▁S asha , ▁is ▁a ▁German ▁singer , ▁song writer , ▁music ian ▁and ▁occas ional ▁actor . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁by ▁his ▁alter ▁e go ▁Dick ▁Bra ve , ▁and ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁group ▁Dick ▁Bra ve ▁& ▁the ▁Back be ats . ▁Due ▁to ▁a ▁legal ▁dispute ▁with ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁DJ ▁also ▁named ▁S asha , ▁he ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁S asha ▁Alexander ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Sch mit z ▁is ▁the ▁elder ▁of ▁two ▁children ▁born ▁to ▁Fritz ▁Sch mit z , ▁a ▁former ▁Bundes wehr ▁soldier , ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Ram ona , ▁a ▁nur ser y ▁nur se . ▁R ais ed ▁in ▁a ▁Christian ▁home ▁alongside ▁his ▁younger ▁brother ▁Norman ▁( born ▁ 1 9 7 6 ), ▁Sch mit z ▁spent ▁his ▁child hood ▁in ▁So est , ▁North ▁Rh ine - West phal ia , ▁following ▁his ▁parents ' ▁divor ce . ▁ ▁His ▁early ▁musical ▁interest ▁grew ▁when ▁he ▁started ▁his ▁first ▁school ▁band , ▁called ▁Bad ▁to ▁the ▁B one , ▁which ▁" was ▁exactly ▁as ▁bad ▁as ▁the ▁name ▁suggests ", ▁he ▁later ▁stated . ▁Sch mit z ' s ▁first ▁professional ▁band ▁was ▁called ▁J unk ▁Food ▁and ▁model led ▁on ▁bands ▁such ▁as ▁N ir v ana ▁and ▁the ▁Red ▁Hot ▁Ch ili ▁Pe ppers . ▁Although ▁the ▁band ▁was ▁never ▁offered ▁a ▁recording ▁contract , ▁they ▁played ▁live ▁all ▁over ▁their ▁area , ▁resulting ▁in ▁occas ional ▁bus king ▁sessions ▁with ▁his