Paul H. Landers ,born December 9, 1964, is the rhythm-guitarist for Rammstein.
Paul Landers was born in Berlin, Germany to a Russian mother. His real name was Heiko Hiersche, which he hated. He lived in Moscow for a short time as a young child. Landers speaks fluent Russian but he can't read or write it. He moved out of his parents' house at the age of 16 due to fights with his stepfather and subsequently switched his first names, also in honor of his biological father. He soon left out Heiko, making his name Paul Hiersche.
When he married Nikki Landers in 1984 (at the age of 20), he took his wife's surname, thus making his name Paul Landers.
Landers and Nikki had a son, Emil. They later divorced in 1987, but he kept her last name. He also has a second child, a daughter, whose name and date of birth are unknown.
(Source: Wikipedia.org)
