Origin:
Decades: 1980's, 1990's, and 2000's
German punk/metal band Die Toten Hosen formed early in the '80s from the ashes of two Dusseldorf punk bands, ZK and KFC. Considering that three members of the Hosen were named Andreas, they took assumed names to avoid confusion: vocalist Campino (b. Andreas Frege; June 22, 1962), guitarist Breiti (b. Andreas Breitkopf; Feb. 6, 1964), rhythm guitarist Kuddel (b. Andreas Von Holst; June 11, 1964), bassist Andi (b. Andreas Meurer; July 24, 1962) and drummer Wolli (b. Wolfgang Rohde; Jan. 9, 1963). After releas... Read More