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MTV Europe Music Awards, Munich , Germany 2007.11.01

In 2007, Rammstein were just guests at the ceremony, but they weren't sad about it.😉

Host: It's been a quiet evening for you; it's rare that this band isn't nominated or performing. This is a completely new situation for you; how will you handle it?

We'll handle it and get drunk...😍😅

Paul: How do you like my hat, isn't it cool?😅

Host: This is a message after some confusion this year about Till's departure and all that, but you're working on a new album.

Yes, it was fake news from an American website, and everyone seemed to be grateful for it, but we're still here at this time.

We were just in the middle of pre-production and didn't even notice when all the phones started ringing, and we thought, "What's going on?

What can I say…

Rammstein on Reality Chek TV (Mutter Tour Era)

We played one day a week in the basement of our house, and we made noise.

We tried to be bad and dirty, and after a year, people told us...

"We like this. We don't like other bands, regular good bands. We like this project."

They hoped to entertain America. But when they arrived, they realized that Americans, like everyone else, expect entertainment and hope for something interesting.

It was hard growing up in East Germany. There were standards set by these people, and they were only...

about 1.20 meters tall. It was hard to get any taller.

We never discuss lyrics, even in German. Not even in German, because everyone can sing whatever they want, and our

lyrics... they can be interpreted in different ways.

Never say we mean it. We said what you think. And it's always different from what we think.

At the beginning of the Rammstein show, we didn't do anything. We just stood on stage,

the singer gets bored, and We started slowly setting things on fire.

Our first experience with fire was when we doused the audience with gasoline.

We laid a gas pipe and carried it through the hall, because at the beginning...

We had about 30-50 people at the concert, and there was enough space

to organize it all.

A few words from Richard before the concert by the Russian band Aria, which performed at the Knach Club in 2004 (Berlin).

Richard’s choker

not me realizing i don’t have enough choker RZK.

i think this should count a little bit too..

...please let me know when we get to do the short necklaces..

During Heirate mich Till first goes to Paul then walks on his knees up to Richard to be cuddled.

19.06.2002 – Club B2, Moscow, Russia

Big day out Festival 🎙️ // Sydney, 26.01.2001 🇦🇺

The footage of this Big Day Out gig is widely known due to its release on the ‘Lichtspielhaus’ DVD – but it’s also interesting to also get a sense of the whole concert from the fans’ perspective. Here and here (you’ll need to scroll down a bit to find the correct date) you can read fans’ direct reports of the concert 💬📝