At that time, he was heavily influenced by American music, especially that of rock group Kiss. After the Berlin Wall came down, he moved back home to Schwerin , where Till Lindemann worked as a basket-weaver and played drums in the band First Arsch loosely translated as "First Ass" or "First Arse". He realized that he did not want to make American music and concentrated on creating a unique German sound. Kruspe, Riedel and Schneider started working together on a new project in