German rock musician and composer, releasing 42 albums since 1974.
Being a West German rock star, he was surprisingly permitted to tour in East Germany, performing one of his most noted songs, "Sonderzug nach Pankow" ("Special train to Pankow"), which satirized East Germany's leader Erich Honecker (1983).
As he doesn't have a permanent residence, he has lived in the Hotel Atlantic in Hamburg for several years.