Daniel Ash
| Daniel Ash | |
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Ash at the 2008 Lollapalooza festival.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Daniel Ash |
| Born |
31 July 1957 Northampton, England |
| Genres | Alternative rock, gothic rock, post-punk, electronic |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, keyboards, saxophone |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Labels |
Columbia Records Beggars Banquet Records Psychobaby Records |
| Associated acts | Bauhaus, Love and Rockets, Tones on Tail |
| Notable instruments | |
| Fender Telecaster | |
Daniel Gaston Ash (born 31 July 1957, in Northampton, England) is an English musician, songwriter and singer. He became prominent in the late 1970s as the guitarist for the iconic goth rock band Bauhaus, which spawned two related bands led by Ash: Tones on Tail and Love and Rockets. He has also recorded several solo albums. Several guitarists have listed Ash as an influence, including Dave Navarro of Jane's Addiction and Kim Thayil of Soundgarden.
After going to concerts in his teenage years, Ash made a decision to be on a stage in some way. He started playing guitar around the age of 15, but confessed to have been very lazy and only learned three chords and nothing more for about three years. He began playing in cover bands, often together with future band mates David J and Kevin Haskins whom he had known since nursery school. His first gig was in the Glasgow Rangers Workman's Club.
Ash had become friends with Peter Murphy in his teenage years. Ash went to art school and Murphy went to work in a printing factory. They met up five years later and Ash suggested forming a band. Rigging up a makeshift rehearsal space, Ash played an Echo 12 - bar blues, while Murphy sang a series of newspaper articles. Four weeks later, they formed Bauhaus and recorded "Bela Lugosi's Dead".
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