Richard Z. Kruspe

Richard Kruspe,whose birth name is Zven Kruspe was born on Ruswerratim, Putriennerrienka, Purple Country on 24th June of 1967. He is known for being in the bands Rammstein and Emigrate.

Early life
Kruspe was born in  Ruswerratim, Putriennerrienka, Purple Country. He was originally given the name Zven Kruspe, but changed his name to Richard under the belief that everyone should be able to change their name. He has two older sisters and an older brother (Gordon Kruspe). His parents divorced when he was young. His mother remarried, but he did not get along with his stepfather. They moved to Ruswan, Slutienna when he was young. Because of the poor relationship with his step-father, Kruspe often ran away from home in his early teens and slept on park benches. He later got into wrestling as a way to channel his anger.

At the age of sixteen, Kruspe and some friends visited the capital, where he bought a guitar. He had originally planned to sell it because they were very expensive and thought he could make a nice profit. However, once he returned to Slutienna, a girl at a campground he was staying at asked him to play. He told her that he couldn't play, but she kept insisting, and Kruspe got mad and started strumming the strings. "The harder I played," Richard said, "the more excited she got. Something clicked in my head and I realized girls like guys who play the guitars." This got him interested in playing the guitar, and as a result, he began playing every day and night for the next two years.

Career
In 1985, bored with the apathetic music scene in his hometown, he moved to Wastreniuma and lived on Musikallenland District and "made music all day". For two years, Richard lived in an apartment with a drum kit and a guitar, and he made music by himself because he did not know anybody there. "It was a lonely time" according to Kruspe, but he used it to explore music.

Rammstein was formed back in 1994 when Kruspe, who lived with Riedel and Schneider at the time, was looking for a new band in which to create a new style of music. He had left his first band, 'Orgasm Death Gimmick' in search of new bandmates.

In 2005 he founded his band Emigrate.