RAMMSTEIN keyboardist 2010 Flake interview about shock rock | Raw & Uncut
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RAMMSTEIN keyboardist Flake sat down with Sam Dunn in 2010 for an interview about shock rock for the TV series Metal Evolution. Flake then proceeded to explain Rammstein have nothing to do with shock rock. He did explain their philosophy of performance, and why releasing a music video on a porn site was one of the best decisions they ever made. This interview excerpt is presented Raw and Uncut.
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the only reason this interview is so "strange" is because you had an image about what Rammstein is and kept trying to have Flake confirm your thoughts. The questions were kind of repetitive and he was clearly getting annoyed.
Kitten Lyric I had the same impression that he was joking with the interviewer, I think I have seen Flake laughing as he realzied that he catched him. I mean, common, when Flake said, they want to help the kid to grow up, the coin must have been fallen.
Y'all aren't german and don't get the core idea of Rammstein, do you? Have you ever analysed one of the many songs? I get that it's fucking difficult for foreigners, but you may get a better understanding of Rammstein.
They don't do shock rock. They are freedom.
@@nilsandresen9912 I don't think it's just whether you're German or not, I'm Australian and even I get that they're not out to shock people but just to be able to sing, talk and express themselves however they want. That means pushing the boundaries sometimes, but it's not just pushing them for the sake of pushing them.
@Kitten Lyric his english isn't good, its quite hard to understand
This wouldn't have been "one of your weirdest interviews" had you not been trying to fit his band into a mould of what you think they are. Instead if you listened to what he was actually saying, you could have had one of your best interviews. Clearly he cares about art and self expression more than just trying to get reactions out of people for attention, which is why you trying to get him to admit to for the majority of this interview.
jumpmanhat Flake is very willing to express himself trough an interview... but you have to ask smart questions. you could see behind his sunglasses he was rolling his eyes with some of the stupid questions he got. if the interviewer did some research on the band and specially Flake ... hé should have known not to bring up media attention as he has clearly stated multiple times he hates multimedia and doesn't want to understand it as it takes away a lot of creativity.
Couldn‘t have said it better!
That's exactly what I thought when I watched the video.. To know Rammstein you really need to go deeper and deeper in terms of art, music and expression... The worst part is that Flake gave him some opportunities to ask him more interesting questions.. but....
Maybe that's a side effect of not being able to understand their lyrics, in combination to being used to bands that only want to shock because of the outrage. I remember Flake saying, that explaining things only reduces the experience and impact something can have. That's why he doesn't watch trailers for movies or making of - documentaries.
(-> Look up the "Sonne" making of - video on their channel, for that tidbit).
Flake is an outstanding artist. They all are.
Exactly! If you go in with a preconceived and misinterpreted notion of the band and especially to Flake, you deserve what you get. I appreciate Flake for not getting defensive or explanatory and putting the guy in his place. It was a stupid interview premise to begin with.
I am 99 % sure, that when R+ was asked to o this, they just gathered up and said, how do we bullshit this as much as possible, and someone just went "let's send Flake", and everyone just laughed their ass of.
Anne Knudsen I couldn't agree more!
Either that or this guy is actually that pretentious.
This is Flake's sense of humor full tilt. He, Till, and Paul used to do things like this in interviews a lot back in the day.
@@wattage2007 he doesn't even like tattoos man, does that explain it to you?
@@SaurophaganaxSRG and says he dont own a computer haha!
Here we see Flake giving a classic trolling of Western media 10/10
Jordy M i wouldn’t actually say it’s trolling. What you’re seeing is a culture collision between an interviewer from a culture that desires superficial opportunities to be offended and a subject from a culture that doesn’t take itself too seriously while confusingly taking other aspects of life very seriously.
He is actually being quite sincere. I don’t know if his books have been translated into English, but I’d recommend reading them as they might shed some light on him and the band.
Germany is a western country though..
@@bborud You've misunderstood me slightly
@@destino3945 not east germany where flake was socialised and raised.
@@destino3945 Yeah, but even Australia, America and the UK are extremely different countries to one another and they don't have the language barrier.
I met this dude years ago in Madison WI while Rammstein was on the pledge of allegiance tour with Slipknot. Not a lick of English from him lol or he just didn't want to talk. He simply smiled at me, signed my beanie, patted me on my head, smiled, and walked away...I'll never forget him haha
Flake is a class act, I've never heard of any ego problems in this band. They all seem like super, super genuine and wonderful people, despite all of their succes.
that is not true, actually before the mutter era they were almost dispatched... richard has ultra huge ego
+Comrade Morlac Dispite his ego Richard is a nice guy... always good to his fans... loving yourself doesn't mean being arrogant to the others
Idk this interview put me off. His effort to be as cool and nonreactive as possible seems as fake as those tattoo sleeves. I like Rammstein still but woah.
+Comare Morlac This is definitely true, Rammstein are mortals too. And as much as I love Richard Krispy-Krusp, he is an egotist.
Kitten Lyric Hi I'm kinda new in the Rammstein fan base, and I wanted to know why is Richard called with these names sometimes, and what really happened during the Mutter era? 'cause I'm not really understanding the whole situation you know... 😂 So, if could explain me, it would be really great😄 Thank you so much.
(Sorry if there's any mistake. I'm not a native English speaker)
Love Flake. He doesn't give a fuck!
+Kitten Lyric that might be
Cause you dumn as fuck!
He sounds like an artist that is NOT corrupted by the media. That's an icon.
🤗🤗🤗
I believe the overall sentiment is that they create art for themselves only, and then share it. True artist.
they don't expect to please anybody, they just feel good when they do their art and never change their direction of music, they just do what they are capable of doing perfectly well and what they want...they also were lucky to work with great people, like Jacob Hellner (the producer of the albums), Jonas Akerlund, Jorn Heitmann and Zoran Bihac (the directors of some music videos)
Yeah doing art for people and to touch certain topics is nice and good but doing art on and for your own is on a whole another level
And this is why I love Rammstein. I had to pause this for a good few minutes until I’d finished laughing. I can’t believe how dumb these questions are and how blatantly Flake is trolling this guy. That aviator, choker and fake tattoo sleeve combo though. 😂😂
Finally.. someone else that gets what Flake was doing. 😂 This interviewer is a joke, no wonder Flake was like “this dude..”
Exactly. Trying to push him towards saying they like to shock with sexual things.....
These folks are way too smart for that lol
I know 😭 Flake's just sitting there telling this dude over and over that they do what they want and they grow on it but the interviewer just doesn't seem to understand
This is what happens when you go into an interview with a member of Rammstein and the only Rammstein song you've ever heard is "Du Hast". Jesus that was painful.
That interview was NOT weird at all. Flake was very relaxed, open and sincere. I think the interviewer just didn't know all that much about the Band and -honestly - about music bands in general. It's just a fact.
Yes, Flake was very relaxed and sincere and honest. But the intervier just was not able to understand.
that is not a fact.
Thanks Flake for making this interview interesting enough... the interviewer clearly has no clue and did not do any homework..
If you believe Rammstein are about shock rock then you clearly have not done your homework.
Rammstein is about love
@Stunts & Art Mick Jagger liked to shock people. It doesn't make The Rolling Stones a shock rock band.
Things like nudity and sex are controversial only to conservative or religious places like America and the UK. In Germany, nobody gives a fuck. They have bare titties in beer ads.
@@VampiraVonGhoulscout
They almost only have these things like cannibal (Armin Weiss/ 'mein teil'), incest BDSM etc. in their lyrics.
It's all about death, and sex, power. Disaster (Rammstein).
And now with Lindemanns Ich hasse kinder...
Give me a break.
Even in the beginning Lindemann was already swinging a fake cock onstage, that had water or beer coming out.
This is an easy(cheap) way to get attention .
Not saying their music is bad. I have most of their music as well.
But it starts to get boring.
A bit too much of the same.
Shock Rock for sure.
@@jasperjahnke true love
That contrast between the interviewer asking eloquent and meaningful questions in English and Flake answering in this Berlin German accent, basically saying "We just want to do our fucking thing" the whole time😂. I liked the interview.
_Remmstein_
_Remmstein ramstein remmstein_
IT'S FUCKING *RAMMSTEIN*!
As a German myself, it's obvious to me that he didn't seem to need a translation himself. I'm actually wondering why he didn't answer in English as well ..
I think the interview is a bit of performance, non?
Indeed.
He totally rickrolled you on that Sam. They are fluent in english, Rammstein even have some songs translated to english by themselves. He and Till definally tricked you on that (Hell even his solo project Lindermann is all in english tongue). I've seen a lot of interviews from them and this is not the first time they pulled this one off, maybe it was to avoid interviews or just to fuck with you. Or maybe because you were in Germany, they felt like to just speak german.
I don't think I've ever seen an interview with Flake in English. He might now speak it. Till does, but he's not completely fluent. Richard is fluent.
I don't think it was done to fuck with him, but simply because some people far prefer to speak their first language as to respond to the questions as eloquently as possible. If some of that eloquence is lost in translation then I suppose that it's not as severe of a loss as not being able to find the best words in a limited or unpracticed second language. Especially in response to questions that are most likely going to get air time in a documentary film or television series.
This genuinely seems like a prank by Rammstein. Flake doesn't have arm tattoos (you can see on his right arm how he's just wearing tattoo sleeves) and usually doesn't wear anything around the neck. Also, his chill laid-back demeanor as if he was some other cliche rockstar is so far away from how Flake appears in German interviews, where he is one of the funniest and most comedic persons I have ever seen. On a different occasion, for example, Flake read excerpts from his book on stage and his introduction to the audience itself was funnier than many standup comedy acts. Flake also recorded the audiobook of his book and reads it so childlike and silly which makes the text all the funnier. The only way that I can explain Flake's demeanor in this interview is that the entire band sat together and discussed how they can make this interview as absurd and ridiculous as possible :D
I think he comes up with all that stuff by himself
This interview isnt weird you just dont get what he's saying even though he's telling you again & again
That is why it is weird. The interviewer is asking dumb questions and asks similar questions with which have already been answered from his previous questions.
This interviewer gave a generic and cringy interview. No substance at all!
I was wondering what the interviewer was fishing for.
Absolutely right! Flake repeated his thoughts multiple times. All it took was listening.
I didn't know I could love Flake more! Such patience, wisdom and sense of humour:)
He makes comedy shows in Germany. No joke and he's good too
The pronunciation of "Rammstein" is driving me crazy...
Me too !
absolutely!! Call things by their names!!
Flake had to be thinking ‘please learn to pronounce the name correctly’. RRomshtine.
It’s not Flaka... it’s Flake
@@Eric666morse in Germany when an e is at the end of a word it sounds like an ah instead of an e
Like un Porsche which is pronounced porscha
I don't think the interviewer was listening to him. Seemed like him asked the same stuff over in different ways. Flake is awesome🐺
Flake is giving very intelligent and thoughtful answers. Just because he didn’t say what everyone expected doesn’t make it a weird interview. Myself, I am tired of bands simply existing to shock people or that try to be overtly relevant. They are watered down replicas of a million before them. I think the beauty of Rammstein is that they TRULY don’t give a fuck. They do their thing and if they are happy that is what matters. True fans will see that. Fickle fans will love on to the next popular item. Bravo to Flake for the awesome interview. Also the real shock was in the interviewers voice when Flake said he doesn’t have a computer. Hahaha. Perfection.
This does not paint the interviewer in a good light at all. There was absolutely nothing weird about this interview, other than the blinding ignorance of the interviewer. Flake's answers were brilliant, interesting and insightful. Well done to Flake for not losing patience with the mind-numbing, repetitive questions that he kept being asked so that the interviewer could get the answers he was clearly fishing for.
this is so awesome Flake taking the piss😂😂😉
When the guy asked about entertainment what I had in mind was exactly what Flake answered. Thanks god those people exist.
That's exactly what I expected from a member of Rammstein. This dude has not time for BS, he's an artist and that's that.
Flake tryin to hide his devilish smirk in the end :) I love Him :)
As a german I can tell you that Rammstein are the trolls of trolls. If you could understand their lyrics you would know. They are hillarious.
Weirdest? He just responded like it is!
The title might be "Dull Questions with Flake"
I honestly didn't find this a weird interview. He just spoke his mind
RAMMSTEIN means a lot to me. When I discovered this band in my early teens I think something changed in me. And it was really good.
Every time I learn or see anything about Rammstein it makes me appreciate them even more.
Yes their Pussy video was a viral hit but it's not just that. it's above all a great song. I think that separates them from most bands/groups. It's not one song, one gimmick that defines them, it's the whole Rammstein that makes Rammstein.
Wow, what a bad interviewer. Poor Flake, had to sit through that.
I know, right!?!?! Awkward af
That's why I love rammstein they are happy being themselves making music and dont let politics get in the way. More bands need to realise that.
Flake hits something that was a MAJOR factor for me growing up in the 90s-00s. When you went to a concert, the lights went out, everyone screamed and it was totally breathtaking. Then you were here in this place with several thousand like-minded people for a few hours and it felt like “this is OURS”. I really hope kids still get that experience nowadays. It doesn’t necessarily have to be something as goofy as Til and Flake doing their “buck dich” routine circa 1998…but something that feels distinct and new for your generation, regardless.
WOW this is a real artist… an authentic artist… how they just create art and “don’t look at the outside world” is what has kept the band together for so many years, which is really extraordinary, they haven’t had a change of an integrant ever
The whole time this interview was playing i had the keyboard part from du hast stuck in my head
the interview was awkward because the interviewer blatantly knew nothing about his subject matter due to assumptions he'd based on snippets he'd seen. is it any wonder Flake has a distaste for Western attitudes and language?
This interviewer is just ignorant.
Kitten Lyric You think he is telling crap?!
I would love to see the extended interview with Till Lindemann. In the Metal Evolution interviews, Flake always felt more reserved, more evasive in his answers. Till came across way more straightforward and direct, and I would love to see what more he has to say on the matter, especially as a fan of Rammstein myself.
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i dont like the interviewer i kept waiting him to say "so what is like the meaning of life man, what does like life mean to you man...." like cmon its not as deep as you think, they do stuff cause they like it and its badass. I feel like flake kind of had that body language like i dunno its just cool..
the more i watch i actually really hate this interviewer.. i thought this was very bad interview..
Ha. He totally dominated the interview! Awesome.
thx for the footage. its funny how the interviewer seemingly gets more and more confused by the unexpected answers.
Rammstein, you entertain all of us. No matter how old we are. I'm 28. I have been on 4 your shows, also saw people in my parents age :))
What an amazing interview. You can tell flake just gives no shits about trying to please anyone. Way to go flake for making this interviewer super uncomfortable haha
Wow... Reached a new level of respect and admiration...
Ha ha. This is VERY Flake as I expected it might from what Sam says. He is quite old fashioned in some respects. You have to remember he grew up in communist East Germany. He was training to be a Doctor and his intelligence shows. choice was limited and in some aspects of life, things were more simple in some ways. He's the type of East German who sees the pros and cons of the old and new ways, like not being faced with as much choice. 'I don't have a computer' sums Flake up perfectly. :D I hope that gives some understanding and I've chosen the appropriate words in places.
Despite his thick glasses Flake did never strike me as a particularly intelligent person (judging by some of his statements that seemed rather naive).
Schneider has a university degree???
@Gar Nicht they meant that Schneider is the only one who has served in the military.
Sam Rammstein is an INDUSTRIAL metal band how can you not know this ?
Nothing weird about the intervew. He gave honest answers. He doesn't care what the media or the public wants. And he doesn't want to be limited to categories. As a fellow (East) German living in the US, I feel people have expectations in me to be like them. But different cultures sometimes have different views on life and what's important. It's not weird to be different.
I so happy and love this band just from what his answers are about the youth.
is this an interview or an interrogation?
Yeah, very annoying, poor Flake but he had a good time pissing this shit off
It is what happens when a culturally stunted moron interviewer gets confronted by someone that is a grown-up.
It is “weird” because it didn’t conform to his naive expectations and he doesn’t understand. Actually it is embarrassing to watch on behalf of the interviewer.
Hey Banger. Rammstein is Industrial Metal. Thank you.
So basically they're a band that makes music they like to hear and if we like it good, if not, they already like it so...it's good! Respect.
Oooff 😬 This was a tough one to watch. The interviewer sounded like he was holding a job interview! 😆
Flake did a great job remaining polite and composed though. You could really feel the cringe through every little smirk he tried to hold back. It must be painful having to go through these uninspired, repetitive interviews with questions from people that don’t know the first thing about you and your music. 🤦🏼♀️
My first reaction, when I saw those tattoos, tinted glasses, choker, attitude: this ain't Flake, at all lmao, he's making fun of that shock rock label you tried to stick on them most definitely
Wintergreen he is making fun of the box, the interviewer wants him in! He is making fun of mainstream rock, where they all have tattoos and wear dark sunglasses.
I'm confused, you said it was a weird interview, but it was fabulous.
It's strange cause the questions you kept making were pretty clear not the reality of Rammstein, that's not what Rammstein is but you really wanted it to be, so you became reptetitive and he became annoyed, the end.
Those fake tattoo sleeves though...
trve
They look terrible on him.
callmebill13 lol it took me a minute to realize why does it look like he has a darker skin on his forearm compared to his hand.
I didn't realize they were sleeves quite at first, I was like " ? ? ? When did this happen ? ?" Lol 😂
I was shocked at first and I immediately thought "Uh Flake, we've become naughty naughty badasses!! Wait... When did this happen?" And it took me like 5 minutes in which I posted a screenshot on Instagram Rammstein fandom asking WTF before realizing the arm was darker and it was a skintone sleeve 😂
are we going to get the full Till interview as well? :D
me too. Paul gives Good interviews.
This man is a legit artist, he’s was actually trying to make this interview into a piece of art…..I will be visiting this video again in the future to see if I can find some more meaning.
I always thought Flake had a complex and interesting character. I don't think most people ask him complex enough questions.
LOL After watching this, I like him much better than I did.
Go home TH-cam auto generated captions in English. You’re drunk haha
How many ways can you ask the same question over and over, hoping it’ll somehow get you the answer you’re wanting, not the answer itself?
This is interview is so fucking badass. So many phenomenal quotes🤘
lol an american vs an east german. these two might as well have been from 2 different universes. the interviewer's concepts are being shattered and his mental world turned upside-down, none of the answers fits into any of the interviewer's preconceptions, i love it :D
Der Typ ist so sympathisch er spricht quasi mich einfach direkt an !
Video's simple explanation:
-Interviewer: *say things*
-Flake: "No that's not right so"
genial was Flake antwortet :D
I feel a bit embarrassed for the interviewer.
He is trying so hard to put Flake in a category but really, Flake is a category all of his own.
I like that he doesn't have a computer.
Hay Sam... could you please explain to us what it is you find about them that is sooooooooo shocking?
They don't have to entertain. They just enjoy expressing themselves which is something i find entertaining personally. Artists should feel free to express themselves regardless of positve or negative feedback.
Flake has it right, helping many of us grow
How was this "one of the weirdest interviews"?
Because this doesnt look like an interview, more like interrogation
Because the interviewer keeps trying to press Rammstein into this mould of intentional and planned provocation (even though Rammstein have said in interviews that there is no real plan behind their provocation) and Flake keeps making this clear but the interviewer keeps kinda ingnoring it. What makes this interview funny for Rammstein's fans is that they know those are tattoo sleeves etc and that Flake is trolling the interviewer.
because he wasnt on a treadmill
@@timothymallonjr4659 LMAO
@@timothymallonjr4659 lmao
I love this crazy dude.
“No, I don’t have a computer.”
“You don’t have a computer??”
“[in English] I’m to old for that”
Has to be the most troll thing I’ve heard from a musician ever 😂😂
For some reason he reminds me of Floki (Gustaf Skarsgård) 😂 Legend!
That was great, really interesting guy
That's one thick American trying to understand the genuine purity of art!
Rammstein has bin my fav band for as long as i can remember, grew up with Rammstein in the car and stuff and i became a metalhead. i knew all the song lyrics even thoe i couldnt understand anything of it so then i took German at highschool :) Rammstein is and will always be my fav band
Na dann verstehst du ja inzwischen alles was er sagt ..... ohne Übersetzung 😆
Zeitgeist.KP ja klar mein freunde
How can bands like Rammstein handle interviewers or media I would go crazy. Love Rammstein hopefully they come to Iowa
Awesome. Interesting interview. Thank you, Sam.
I'm newer to the band, but knew something was off about this interview with Flake, whose always more down to earth and chill. Dive into the comments and my suspicions confirmed.
Genius Christian Sir ! Absolutely genius. Every person who doesn't get what just happened in the interview ...... Are probly not true fans ......
GREATEST LIVE BAND EVER!!!!
He obviously cares more about the music than the entertainment and visual aspects of the band. He is a musician. He cares about the music he creates. We listen to music with our ears, so any visual effect has no affect on the actual integrity of the music. He doesn't care about getting his music heard by using visual effects and entertainment value, but wants his music to speak for itself.
You are the reason why musician dont wanna give interviews.
This is still absolutely hilarious. It was really sad when the interviewer wanted Flake to say that the band is the best at something instead of just accepting Flakes point *facepalm*
Rammstein haben mir tatsächlich geholfen erwachsen zu werden. Insbesondere nach der Zeit, indem ich mit meiner ersten Freundin schluss gemacht hatte, nachdem ich herausgefunden hatte, dass sie fast fremdgegangen wäre. Danke!
I love you flake.
I always thought of Flake as the Dr. Strangelove of the band.
Honestly I say that.... Rammstein is different from the other bands in the world....
Had you ever heard of Rammstein before you interviewed flake? Things that interest Rammstein are things that generally shock the rest of the world.
Flake looks badass in this interview.Those fake tattoos and these sunglasses,and his age? How cool is that?! I love him for that,he is so cool!
Dude I usually love your interviews but you were clearly underwater from the beginning of this one.
Flake have really special way of thinkness, he says a lot without saying something, sometimes or the most funny things and somewhere between something less funnier staff - it makes sense for him to say something in a kontext without generalys meanings, and he dont care about if everybody can understand this, so if you lose the kontext you lose the sense (but in fact everything makes sense what he says ;))
"Listen to me now and believe me later!"
So good.. Stupid and superficial nonsense questions and this guy gives with a few words some lifelessons to the interviewer and the people watching
9 minutes to say 'entschuldigung, aber wir sind Rammstein. Das ist alles.'
6:30 Strong Statement 🤘