cool but not as cool as Richard and Till.
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7:50 pm on September 21st, 2008I still love your music and I miss your company.
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7:15 pm on November 19th, 2008He is an awesome keyboard player. You rock Flake!!!
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11:56 pm on November 29th, 2008I very much love summer
Someone very much loves winter
I Wish to know whom more
For what you love winter?
For what you love summer? Let's argue
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10:25 am on December 19th, 2008Hello
As a fresh en.affenknecht.com user i only want to say hello to everyone else who uses this site B-)
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5:56 am on December 26th, 2008?? ???????? ?????? ???? ??? ?????… ?????? ????????????
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3:12 pm on December 26th, 2008[...] Christian Flake Lorenz, the Rammstein keyboardist, is selling his Smart on Ebay Germany. The vehicle has an absolutely unique painting of the design that recalls the Alien movies. The vehicle has a genuine smart engine with a 40,000 km on the clock. The engine was completely revised. The Smart has a registered tuning with legendary 71 hp and the tachometer displays up to 200 km/h! [...]
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3:19 pm on December 26th, 2008[...] Christian Flake Lorenz, der Rammstein-Keyboarder, verkauft seinen Smart auf Ebay Deutschland. Das Fahrzeug hat eine absolut einmalige Lackierung, die an die Gestaltungsweise des Künstlers, der Alien Filme erinnert. Die Lackierung wurde von der bekannten deutschen Musikband in Auftrag gegeben. Das Fahrzeug hat einen original Austauschmotor von Smart nach 40.000 KM erhalten. Der Motor wurde nochmals vor ca. 1.000 km von unserem Partner Smartprofi komplett überarbeitet. Der Smart hat ein eingetragenes Tuning mit sagenhaften 71 PS und der Tacho zeigt bis 200 Km/h an! [...]
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11:54 pm on December 29th, 2008Huh. Flake. Strange but 100% attractive.
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5:22 am on January 7th, 2009What is bumburbia?
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7:26 am on January 7th, 2009When did Flake say that?:
Flake seems to dislike America and most of American culture. He calls it a “sick nation with no culture.”
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7:27 pm on January 22nd, 2009your are skinny as my little brother.
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2:36 am on February 1st, 2009u r the so bad looking… the worst in the group!
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7:17 pm on February 2nd, 2009he is not the worst member of the band dude(=
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1:57 am on April 19th, 2009Hey, just i just wanted to remind, tha global I4oTuFskPCc4 is near.
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5:03 pm on May 29th, 2009This is one good looking, sexy theme, love it! What theme are you using?
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10:25 pm on June 13th, 2009The reason he is called Flake is because he had a few spanish-speaking friends,who nicknamed him “Flaco” or “Skinny”,and it was abbreviated to Flake.
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3:31 am on June 28th, 2009Flake for the win,
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2:47 am on September 28th, 2009Flake fckin rocks. End of story. My favorite member of the band by miles.
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11:39 pm on October 27th, 2009Flake explains his pseudonym in the book “Feeling B- Mix mir einen Drink” (see books section). It derives from the vikings’ village Flake in the German-Japanese cartoon series “Vicky the Viking” (see Wikipedia), first aired in 1974, when Flake was 7 or 8.
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12:22 am on January 21st, 2010Hey! Flake’s awesome! I love the keyboard in their music, def wouldn’t be the same w/o it.
He seems to have an interesting personality.
One of my fave solos of his is in “wo bist du” frigging epic!
Rammstein wouldn’t be complete w/o him.Also, I love how they sail aruond the audience in a boat! But that would absolutely suck to be savaged by fans….. not cool.
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7:57 am on March 3rd, 2010flake is the shit! i dont think he always gets the credit deserved….but he completes the band for sure!
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4:55 pm on April 29th, 2010I don’t think Rammstein would be Rammstein with out Flake, however I think his comments about America are stupid. The American culture is a mix of European Cultures, where does he think we all came from? Different Neighborhoods in the cities still uphold their European culture base. He says he prefers things they way they were in the DDR, does that mean he misses the machine guns aimed at there own people or the lovely way people were shot in the back as they tried to leave the DDR. Or maybe it was the wonderful way people lived, like having to wait 15 years to get a car, or ten years to get an apartment. Does he miss the Secret Police. Flake my friend you need to upgrade your knowledge of the world, the US buys your product, don’t bite the hand that feeds you.
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6:26 am on February 9th, 2011Flake is awesome! Always been my fav along with one or two of the others. I love talented keyboard/piano players
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1:30 pm on March 3rd, 2011Mr. Christian flake Lorenz haha jk flake I love u & rammstein I also LOVE Germany & its culture u guyz were the reason why I got into Germany & visited many times but wen u said that u hate America does that mean u hate me to? :’(
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3:05 am on April 7th, 2011Well, some of this isn’t quite right; Flake’s marital status is known, in fact his wife is the one who did the whistling for “Roter Sand” and “Liese” on the new album (Flake mentioned this in a 2009 radio interview). Her name is Jenny Rosemeyer. Also he actually learned to play the piano *before* his parents bought him one at 15, according to Flake in the book “Mix Mir Einen Drink” his parents didn’t want to spend the money for one at first because they were afraid he wouldn’t stick with it – at least that’s what me and my bad German got out of it (shows what they know I guess!
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And it’s interesting to note that in the same interview when he says America is a “sick nation with no culture” he also says America is his favorite place to play concerts. -
12:56 am on June 3rd, 2011I wonder what America did to him lol.
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7:10 pm on June 19th, 2011I like your viewpoints on this subject. It seems as though you have crawled into my head and written my thoughts. I know I couldn’t express my thoughts this well. You are right on point.
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10:47 pm on July 8th, 2011Fuck Flake. He is a West hating nerdy Nazi fuck with no talent. A fuckin piano…wow….lol what a poser
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5:53 pm on August 28th, 2011Hey i think you need anger management, what on earth has he ever done to you, he is part of the best band in the world after all. WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM
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3:12 pm on March 8th, 2012Great bloke, great mentality and a musical genius.
Crazy brave too!!
He rode a rubber dinghy over the crowd at the Newcastle gig as he always does. Brilliant.
If he fell out he would be mobbed to death by fans.
Keep up the excellent work dude.
The best folk on earth are those who can laugh at themselves.
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11:55 pm on May 3rd, 2012Flake is born the same damn day as me!!!!!!!!!!!11
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Till Lindemann
vocals
Date of birth: January 4, 1963
Place of birth: Leipzig -
Richard Kruspe
guitar
Date of birth: June 24, 1967
Place of birth: Wittenberg -
Paul Landers
guitar
Date of birth: December 9, 1964
Place of birth: Berlin -
Oliver Riedel
bass
Date of birth: April 11, 1971
Place of birth: Schwerin -
Christian Lorenz
keyboard
Date of birth: Nov 16, 1966
Place of birth: Berlin -
Christoph Schneider
drums
Date of birth: May 11, 1966
Place of birth: Berlin
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