According to their friend and one time promoter Andrea Berzen, they chose the name Die toten Hosen – which literally translates as "the dead trousers" but connotes the German idiom "hier ist tote Hose" or "hier herrscht tote Hose" meaning "there is nothing going on here", "it’s boring here" – over Die Pariser. Its founder members were Campino and Andreas von Holst, both from local punk band ZK, with Andreas Meurer, Michael Breitkopf, Trini Trimpop and Walter November. The band is reputed to have played for free at private birthday parties or similar events in their early years, so long as the host provided them with unlimited beer and covered all damage caused by the band.ĭie Toten Hosen formed in 1982 at the Ratinger Hof, a Düsseldorf bar frequented by punk musicians. The drummer until 1985 was Trini Trimpop, who became the band's manager when Wölli joined. Wölli had played from 1985 to 1999 and was an honorary member of the band until his death in 2016. He joined in 1999, after previous drummer Wölli sustained injuries in a car crash. All members except one are German, though Campino's mother, Jenny, was English. The current members of Die Toten Hosen are Campino (Andreas Frege), Kuddel (Andreas von Holst), Vom (Stephen Ritchie), Andi (Andreas Meurer) and Breiti (Michael Breitkopf). 1.3 1996 to 2020: JKP – the beginnings with their own label.1.2 1988 to 1995: Recognition and early success.
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