Farin Urlaub
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Jan Ulrich Max Vetter, better known as Farin Urlaub (from the German
"Fahr in Urlaub!" ("Go on holiday!"), after his love of travelling) was born on 27 October 1963 in West Berlin
, Germany
. He is best known as the guitarist
/vocalist for the German punk rock band Die Ärzte
. He has also been a solo artist since 2001, touring with his band, the "Farin Urlaub Racing Team".
district of Berlin
, and in Frohnau
up to the age of 18. His parents were low-paid civil servants, and he has a younger half-sister named Julia. His mother often played records by The Beatles
, and he was introduced to music at a young age.
At the age of nine he decided to take guitar lessons with an elderly woman who taught him classical standards. He played guitar while visiting holiday camps. Ironically in hindsight, his later music teacher advised him: "Whatever you do when you grow up, don't do anything with music!". At the age of 16, Vetter went on a school trip to London
, and returned home as a punk with dyed blonde hair.
In 1980 he met Dirk Felsenheimer
(later known as Bela B.) at the club Ballhaus Spandau
, one of the few clubs in West-Berlin that occasionally played Punk Rock, and joined his band Soilent Grün, replacing the previous guitar player whose guitar had been stolen. When the time came to make up stage names, Vetter decided to refer to his favourite hobby of travelling, contracting the phrase "Fahr in Urlaub" ("Go on holiday") to Farin Urlaub. After completing his Abitur
(school-leaving exams, equivalent of A-levels) in 1981, he enrolled in archaeology
at the Free University of Berlin
, but soon gave up studying to focus on his musical career.
. He told the youth magazine BRAVO
that his surname was Vetter-Marciniak to find out who really knew him and who only pretended to. When he received fan mail he would throw away, unread, letters addressed to "Jan Vetter-Marciniak". Even today his legal surname is often erroneously cited as "Vetter-Marciniak". In 1988, at the height of their popularity, Urlaub and Felsenheimer decided to split up and, after one final tour with the new bass-player, Hagen Liebing, Die Ärzte disbanded.
Urlaub then (1989) formed King Køng with, among others, drummer Uwe Hoffmann, who had been Die Ärzte's producer. Urlaub called himself "Jan" during this time, as he wanted to distance himself from his time with Die Ärzte. The group was never successful, and Urlaub declared it defunct much later (in 1999).
In 2001, Urlaub started his solo career with the album "Endlich Urlaub!
" (in literal translation "Finally Holiday!", but also a pun on his pseudonym, "Urlaub" thus proclaiming "Finally Holiday!"). "Am Ende der Sonne
" ("At the End of the Sun") was released in 2005, followed by Livealbum Of Death
in 2006. For the next album and possibly the ones to come, he chose to publish it under the name Farin Urlaub Racing Team which is the band playing alongside him when performing live. The latest album called "Die Wahrheit übers Lügen
" ("The Truth About Lying") was released on 31 October 2008.
Despite Urlaub's successful solo career, Die Ärzte continue to exist. In November, 2007 their latest album, "Jazz ist anders
" was released and was ranked #1 in the German Media Control charts for six consecutive weeks.
and Frank Zappa
. In addition he particularly listens to Johnny Cash
, Depeche Mode
and "more or less everything except free jazz
and techno
". However, he admits openly that he does not consider himself to be a particularly good guitarist. He says that he often plays "unclean" chords and that even today he has only a very limited ability to read music, though this has not held back his success as a musician. Urlaub is a very creative and productive author and a relevant musician, firm in many styles from Punk to Rock, Funk (Deine Freundin), Ska (Dermitder), Reggae, Dancehall, Country and even, albeit in a sardonic manner, in Volkstümliche Musik
(Wenn es Abend wird).
According to some reports, the difference between his solo songs and those he has written for Die Ärzte is that his solo pieces are more personal and topical. He tried to make his songs for Die Ärzte as "timeless" and funny as possible; in this he was influenced by the Comedian Harmonists
. Many of his songs are about being left by one's partner (Zu spät (Too late), Wegen dir (Because of you), Wie am ersten Tag (Like the first day), Komm zurück (Come back), Nie gesagt (Never told you), OK, 1000 Jahre schlechten Sex (1000 years of bad sex), Nichts in der Welt (Nothing in the world)) or are just nonsense
(Buddy Holly's Brille (Buddy Holly's glasses), Außerirdische (Extraterrestrials), WAMMW (Abbreviation for Wenn alle Männer Mädchen wären - If all men were girls). Since the reunion of Die Ärzte, he has also written socially critical and political songs (Kopfüber in die Hölle (Headfirst into hell), Schrei nach Liebe (Cry for love), Schunder-Song, Der Misanthrop, Rebell, Deine Schuld (Your fault), Nicht allein (Not alone)).
Whereas his first solo album contained several very satirical texts, Am Ende der Sonne deals with more serious themes such as politics, social criticism and personal subjects. In some solo pieces, Urlaub also shows some tendency towards ska punk
(Dermitder ("The Guy With The", contextually, "der Mann mit der Posaune" - the man with the trombone), 1000 Jahre schlechten Sex (One Thousand Years Of Bad Sex).
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
"Fahr in Urlaub!" ("Go on holiday!"), after his love of travelling) was born on 27 October 1963 in West Berlin
West Berlin
West Berlin was a political exclave that existed between 1949 and 1990. It comprised the western regions of Berlin, which were bordered by East Berlin and parts of East Germany. West Berlin consisted of the American, British, and French occupation sectors, which had been established in 1945...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. He is best known as the guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
/vocalist for the German punk rock band Die Ärzte
Die Ärzte
Die Ärzte is a punk band from Berlin. Die Ärzte are one of the best-known German punk rock bands and have released over 20 albums. The band consists of guitarist Farin Urlaub, drummer Bela B. and bass player Rodrigo González...
. He has also been a solo artist since 2001, touring with his band, the "Farin Urlaub Racing Team".
Youth
Up to the age of seven, Vetter lived with his mother in a flat in the MoabitMoabit
Moabit is an inner city locality of Berlin. Since Berlin's 2001 administrative reform it belongs to the newly regrouped governmental borough of Mitte. Previously, from 1920 to 2001, it belonged to the borough of Tiergarten. Moabit's borders are defined by three watercourses, the Spree, the...
district of Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, and in Frohnau
Frohnau
Frohnau is a locality in the Reinickendorf borough of Berlin, Germany. It lies in the extreme northern part of the city.- History :Founded in 1910, Frohnau was created whole as a planned community, corresponding to the early twentieth century idea of a Garden City...
up to the age of 18. His parents were low-paid civil servants, and he has a younger half-sister named Julia. His mother often played records by The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
, and he was introduced to music at a young age.
At the age of nine he decided to take guitar lessons with an elderly woman who taught him classical standards. He played guitar while visiting holiday camps. Ironically in hindsight, his later music teacher advised him: "Whatever you do when you grow up, don't do anything with music!". At the age of 16, Vetter went on a school trip to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, and returned home as a punk with dyed blonde hair.
In 1980 he met Dirk Felsenheimer
Bela B.
Dirk Felsenheimer , better known under his stage name Bela B., is a German musician, singer and songwriter. He is best known for being the drummer and one of the singers in the German band Die Ärzte. In 2006 he released his first solo album entitled Bingo. Bela B...
(later known as Bela B.) at the club Ballhaus Spandau
Spandau
Spandau is the fifth of the twelve boroughs of Berlin. It is the fourth largest and westernmost borough, situated at the confluence of the Havel and Spree rivers and along the western bank of the Havel, but the least populated.-Overview:...
, one of the few clubs in West-Berlin that occasionally played Punk Rock, and joined his band Soilent Grün, replacing the previous guitar player whose guitar had been stolen. When the time came to make up stage names, Vetter decided to refer to his favourite hobby of travelling, contracting the phrase "Fahr in Urlaub" ("Go on holiday") to Farin Urlaub. After completing his Abitur
Abitur
Abitur is a designation used in Germany, Finland and Estonia for final exams that pupils take at the end of their secondary education, usually after 12 or 13 years of schooling, see also for Germany Abitur after twelve years.The Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife, often referred to as...
(school-leaving exams, equivalent of A-levels) in 1981, he enrolled in archaeology
Archaeology
Archaeology, or archeology , is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes...
at the Free University of Berlin
Free University of Berlin
Freie Universität Berlin is one of the leading and most prestigious research universities in Germany and continental Europe. It distinguishes itself through its modern and international character. It is the largest of the four universities in Berlin. Research at the university is focused on the...
, but soon gave up studying to focus on his musical career.
Musical career
When the band broke up in 1982, Urlaub, Felsenheimer and Hans Runge (Sahnie) formed Die ÄrzteDie Ärzte
Die Ärzte is a punk band from Berlin. Die Ärzte are one of the best-known German punk rock bands and have released over 20 albums. The band consists of guitarist Farin Urlaub, drummer Bela B. and bass player Rodrigo González...
. He told the youth magazine BRAVO
Bravo (magazine)
Bravo is the largest teen magazine within the German-language sphere. The first issue was published in 1956, subtitled as "the magazine for film and television" . Marilyn Monroe's portrait graced the first published issue, the never-published dummy issue cover displayed Elvis Presley.-History:The...
that his surname was Vetter-Marciniak to find out who really knew him and who only pretended to. When he received fan mail he would throw away, unread, letters addressed to "Jan Vetter-Marciniak". Even today his legal surname is often erroneously cited as "Vetter-Marciniak". In 1988, at the height of their popularity, Urlaub and Felsenheimer decided to split up and, after one final tour with the new bass-player, Hagen Liebing, Die Ärzte disbanded.
Urlaub then (1989) formed King Køng with, among others, drummer Uwe Hoffmann, who had been Die Ärzte's producer. Urlaub called himself "Jan" during this time, as he wanted to distance himself from his time with Die Ärzte. The group was never successful, and Urlaub declared it defunct much later (in 1999).
In 2001, Urlaub started his solo career with the album "Endlich Urlaub!
Endlich Urlaub!
Endlich Urlaub! is the first solo album of the German singer Farin Urlaub , released in 2001. It shows the typical humour and music style fans of Die Ärzte are used to but is also very diverse and seems even a bit experimental...
" (in literal translation "Finally Holiday!", but also a pun on his pseudonym, "Urlaub" thus proclaiming "Finally Holiday!"). "Am Ende der Sonne
Am Ende der Sonne
Am Ende der Sonne is the second solo album of the German musician Farin Urlaub, released in 2005. The title translates to At Sun's end.-Track listing:All songs written by Farin Urlaub.# "Mehr" – 3:14...
" ("At the End of the Sun") was released in 2005, followed by Livealbum Of Death
Livealbum of Death
Livealbum of Death is the only live album by Farin Urlaub, incorporating his live-band Farin Urlaub Racing Team . At the same time it's the third album of Urlaub. It was released on February 3, 2006 as a CD- and a vinyl-edition, the latter consisting of six 7" discs. Each of the twelve sides of the...
in 2006. For the next album and possibly the ones to come, he chose to publish it under the name Farin Urlaub Racing Team which is the band playing alongside him when performing live. The latest album called "Die Wahrheit übers Lügen
Die Wahrheit übers Lügen
Die Wahrheit übers Lügen is the second album by Farin Urlaub Racing Team and the fourth album by Farin Urlaub.As FURT was initially Farin Urlaub's live band, it was previously used on the live album Livealbum of Death...
" ("The Truth About Lying") was released on 31 October 2008.
Despite Urlaub's successful solo career, Die Ärzte continue to exist. In November, 2007 their latest album, "Jazz ist anders
Jazz ist anders
Jazz ist anders is Die Ärzte's eleventh full-length studio album since Debil. It was released on 2 November 2007. The album has a bonus-EP with three songs about Die Ärzte and a hidden track. This is the first album after Debil that Die Ärzte produced alone. The cover is a reference to the most...
" was released and was ranked #1 in the German Media Control charts for six consecutive weeks.
Musical style
Since his childhood Urlaub was influenced by The BeatlesThe Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
and Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa
Frank Vincent Zappa was an American composer, singer-songwriter, electric guitarist, record producer and film director. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa wrote rock, jazz, orchestral and musique concrète works. He also directed feature-length films and music videos, and designed...
. In addition he particularly listens to Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
John R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century...
, Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...
and "more or less everything except free jazz
Free jazz
Free jazz is an approach to jazz music that was first developed in the 1950s and 1960s. Though the music produced by free jazz pioneers varied widely, the common feature was a dissatisfaction with the limitations of bebop, hard bop, and modal jazz, which had developed in the 1940s and 1950s...
and techno
Techno
Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan in the United States during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988...
". However, he admits openly that he does not consider himself to be a particularly good guitarist. He says that he often plays "unclean" chords and that even today he has only a very limited ability to read music, though this has not held back his success as a musician. Urlaub is a very creative and productive author and a relevant musician, firm in many styles from Punk to Rock, Funk (Deine Freundin), Ska (Dermitder), Reggae, Dancehall, Country and even, albeit in a sardonic manner, in Volkstümliche Musik
Volkstümliche Musik
Volkstümliche Musik is a modern variation on the traditional music of German-speaking countries in general and their Alpine regions in particular...
(Wenn es Abend wird).
According to some reports, the difference between his solo songs and those he has written for Die Ärzte is that his solo pieces are more personal and topical. He tried to make his songs for Die Ärzte as "timeless" and funny as possible; in this he was influenced by the Comedian Harmonists
Comedian Harmonists
The Comedian Harmonists were an internationally famous, all-male German close harmony ensemble that performed between 1928 and 1934 as one of the most successful musical groups in Europe before World War II...
. Many of his songs are about being left by one's partner (Zu spät (Too late), Wegen dir (Because of you), Wie am ersten Tag (Like the first day), Komm zurück (Come back), Nie gesagt (Never told you), OK, 1000 Jahre schlechten Sex (1000 years of bad sex), Nichts in der Welt (Nothing in the world)) or are just nonsense
Nonsense
Nonsense is a communication, via speech, writing, or any other symbolic system, that lacks any coherent meaning. Sometimes in ordinary usage, nonsense is synonymous with absurdity or the ridiculous...
(Buddy Holly's Brille (Buddy Holly's glasses), Außerirdische (Extraterrestrials), WAMMW (Abbreviation for Wenn alle Männer Mädchen wären - If all men were girls). Since the reunion of Die Ärzte, he has also written socially critical and political songs (Kopfüber in die Hölle (Headfirst into hell), Schrei nach Liebe (Cry for love), Schunder-Song, Der Misanthrop, Rebell, Deine Schuld (Your fault), Nicht allein (Not alone)).
Whereas his first solo album contained several very satirical texts, Am Ende der Sonne deals with more serious themes such as politics, social criticism and personal subjects. In some solo pieces, Urlaub also shows some tendency towards ska punk
Ska punk
Ska punk is a fusion music genre that combines ska and punk rock. It achieved its highest level of commercial success in the United States in the late 1990s. Ska-core is a subgenre of ska punk, blending ska with hardcore punk.The characteristics of ska punk vary, due to the fusion of contrasting...
(Dermitder ("The Guy With The", contextually, "der Mann mit der Posaune" - the man with the trombone), 1000 Jahre schlechten Sex (One Thousand Years Of Bad Sex).
Farin Urlaub Racing Team
The Farin Urlaub Racing Team (abbreviated to "FURT") is the band with whom Farin Urlaub performs his solo work. So far Urlaub has completed four tours with the band. He describes the difference between Die Ärzte and the Farin Urlaub Racing Team as follows,: "With Die Ärzte, complete anarchy dominates on stage, whereas with the Racing Team you have an orchestra full of dynamite".Albums
- Endlich Urlaub!Endlich Urlaub!Endlich Urlaub! is the first solo album of the German singer Farin Urlaub , released in 2001. It shows the typical humour and music style fans of Die Ärzte are used to but is also very diverse and seems even a bit experimental...
(Finally Holiday) (2001) - Am Ende der SonneAm Ende der SonneAm Ende der Sonne is the second solo album of the German musician Farin Urlaub, released in 2005. The title translates to At Sun's end.-Track listing:All songs written by Farin Urlaub.# "Mehr" – 3:14...
(At the end of the sun) (2005) - Livealbum of DeathLivealbum of DeathLivealbum of Death is the only live album by Farin Urlaub, incorporating his live-band Farin Urlaub Racing Team . At the same time it's the third album of Urlaub. It was released on February 3, 2006 as a CD- and a vinyl-edition, the latter consisting of six 7" discs. Each of the twelve sides of the...
(2006) - Die Wahrheit übers LügenDie Wahrheit übers LügenDie Wahrheit übers Lügen is the second album by Farin Urlaub Racing Team and the fourth album by Farin Urlaub.As FURT was initially Farin Urlaub's live band, it was previously used on the live album Livealbum of Death...
(The truth about lying) (2008)
Singles
- "GlücklichGlücklich"Glücklich" [Happy] is the debut solo single by Farin Urlaub. It's the fourth track from his debut album Endlich Urlaub!. The song courages people to be what they are, to do what they want and like, what they like, as long as it makes them happy. The song is humorous in nature.-Video:Farin gets...
" (Happy) (2001) - "SumisuSumisu"Sumisu" is a song by Farin Urlaub. It's the second single and third track from his debut album Endlich Urlaub!. The song is a homage to the Smiths – according to the lyrics, Farin used to listen to them, when he was down...
" (2001) - "OKOK (Farin Urlaub song)"OK" is a song by Farin Urlaub. It's the third single and sixth track from his debut album Endlich Urlaub!. It's a hate song. It was originally meant for Die Ärzte. It's also one of the heaviest songs on the album.-Video:...
" (2002) - "Phänomenal egalPhänomenal egal"Phänomenal egal" [Phenomenally indifferent] is a song by Farin Urlaub. It's the fourth single and fourteenth track from his debut album Endlich Urlaub!...
" (Phenomenally indifferent) (2002) - "DuscheDuscheDusche is a song by Farin Urlaub. It's the first single and fourteenth track from his album Am Ende der Sonne. It's about a paranoid man, who fears things in his house, thinking that they are conspiring to assassinate him. The man fights back and decides to burn everything down, when nothing else...
" (Shower) (2005) - "PorzellanPorzellan"Porzellan" [Porcelain] is a song by Farin Urlaub. It's the second single and the fourth track from his album Am Ende der Sonne. It's about feeling, that everyone else's life is good, while your life is bad - the happiness, however, can be everywhere, if people could only let it.-Video:Farin plays...
" (Porcelain) (2005) - "SonneSonne (Farin Urlaub song)"Sonne" [Sun] is a song by Farin Urlaub. It's the third single and the second track from his album Am Ende der Sonne. It's possibly about unrequited love or just distance between lovers, where the narrator is angry, because the sun shines, even though things are bad and the beloved one is not with...
" (Sun) (2005) - "ZehnZehn"Zehn" [Ten] is a song by Farin Urlaub Racing Team, Farin Urlaub's live band . It's the only single and the fifteenth track from his live album Livealbum of Death...
" (Ten) (2006) - "NichimgriffNichimgriff"Nichimgriff" is a song by Farin Urlaub Racing Team. It's the first single from Farin Urlaub's third solo studio album Die Wahrheit übers Lügen....
" (Notundercontrol) (2008) - "NiemalsNiemals"Niemals" is a song by Farin Urlaub Racing Team. It's the second single and the seventh track from Farin Urlaub's third solo studio album Die Wahrheit übers Lügen...
" (Never) (2009) - "KriegKrieg (song)"Krieg" is a song by Farin Urlaub Racing Team. It's the third single and the fifth track from the album Die Wahrheit übers Lügen...
" (War) (2009) - "Zu Heiß" (Too Hot) (2010)
Collaborations
- "Requiem für Nossek" (1989) - The Incredible Hagen feat. Jan Vetter & Bela B.Bela B.Dirk Felsenheimer , better known under his stage name Bela B., is a German musician, singer and songwriter. He is best known for being the drummer and one of the singers in the German band Die Ärzte. In 2006 he released his first solo album entitled Bingo. Bela B...
; for the soundtrack of "Lindenstraße", titled "Wir warten auf die Lindenstraße" - "Wir brauchen... WernerWir brauchen... Werner"Wir brauchen... Werner" is a song recorded for the film "Werner - Beinhart!", which is the first film made about the German comics hero Werner. Die Ärzte was supposed to record it and the song was supposed to be the theme song for the film, however, Die Ärzte was on hiatus in the time and the...
" (1990) - Bela B.Bela B.Dirk Felsenheimer , better known under his stage name Bela B., is a German musician, singer and songwriter. He is best known for being the drummer and one of the singers in the German band Die Ärzte. In 2006 he released his first solo album entitled Bingo. Bela B...
& Jan; for the soundtrack of "Werner - Beinhart!" - "Donna Clara" (1995) - as Kill Kill Gaskrieg (The BatesThe BatesThe Bates was a German punk band, founded in Eschwege, federal state of Hesse, Germany in 1987. The name referred to the character Norman Bates from Alfred Hitchcock's film, Psycho....
featuring Bela B.Bela B.Dirk Felsenheimer , better known under his stage name Bela B., is a German musician, singer and songwriter. He is best known for being the drummer and one of the singers in the German band Die Ärzte. In 2006 he released his first solo album entitled Bingo. Bela B...
& Kill Kill Gaskrieg); for the album "Pleasure + Pain" - "Du bist hübsch, Kati" (1995) - for Heinz StrunkHeinz StrunkHeinz Strunk, legal name Mathias Halfpape is a German entertainer, author, and member of Studio Braun. Strunk's comedy ranges from goofy prank calls to biting political and cultural satire, often involving music....
's album "Der Mettwurstpapst" - Backing vocals for songs "Monster", "Ohne Traurigkeit" and "Meer" on FleischmannFleischmann (band)Fleischmann was a band from Germany, founded about 1990, that released several albums, their most popular one being "Hunger", which made its debut in 1995.A single was released from the album titled "Ohne Traurigkeit"...
's 1995 album "Hunger" - Like This and "Liebe macht blindLiebe macht blind"Liebe macht blind" [Love makes you blind] is a single by The Busters and Farin Urlaub. It's the last track from The Busters' album "360°"."Like This", is also written by and features Farin and it also appears on "360°", right before "Liebe macht blind"...
" (2000) - The BustersThe BustersThe Busters are a German third wave ska revival band, established as a side project in 1987. Playing 2 Tone-influenced ska, they became one of the best-known German ska bands, having a minor hit single in Germany with a ska cover of Bobby McFerrin's "Don't Worry Be Happy" They signed to Sony Music...
feat. Farin Urlaub, for the Busters' 2001 album "360°" - Backing singer on "Hey du" by the BeatsteaksBeatsteaksBeatsteaks are a punk rock band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 1995.- History :Peter Baumann, Stefan Hircher, Alexander Rosswaag and Bernd Kurtzke founded the Beatsteaks in 1995. Shortly after Arnim Teutoburg-Weiß joined the band as a singer and additional guitarist...
on the Wohnzimmer EP (2002) - Backing vocals on "Bettmensch" on Olli Schulz & der Hund Marie's album "Das beige Album" as K. K. Blitzkrieg
- It is an unconfirmed guess, but most people think that he is the secret singer of the Funny van DannenFunny van DannenFunny van Dannen is a German singer, songwriter, author, and painter of Dutch origin....
cover-song "Unbekanntes Pferd" (Unknown Horse) on the "Köpfer"-EP of the band RantanplanRantanplanRantanplan is a fictional hound dog created by Belgian comics artist Morris and French writer René Goscinny. Originally a supporting character in the Lucky Luke series, Rantanplan later starred in an eponymous series. Rantanplan is a spoof of Rin Tin Tin, as idiotic as Rin Tin Tin is clever...
.
Literature
- Farin Urlaub: Unterwegs 1 - Indien & Bhutan. Bildband, Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-89602-779-5
- Markus Karg: Die Ärzte - Ein überdimensionales Meerschwein frisst die Erde auf. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-369-1