▁of ▁the ▁band ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁The ▁drum mer ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁was ▁Tr ini ▁Tr imp op , ▁who ▁became ▁the ▁band ' s ▁manager ▁when ▁W öl li ▁joined . ▁ ▁The ▁band ▁is ▁re put ed ▁to ▁have ▁played ▁for ▁free ▁at ▁private ▁birth day ▁parties ▁or ▁similar ▁events ▁in ▁their ▁early ▁years , ▁so ▁long ▁as ▁the ▁host ▁provided ▁them ▁with ▁un limited ▁be er ▁and ▁covered ▁all ▁damage ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁band . ▁▁ 1 9 8 2 – 1 9 8 7 ▁ ▁Die ▁T oten ▁H osen ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁at ▁the ▁R ating er ▁Hof , ▁a ▁Düsseldorf ▁bar ▁frequ ented ▁by ▁punk ▁mus icians . ▁Its ▁founder ▁members ▁were ▁Camp ino ▁and ▁Andreas ▁von ▁Hol st , ▁both ▁from ▁local ▁punk ▁band ▁Z K , ▁with ▁Andreas ▁Me urer , ▁Michael ▁Bre it k opf , ▁Tr ini ▁Tr imp op ▁and ▁Walter ▁November . ▁According ▁to ▁their ▁friend ▁and ▁one ▁time ▁prom oter ▁Andrea ▁Ber zen , ▁they ▁chose ▁the ▁name ▁Die ▁to ten ▁H osen ▁– ▁which ▁literally ▁transl ates ▁as ▁" the ▁dead ▁tr ous ers " ▁but ▁con notes ▁the ▁German ▁id iom ▁" h ier ▁ist ▁to te ▁H ose " ▁or ▁" h ier ▁her r sch t ▁to te ▁H ose " ▁meaning ▁" there ▁is ▁nothing ▁going ▁on ▁here ", ▁" it ’ s ▁b oring ▁here " ▁– ▁over ▁Die ▁Paris