Aljosha Rompe

Aljoscha Rompe was the lead singer of the East German band “Feeling B”, one of the most popular bands in the GDR. Aljoscha also played in the band "Santa Clan", was a founder of the political party “The Wydoks" who wanted to reclaim public property on former GDR soil and act against being ruled by “money people" he made films, pirate radio and squatted for a long period of his life, living between friends houses and derelict buildings. He also spent long periods of time camping on hiddensee island with his bandmates, playing gigs, selling drinks and organising underground festivals. He was of Swiss origin and died in Berlin in the year 2000 (aged 53), following a severe asthma attack. Flake lorenz, aljoscha's friend and bandmate has said of him "he knew how money was able to corrupt people, he didn't want to be successful in a monetary sense either, neither of us wanted to, as we where all punks".

Sources

* The book "Grün und Blau" written by Flake Lorenz), keyboardist of Feeling B and Rammstein the documentary "mittendrin"