Andy Kuntz was born on November 20, 1962 in Kaiserslautern, Germany. Since age 14, he has been interested in singing and he always wanted to be a ‘big rock star.’ When he was a teenager he was in a garage punk rock band called Rock Zock. He has said his main influences are Kansas, Thin Lizzy, Van Halen, Genesis, Magnum, and Sting. Kuntz is a first cousin of former German international footballer Stefan Kuntz.