James Kottak

James Kottak on the "Get your Sting & Blackout" tour in Schweinfurt (2011)

James Kottak (born December 26, 1962 in Louisville , Kentucky ) is an American musician and drummer for the rock band Scorpions from 1996 to March 2016 .

Musician career

Kottak played drums with Kingdom Come , MSG , Warrant , Wild Horses and Axxis , among others , as well as on some tribute CDs for bands such as Led Zeppelin . In 1996, Kottak joined the Scorpions. Now and then he plays at concerts with musicians from their environment, such as Michael Schenker or Uli Jon Roth . In September 2016, the Scorpions officially announced Kottak's exit from the band. Kottak had been replaced by Mikkey Dee since May 2016 due to illness .

Kottak also has their own band, which released their first album in 1999 under the band name Krunk . His then wife Athena Kottak also played drums in this band (until 2010), while James Kottak himself took on guitar and vocals under the name Jimmy Ratchitt. With the second album Therupy , released in 2006 , the band finally renamed themselves to Kottak . In May 2010 the Kottak album Rock'n Roll Forever was released . With the release of the fourth album "Attack", James Kottak is the only remaining original member of the band named after him. In autumn 2011 he toured Europe as a support act for the power metal band Edguy, who were friends with him.

Others

In early April 2014, he was arrested at Dubai International Airport after insulting Muslims while drunk, pulling down his pants and making indecent gestures in public. He was then sentenced to one month in prison by the Dubai Misdemeanour Court in Dubai .

Gradually, during these incidents, he was suspended from the Scorpions. After a withdrawal he played with the Scorpions again from November 2014 and can also be heard on the album Return to Forever .

Kottak was married to Athena Lee , Tommy Lee's sister , and they have three children with her (* 1991, * 1993 and * 1997).

Albums

Krunk and Kottak

1999: Krunk: Greatist Hits
2006: Kottak: Therupy
2010: Kottak: Rock'n Roll Forever
2011: Kottak: Attack

Scorpions

1999: Eye II Eye
2000: Moment of Glory
2001: Acoustica (live)
2004: Unbreakable
2007: Humanity - Hour I
2010: Sting in the Tail
2011: Comeblack
2011: Live 2011 - Get Your Sting & Blackout
2013: MTV Unplugged - in Athens
2015: Return to Forever

Individual evidence

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↑ convicted Scorpions drummer Kottak to prison - Pöbelei in Dubai , in Süddeutsche Zeitung , April 30, 2014 on sueddeutsche.de
↑ Scorpions singer Klaus Meine talks next album, status of drummer James Kottak (audio), from October 27, 2014, on blabbermouth.net

Web links

Commons : James Kottak - collection of images, videos and audio files

Brief description by James Kottak , on the-scorpions.com
James Kottak on Myspace
Scorpions Pure Instinct , on the-scorpions.com

personal data
SURNAME	Kottak, James
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American musician and drummer
DATE OF BIRTH	December 26, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH	Louisville , Kentucky

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[SD30042014-2] convicted Scorpions drummer Kottak to prison - Pöbelei in Dubai , in Süddeutsche Zeitung , April 30, 2014 on sueddeutsche.de

[Blabber27102014-3] Scorpions singer Klaus Meine talks next album, status of drummer James Kottak (audio), from October 27, 2014, on blabbermouth.net


Studio albums	Lonesome Crow (1972) • Fly to the Rainbow (1974) • In Trance (1975) • Virgin Killer (1976) • Taken by Force (1977) • Lovedrive (1979) • Animal Magnetism (1980) • Blackout (1982) • Love at First Sting (1984) • Savage Amusement (1988) • Crazy World (1990) • Face the Heat (1993) • Pure Instinct (1996) • Eye II Eye (1999) • Moment of Glory (2000) • Unbreakable (2004) • Humanity - Hour I (2007) • Sting in the Tail (2010) • Comeblack (2011) • Return to Forever (2015)
Live albums	Tokyo Tapes (1978) • World Wide Live (1985) • Live Bites (1995) • Acoustica (2001) • Live 2011 - Get Your Sting and Blackout (2011) • MTV Unplugged - in Athens (2013)
Compilation albums	Best of Vol. 1 (1979) • Hot & Heavy (1982) • Best of Vol. 2 (1984) • Gold Ballads (1988) • Best of Rockers 'n' Ballads (1989) • Still Loving You (1992) • Deadly Sting (1995) • Deadly Sting - The Mercury Years (1997) • Best (1999) • Millenium Edition (2001) • Bad for Good - The Very Best of (2002) • The Platinum Collection (2005) • Deadliest Stings (2008) • Icon (2010) • Icon 2 (2010) • Still in Trance (2012) • Born To Touch Your Feelings (Best of Rock Ballads) (2017)
Video albums	First Sting (1985) • World Wide Live (1985) • To Russia with Love and Other Savage Amusements (1988) • Crazy World Tour Live (1991) • Moment of Glory - Live (2000) • Acoustica (2001) • A Savage Crazy World (2002) • Unbreakable World Tour 2004 - One Night in Vienna (2005) • Live at Wacken Open Air 2006: A Night to Remember - A Journey Through Time (2007) • Amazonia - Live in the Jungle (2009) • Scorpions Live in 3D (Blu-Ray 3D) (2011) • MTV Unplugged - in Athens (2013) • Forever and a Day (2015) • Forever and a Day: Live in Munich (2016)
Singles	Is There Anybody There? • Lovedrive • Make It Real • The Zoo • Blackout • No One Like You • Still Loving You • Can't Live Without You • Rock You Like a Hurricane • Big City Nights • Rhythm of Love • Passion Rules the Game • Don't Believe Her • Wind of Change • Send Me an Angel • Alien Nation • Under the Same Sun • White Dove • Does Anyone Know • When You Came Into My Life • Where the River Flows • To Be No. 1 • Moment of Glory • You Are the Champion • Humanity • Raised on Rock • The Good Die Young • Still Loving You - Je t'aime encore (feat. Amandine Bourgeios) • Dancing with the Moolight / Where the River Flows • We Built This House • Eye of the Storm • Going out with a bang


Studio albums	Dreamtime (1984) • Love (1985) • Electric (1987) • Sonic Temple (1989) • Ceremony (1991) • The Cult (1994) • Beyond Good and Evil (2001) • Born into This (2007) • Choice of Weapon (2012)