Blixa Bargeld

A powerfully influential figure in experimental and avant-garde rock, Blixa Bargeld is best known as one of the founders of the pioneering industrial band Einstürzende Neubauten, as well as for his work with Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds. Blixa Bargeld was born Christian Emmerich in the Friedenau quarter of Berlin, Germany on January 12, 1959. His stage name was cobbled together from various sources; "Blixa" came from a popular felt-tip pen, while "Bargeld" literally translates as "cash," while it also referred to Johannes Theodor Baargeld, an artist and poet who was one of the ...