- Leadsinger of German punk rock band Die Toten Hosen.
- Still supports former Bundesliga club Fortuna Düsseldorf, although now playing in the third German league.
- Born to a German father, a judge, and an English mother, a teacher, he grew up with four siblings. One of his brothers died prior to his birth.
- His longtime companion Karina Krawczyk gave birth to their son Lenn Julian on 9 March 2004.
- Plays "Meckie Messer" in Bertolt Brecht's "Die Dreigroschenoper" (The Threepenny Opera), directed by Klaus Maria Brandauer, in Berlin (August 2006).
- Often checked into hotels under the spoof name Rudi Dutschke, leader of the German 1968 student movement, in the 1990s.
- Has collaborated as a solo artist with other singers and bands such as Bad Religion or Juanes.
- Worked as a journalist for Der Spiegel magazine, interviewing celebrities including Paul McCartney and Angela Merkel.
- Supporter of Liverpool F.C. and the English national football team.
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