- Awarded the Frankfurt Music Prize in 2004.
- 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.
- Survived a heart attack (1989).
- Has collaborated with many noted singers and actors including Eric Burdon, Ulla Meinecke, Helen Schneider, Gianna Nannini, Nina Hagen, Esther Ofarim, Ben Becker, Otto Sander, Nena, Otto Waalkes, Tim Fischer, Yvonne Catterfeld and Ellen Ten Damme.
- Born to Gustav and Hermine Lindenberg, he had an older brother, Erich (1938-2006), a painter.
- Received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the ECHO Awards (1991).
- Has been engaged in political activism, fighting against the Berlin Wall and xenophobia in Germany as well as raising of funds for aid in Africa.
- Good friends with former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder.
- First performed with his Panikorchester (lit. for panic orchestra) in 1973.
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