Overview
- German outlets confirmed he died on January 3 in Berlin from a cancer‑related illness, with the news made public this week.
- He co‑founded Fehlfarben in 1979 and supplied the signature bass riffs that anchored the album Monarchie und Alltag.
- Before Fehlfarben, he played in DAF and co‑composed Kebabträume, later reworked by Fehlfarben as Militürk.
- He left Fehlfarben in 1981 to form Mau Mau and other projects, then rejoined during the band’s 1990s reunification and subsequent comeback.
- He had stepped back from live shows over the past 18 months, with Michi Beckmann filling in as colleagues praised his modest manner and distinctive playing.