Also known as Gonzo
Matt Roehr Labels Rule23 Recordings Name Matthias Rohr Genres Hard rock | Years active 1980-present Website GonzoMusic Role Guitarist Music group Bohse Onkelz (Since 1981) | |
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Born 16 April 1962 (age 62)
Frankfurt ( 1962-04-16 ) Albums Blitz & Donner, Viva Los Tioz, Der nette Mann, Wir ham' noch lange nicht gen, Gehasst - Verdammt - Vergottert Similar People Peter Schorowsky, Stephan Weidner, Kevin Russell |
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Matthias "Gonzo" Rohr (born 16 April 1962 in Frankfurt) was the guitarist of the rock-band Bohse Onkelz from 1981 to 2005. His stage name Gonzo derives from Double Live Gonzo!, an album by Ted Nugent. Since Bohse Onkelz split up, he has been known as Matt Roehr.
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- Youth
- Musical career
- Guitars
- Books
- Discography
- Songs
- References
Youth
Rohr grew up in the area of Frankfurt in a strictly Catholic family. The four Rohr brothers and sisters rarely saw their father due to his work schedule in a grocery store and later in his own kiosk in Frankfurt. The family moved often within the Frankfurt area.
Musical career
Rohr began playing the guitar at age twelve. Despite his strict education and his youth, Rohr discovered what was important in his life. The repetitive church visits and the ministers, who always tried to make him a better man, were not parts of the life he wanted, but the music was. He and his friends pooled their money to pay for guitar lessons. After a few weeks he left the lessons, because he wanted to play "real" music and not folk music or endless scales. Soon after, he sold his guitar, bought an electric bass guitar and joined a school band. When he entered the Frankfurt punk scene in 1980, he had already played in several bands. In 1981, he joined the Bohse Onkelz as the bass guitar player. After the first album, Soundtrack zum Untergang 2, he switched to guitar and played it until the band split up in 2005.
In August 2006, he played guitar for Rose Tattoo at the Wacken Open Air for the deceased Peter Wells.
In April 2007, Rohr began recording his first solo album BARRA DA TIJUCA, which took him four months in studios in Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) and the U.S. (Miami, New York). He joined forces with the rock singer Charlie Huhn (Ted Nugent, Humble Pie, Gary Moore, Foghat) and Brazilian and German top musicians. The album was released in Europe in October 2007 by GonzomusicRecordingCo (GRC). In 2010, Rohr released his second studio album Out of the Great Depression.
Guitars
Rohr's guitars are Gibson (EDS-1275 Doubleneck, Flying V, Les Paul, SG), Fender (Stratocaster), Guild (SG Custom) and Tausch Dragonfly (665 S, Dragonfly).
Books
Meine letzten 48 Stunden mit den Bohsen Onkelz, Matthias Rohr, ISBN 3-931624-36-6
Discography
for the Bohse Onkelz albums see Bohse Onkelz discography
Songs
Auf gute Freunde
Nichts ist fur die Ewigkeit
Deutschland im Herbst
Das ist mein Leben
Bin ich nur glucklich - wenn es schmerzt
Danke fur Nichts
Nur die besten sterben jung
Keine Amnestie fur MTV
Leere Worte
Der Himmel kann warten
Bomberpilot
Heilige Lieder
Wieder Mal 'nen Tag Verschenkt
Buch der Erinnerung
Hier sind die Onkelz
Prinz Valium
Stunde Des Siegers
Nichts ist fur immer da
Zu nah an der Wahrheit
Der nette Mann
Lieber stehend sterben
Nur Wenn Ich Besoffen Bin
Ohne mich
Dick + durstig
Wenn wir einmal Engel sind
Onkelz wie wir
Ihr hattet es wissen mussen
Wenn Du wirklich willst
Das Geheimnis meiner Kraft
Danket dem Herren
Ich weiss wo Du wohnst
So sind wir