A German actor and composer, born on January 12, 1959, in Berlin, Germany. Blixa Bargeld is married to Erin Zhu. He is a former guitarist for Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and is the lead singer for Einstürzende Neubauten. Bargeld had a brief romance with Lung Leg, which is documented in Totem of the Depraved (1983). He is known for Wings of Desire (1987), Heat (1995), and The Mummy (1999).