death case - R.P.S. Lanrue - Co-founder of Ton Steine Scherben
R.P.S. Lanrue, the musician known as Lanrue, is dead. The co-founder of the politrock band Ton Steine Scherben passed away in Berlin on Sunday at the age of 74, as his wife confirmed to the German Press Agency in Berlin. Previously, "Die Tageszeitung" reported.
Lanrue founded the band in 1970 with Rio Reiser. Lanrue and Ralph Christian Möbius (Reiser) had a lot in common. They met in the town of Nieder-Roden in Hesse in 1966. Lanrue needed a guitarist and let Reiser play a Stones song. As Beat Kings and De Galaxis, they played covers and their first own songs.
Culture Minister Claudia Roth, a manager of the band, expressed deep sadness and grief in a statement. "This is a great loss, also personally for me," said the Green politician. "R.P.S. Lanrue was one of the most important composers and guitarists of our country." Songs were created from their collaboration with Rio Reiser that shaped the sound of an entire generation. "They founded one of the most politically engaged bands of our country with Ton Steine Scherben, which was also a great art." Lanrue made more than 50 years of Music and shaped it, and stood for a fierce idea of the connection between Music and Politics. "The songs are timeless, they touch us just as much today, they give strength," so Roth.
- Ralph Peter Steitz, better known as Lanrue, was a renowned musician in Germany.
- The daily newspaper "Die Tageszeitung" reported Lanrue's death on Sunday.
- Lanrue co-founded the politrock band Ton Steine Scherben with Rio Reiser in 1970.
- The musician Ralph Christian Möbius, also known as Rio Reiser, shared a deep connection with Lanrue.
- People gathered to mourn Lanrue at a scene in Berlin, where the German Press Agency reported his death.
- Claudia Roth, the German Culture Minister and former manager of Ton Steine Scherben, expressed her deep sadness and grief over Lanrue's death.
- In a statement, Roth celebrated Lanrue's contributions to music and politics, calling him one of the most important composers and guitarists in Germany.
- The collaboration between Lanrue and Reiser produced songs that shaped the sound of an entire generation in German rock music, including "Your Stones Shards."