Terje Winterstø Røthing (born Terje Vinterstø in 1977) is a Norwegian musician, playing

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in the

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Kaizers Orchestra and Skambankt. Røthing joined the band Kaizers Orchestra soon after the band started in 2000. He had participated with various bandmembers' earlier projects, and was a longtime friend of members Janove Ottesen and Geir Zahl. He had participated on every recording of the bands Blod, Snått & Juling and nom. Like Zahl, he had appeared at the Klepp Rockclub, and played funk/rock guitar in the band Zombie Porrkchop and later guitar in the bands Watershed, Ebenezer, The Goo Men, and Johnny and the Sexual Problems. As of 2011, he played the lead guitar in the Norwegian rock band Kaizers Orchestra under the name Terje "Killmaster" Kaizer. Røthing is also the frontman of the Norwegian punk band Skambankt that plays a mixture of

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and

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. In that band, he goes by the name Ted Winters and plays second guitar and sings. In 2009, Røthing opened a photo-exhibit at a gallery in

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, with photos from Kaizers Orchestra's tour(s), in cooperation with Paal Audestad. In the aftermath of the 2012 Norwegian Spellemann Awards, Røthing earned criticism after showering a fellow musician's head with beer as a response to an alleged racist comment during the show. Røthing later posted a public apology to the musician in question on Kaizers Orchestra's official Facebook page, admitting that he had overreacted. December 2024, Røthing launched a Facebook page for a new solo project, titled Winterstø, suggesting new music coming in 2025.

Private life

Terje is married to Ragnhild Winterstø. They had a child in November 2010, during Skambankt's tour and they had to cancel the p3 sessions concert. Ragnhild sings a duet with Janove Ottesen on Kaizers Orchestra's 2008 album '' Maskineri''. The song is named "Den andre er meg".

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rothing, Terje Wintersto 1977 births Living people Norwegian guitarists Norwegian male guitarists Norwegian multi-instrumentalists Norwegian rock guitarists Norwegian rock singers Norwegian punk rock singers 21st-century Norwegian singers 21st-century Norwegian guitarists 21st-century Norwegian male singers Kaizers Orchestra members