American musician James Kottak was born 26December 1962 in Louisville. Most of all, he is known as the Scorpions drummer. He was part of the legendary group from 1996 to 2016. Due to problems with drinking and eccentric behavior, the rockers of the legendary group decided to say goodbye to the old-timer until he came to the right shape. Whether we will see the famous drummer still in Scorpions - time will tell, but for now his former comrades are working with an equally talented musician.
What is known about Kottak and his work? What are the groups in which he was a member?
James Kottak worked with different performers.The first records of his game appeared in the eighties of the twentieth century. There is even a video in which the musician plays one of the songs of the “Areh” group, in which he played at the beginning of his journey. In 1990, the musician collaborated with Michael Lee Firkins. He took part in recordings of albums and performances of other groups and performers.
Since 1996, he became part of the famousgroup world. He replaced drummer Herman Rarebella on tour and stayed. At the same time, he still had the strength to work on his own project, which will be discussed later.
German rock band performing songs onEnglish, was born back in 1965. At that time, Kottaku was only three years old. She won recognition not only in her own country, but throughout the world. The band's team is on the list of the fifty greatest hard rock performers.
The current group consists of five people.James Kottak (drums) today refers to the list of former band members. In 2016, the rockers announced that a new drummer, Mickey Dee, had taken the place of James. The reason for his departure from the group were health problems. Before returning to the team, he needs to complete a rehabilitation course.
Together with the Scorpions, James Kottak, whose biography is full of scandals, spent twenty fruitful years. He was involved in the release of six albums.
In 1996, the drummer was foundedown group Kottak. His then wife Athena, a musician, drummer, and actress, was also involved in the creation of the group. She is the younger sister of the famous musician Tommy Lee. Athena and James have known each other since 1989. Together they gave the world not only a rock band, but also three children (Toby's daughter, sons Mills and Matthew).
The group, which is also called "Crank", included four people:
During the speeches with "Scopions" Kottak playedown solo program. In 2011, a part of his individual performances turned into an album of the Kottak group. The band has released four albums in total. Writing songs to his brainchild musician has always considered his hobby.
James Kottak is blond with blueeyes. His height is 180 centimeters. The body is decorated with numerous tattoos that fans can always see at concerts. The drummer has a habit of showing his back in public. It contains a large tattoo in the form of an inscription in English, which translates as "Rock and roll forever." When exposing his back during a performance, Kottak does not stop playing the drums, skillfully juggling with chopsticks.
In 2014, James Kottak was arrested in Dubai.He was accused of using alcohol without a license and sentenced to a fine and imprisonment that lasted one month. It all happened at the airport. The musician flew in from Moscow and waited for his flight to the next plane. Being drunk, he began to show gestures of obscenity to Muslims who were at the airport. After he took off his trousers for passengers from Pakistan and Afghanistan. The musician admitted drinking alcohol, but denied trying to insult Muslims. And his lawyer explained how to act with his pants down as an attempt to demonstrate the famous tattoo on his back.
His eccentric character has always manifested itself intime speeches. So he could easily drink a glass of hot drink on stage. As, for example, at one of the concerts in Russia, Kottak took a glass from a drum set lowered in chains and, saying in broken Russian “To Health”, drained it.
