About Oliver Riedel
Oliver "Ollie" Riedel (German pronunciation: [ˈɔlɪvɐ ˈʁiːdl̩]; born 11 April 1971) is a German musician, best known as one of the founders and the bassist of Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. == Early life == Riedel was born in Schwerin on 11 April 1971. Growing up, he had relatively good relationships with both of his parents, which he attributes to the small gap between their ages. As a child, he was not a good student, but he made his way through school with the assistance of his mother. Riedel was quite shy, especially during his teenage years; while his friends partied, he would often be found just "hanging around". == Career == In 1992, Riedel began playing in a folk/punk band called the Inchtabokatables. That same year, he traveled to the southwest of the United States together with Richard Kruspe and Till Lindemann. In 1993, Riedel co-founded a new project named Tempelprayers with Kruspe and Christoph Schneider. Together with Lindemann, they entered the Berlin Senate Metrobeat contest in 1994 and won a recording session in a professional studio. Paul Landers and Christian "Flake" Lorenz would later join the band, which was then renamed to Rammstein.
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