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Written by Fyria
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Monday, 28 January 2008 22:52 |
- Richard was a Wrestler as a teenager.
- He stands at 6'2" (in platforms)
- Around 1991, Richard started the band Orgasm Death Gimmicks.
- Also in 1992, Richard made his first trip to the USA with Till Lindemann and Oliver "Ollie" Riedel. He realized that he didn't want to make American music and concentrated on creating a unique German sound.
- Richard married South African (American) actress Caron Bernstein [1] in 1999. The ceremony was Jewish and Richard composed the music for it. Richard took on the name Richard Kruspe-Bernstein during their marriage. They separated in 2004. Richard's name is now back to its original "Kruspe" as the divorce was finalized. (The mere fact that Richard was married in a Jewish ceremony is not enough to qualify him as Jewish as some sects of Judaisim will inter-marry Jews with those of different religions. See Who is a Jew? for more information)
- Richard has a signature ESP guitar called the RZK-1 [2]. There is a cheaper version available for purchase as well called the LTD RZK-600. He previously played, and still does play, the Kirk Hammet signature guitar called the KH-2 as well as a custom ESP Guitar based on the Kirk Hammet KH-2 Signature guitar. He is the first German guitarist with a signature guitar series from ESP. Richard uses a black ESP Eclipse I CTM at the Rammstein performance in Nimes, France on July 23rd 2005.
- Sometime in 2001 he moved from Berlin to New York where he now resides to live closer to his ex-wife Caron. Richard speaks fluent English.
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