Born 1944 in Paderborn, Germany, died May 08, 2009 in Hamburg, Germany at the age of 64.

German music journalist, who also was member of the band Flying Klassenfeind. The band had five other members, but only one of them was a musician. The music therefore was very strange and is described as almost unbearable.

He wrote for the magazines Musikexpress and Sounds (which were later merged into one magazine) and was chief editor for Rolling Stone (Germany) from its first days until it was sold to a different publisher.