Richard Zven Kruspe (born June 24, 1967) is the founder and lead guitarist of Rammstein, as well as Emigrate. He also used to be named "Bernstein," after his South African ex-wife Caron Bernstein. They were together for five years until separating in 2004 and filing for a divorce, which was finalized in 2006, after which his name reverted to Kruspe again.