Rocky the Mohawk. You know him? I recognised the album cover as I stumpled upon it when surfing around for design inspiration yesterday.
Below is a summary of his interesting story. I have my information from various sites so I can’t say if it’s all true.
Gerhard Bauer (Rocky) was born in Berlin on Nov. 26. 1926. An only child in a Potzdam soldier family living in red part of Berlin, Wedding. His father was a member of the NSDAP and was shot when the Russians entered Berlin in 1945.
After WW2 Rocky worked for the French. Espionage. He was disclosed and sent to prison at “Bautzen” in South East GDR where the conditions where so bad that ten inmates or more died every day. Rocky got his first tattoos during his eight years in prison.
After prison time Rocky moved to St Pauli, Hamburg and joined a biker gang. He met Udo Lindenberg, one of Germany’s biggest rock stars, who made him part of the Panikorchester, a Sideshow-like group of freaks, that appeared with him on stage from 1975 to 1984.
Rocky died on 04.01.1987. The photos inspire me. I don’t know about you.
Udo meets Rocky: “Ich such n’ Job” (I’m looking for a job)
