During his 20-year Bad Seeds tenure, Bargeld cowrote a handful songs, including the haunting “Stranger Than Kindness,” and occasionally duetted with Cave, notably on “The Weeping Song.” ...

As the front man of Einstürzende Neubauten and co-founder of renowned indie band Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Blixa Bargeld is among the major icons of Germany's underground music scene.

Is it fair to say that you have always needed a creative partner, a foil as it were? Yes, I think so. Throughout the years, that has tended to be the case. I could do it on my own, but I don’t ...