Born in Herford, West Germany, Gold was part of the Berlin art collective the Nelson Community, where he formed the band Chinchilla Green in the late 1970s, which also included future Alphaville colleague Bernhard Lloyd.

[3] In 1982, he joined Lloyd and Frank Mertens in the band Forever Young, which soon became Alphaville.

[3] He sang lead vocals on Alphaville's 1980s pop singles, including "Forever Young", "Big in Japan", "Sounds Like a Melody", "Dance with Me", "Jerusalem", amongst many others.

As of 2022, he is the last remaining original member of the band, whose latest album, Eternally Yours, was released in 2022.

[5] Included on the album are cover versions of "The Shape of Things to Come" (originally by the Headboys) and "One Step Behind You" (by Furniture).