Fell down the rabbit hole, that is work and could not think of anything else! Out the other side now and so it’s time for FIP (Fashion Icon of the Past) of the week! If there was a secret inspiration for “Edward Scissor Hands” it was this guy, and if he wasn’t he should have been!
Meet Blixa Bargeld! Bargeld (born Christian Emmerich, 12 January 1959) is a German musician who has been the lead singer of the band Einstürzende Neubauten since its formation in 1980. Bargeld was also a founding member of the Australian rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, serving as a member from 1983 until his departure in 2003.
When Nick Cave stumbled across them, he fell in love and later wrote of Bargeld: “He stood in a black leotard, black rubber pants, black rubber boots. Around his neck hung a thoroughly fucked guitar. His skin cleaved to his bones, his skull was an utter disaster, scabbed and hacked. Blixa Bargeld. He was the most beautiful man in the world.” Cave soon invited Bargeld to be the guitarist in Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds! I must admit I find him totally as fascinating as Mr Cave!
