i've seen a lot of responses to richard's interview. especially about the house metaphor.
my opinion is that you can be grateful for what we have already (which is a whole lot) AND be upset about the possibility of rammstein coming to an end getting more and more likely. that's just human nature. god knows that if and when it happens i will be an inconsolable mess.
but depending on the reason, i could also be a slightly angry mess.
you see, if rammstein drift apart naturally, that's obviously ok. they're old, probably wanna focus on other things, like schneider with his family or flake with writing (if flake started a fictional novel i'd buy 20 copies of it). they will all be in their 60s by 2031, and retirement traditionally is at 65 at least here in ireland, so if they wanna do that? they absolutely can.
But, if they split as a result of finally getting sick and tired of till's shenanigans, which for the most part are publically available for all to see (ahem ahem mar a largo ahem ahem posing with a convicted abuser) which make them worse, my currently ambivalent and conflicted opinion of Till (which soured a little over the course of a month and with whom i'm accepting and distilling into something more peaceful without turning my blog into a bitchfest and not limiting older pictures because his past self isn't doing this shit and i prefer older eras for fanfics and fanart anyway) will worsen.
Not to an extreme degree obviously. Just enough that my heart shatters ๐ญ
My opinion of him, contrary to what I've posted, isn't actually hatred. Or well there's definitely resentment there. But it's more keeping an eye to make sure things don't keep souring. Weariness, to be exact. Kinda like "you are making me very upset and miserable and as a result I'll view all your new content with varying levels of suspicion." So that's why I'm watching closely.
Now, all of this could be paranoia on my part. Maybe Till is talking it out with the others. Maybe they're being patient with him. But from a fan's perspective, it seems that Till is finished with them and is getting himself into situations in a "well they see me like this so wtf" kinda way.
Also, the fact that he didn't publicly apologize (keyword: publicly, he probably did it privately) to the band after the charges were dropped especially Flake and Schneider, whom were hit pretty badly, doesn't help his public appearance either, and furthers the perceived gap in the band's relationship.
Flake had pretty much the same accusations and the same verdict, but had to fight more to get his stuff back while Till immediately released Zunge almost weeks after he was free, and Schneider tried to express his feelings in a balanced matter and was met with backlash. Honestly another reason why I'm resentful because I feel like his behaviour is a slap in the face to the way the 2024 tour made us feel, but I'm still compassionate enough that I sincerely hope he makes it through.
So I can only hope internal matters are different to what we're perceiving as fans. Regardless, my time in the fandom has only been a year and a bit, but I am forever grateful for their amazing music, music videos and live shows, the amazing fanfics the fandom write, and for giving me the catalyst to make my own characters (Aria, Ichika and Lorenz baby, they're based character design wise off Till, Richard and Flake respectively, I'll make a post about them soon) and story. Even if Rammstein decide to close the door, I will make so many fangames, they can't dmca them all ๐
And I'm glad Richard doesn't feel pressure to make stuff! It's very much a "if it happens it happens" thing which i can respect. so while i'll be upset if the split is forced rather than natural, i will accept it soon enough.
That's just my 2 cents on this whole matter :)
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