“It is clear that not only Mikado is played there”

The Row Zero and the backstage area of ​​Rammstein, called “black room” by some, “suck box” by others, is also a topic for many celebrities, especially in interviews or talk shows. Writer Uwe Tellkamp, ​​55, teased that it should be clear that not only Halma could be played there; Dieter Nuhr, 62, spoke ironically of “after-show orgies”; Music manager Thomas Stein, 74, wondered whether Till Lindemann could even be able to perform actions there, or, as Stein unhappily put it, to be “happy”.

TV entertainer Harald Schmidt, 65, also gave his (regulars’) opinion on the Rammstein case – and, like Tellkamp, ​​chose a game comparison: “You can also imagine that not only Mikado is played and fretsaw work is made there. So the question is always: Is something happening that is criminally relevant, or is it a private decision whether I go there.” He says: “A lot of excitement in the subjunctive!” Schmidt speaks of “border areas” that belong to rock music and have been explored by bands like Black Sabbath and the Rolling Stones.

Victim blaming or fair assessment of a situation that has not yet been resolved – and perhaps never will be? Here is an excerpt from the “Sunday regulars’ table” in BR:

Harald Schmidt: “One can also imagine that they don’t just play Mikado and do fretwork there. So the question is always: does something happen that is criminally relevant or is it just a private decision whether I go there.” #Rammstein pic.twitter.com/UAFQtJGgJP

— Gyp Rosetti 🔫 (@GabiElenaDohm) June 11, 2023