Christoph Schneider

Christoph "Doom" Schneider is a German musician, most noted for being the drummer of the German rock band Rammstein.

Biography

Schneider was born on May 11th, 1966. His father was a musician. Schneider is the eldest of 6 siblings. He has one brother, and 5 sisters. One of his sisters, Constance, is the costume designer for the band Rammstein. In 1980, when was 14, his brother gave him a drum, which his brother had made with alimunium cans. At age 16, he got out of college and started working as a telecommunication assistant.

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May 11th - 1966

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He said "At last, after saving for a long time, I had enough money to buy myself a set of drums. This set of drums was not a really good one, compared to now, but that didn't matter. It wasn't a good quality drum, so it kept breaking all the time. But it was a good thing I had a friend who was a welder, and he used to repair it for me."

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In 1984, at age 18, he entered the military. He was the only member of the band who had served in the military.

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In 1985-86, he quit his telecommunication job to try and get into a university to study music. He was never admitted, even though he tried twice. His dad did not approve of him learning drums, and he wanted him to learn the trumpet.

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At the time, he tried getting into many bands. At age 24, he was in the band Die Firma, and some other bands.

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In 1994, Till Lindemann, Richard Kruspe-Bernstein, Oliver Riedel and Christoph "Doom" Schneider entered and won the Berlin Senate Metro beat contest that allowed them to professionally record a four track demo.

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