#godfatherofgoth

some music wishing a happy birthday (it was yesterday) to the Godfather of Goth to this great voice: Peter Murphy😊🎂

Peter Murphy, Deep era (1989).

Happy Birthday to Peter Murphy 🦇 🖤🦇 @petermurphyofficial @bauhausthebandofficial Peter John Joseph Murphy was born in Northampton, Northamptonshire. Although he turned down an opportunity to go to art school, he was very artistically and musically inclined at a very young age. It was his school friend Daniel Ash who convinced him to join Bauhaus, and along with the Haskins brothers (David J and Kevin Haskins), one of the most influential post-punk bands was formed in 1978. Having caught 2 of the 3 long-awaited Bauhaus reunion shows in November and December of 2019 at The Hollywood Palladium, I was ecstatic and glad I witnessed them as well as Peter Murphy’s last show in Los Angeles sans Bauhaus but including the indomitable bassist David J. The lineup also included guitarist Mark Gemini Thwaite and drummer Marc Slutsky who performed In The Flat Field in its entirety in April, just 4 months before Murphy’s unfortunate heart attack. I originally saw Bauhaus when I was a very young fan at The Roxy in December of 1982, so it was a very special treat. Peter Murphy is the embodiment of the quintessential dark and gloomy Count Dracula like figure. Being slim and pale faced with seductive, daunting and piercing eyes and remarkable cheekbones, he was perfectly qualified for being the messenger of Bela Lugosi and channeling him with the song “Bela Lugosi’s Dead” which was the first single released by Bauhaus and reprised a famous scene featured in the cult classic The Hunger. It is no surprise that he has been given the title of “Godfather of Goth” which is also shared with Andrew Eldritch. After Bauhaus disbanded, he formed the musical group Dali’s Car with the distinctive fretless bassist Mick Karn formerly of Japan and recorded only one album under unusual circumstances not spending much time together in the studio. He has had several hits as a solo artist and collaborated with many notable artists. He has been a resident of Istanbul, Turkey since 1992 and some Turkish influences can be heard especially on his Holy Smoke album. 🦇🔪🖤⚡️🦇 
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#PeterMurphy #Bauhaus #GodfatherOfGoth #Gothfather #PostPunk #Goth #DalisCar #BelaLugosisDead https://www.instagram.com/p/CChGguZBRwC/?igshid=1jfa8th1yrz3q

Happy birthday to the Godfather of Goth, Peter Murphy! #petermurphy #bauhaus #daliscar #godfatherofgoth 🦇🦇🦇 https://www.instagram.com/p/CCgI8EpA875/?igshid=i3f7ura9wjdz

A higher quality image of my very first cover. 🙏 @petermurphyofficial ✨🖤✨ #coverstory #petermurphy #bauhaus #godfatherofgoth #nycphotographer #grateful (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3FbcEgFSPy/?igshid=1o0hoppjcekoh

This  shoot was nothing short of epic. ✨Thank you @kyt_in_nyc, @Rey bee, @anne.a.sullivan and @chantalnightingale And most of all, thank you @petermurphyofficial for your gift of music, your warmth, kindness and for being so easy and enjoyable to work with. 🖤 *** The first time I heard Bauhaus was at a party in Toledo, Ohio when I was 16-years old. I recently had connected with the Toledo punk rock scene. One night my best friend and I were at some sort of New Wave party and were surprised that the punk rock kids were also in attendance. We had no idea they also listened to bands like New Order, The Cure, and Depeche Mode. We just didn’t know.  A catchy song played. We thought we were hearing, “Melody Rose is dead”…we liked it. A lot. I don’t recall specifically how I finally figured it out. I likely asked one of the clerks at one of the independent record stores we frequently visited. Upon being properly introduced to the music of Bauhaus I began to slowly collect their music on vinyl (which is still in my possession by the way—not much of my vinyl remains, but I do have all of my Bauhaus records AND Skinny Puppy; for the record. No pun intended. 😉☺️) Readers of Go Ask Ogre know that I wasn’t sure I would make it past my 16-years…and 16-year old Jolene definitely never envisioned herself on a hotel balcony in New York City, photographing someone whose music formed her and kept her afloat. I am grateful and honored. I will never take these moments for granted. Ever.✨ #undead #petermurphy #bauhaus #godfatherofgoth #neverjaded #coverstory #stompandstammer #nycphotographer (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3Fag1cF624/?igshid=q8njwq8rimpl

I’m working on the Peter Murphy edits for the magazine and I just received the news about Bauhaus playing in LA— I can’t even think straight right now—✨🖤✨—ALSO... I have been editing on a 13-inch laptop for the past five years. I have upgraded my business and I now have a 28-inch monitor and I am beside myself. 🙏😭 this is a game changer! #gamechanger #inittowinit #petermurphy #bauhaus #godfatherofgoth #nycphotographer (at Brooklyn, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2PSEfFF-rT/?igshid=7pno4qu16glu

And another... ✨✨✨ #petermurphy #bauhaus #godfatherofgoth #iwearthelippy #portraitphotography #portraiture (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B15QtDZlcsh/?igshid=z22mzk3zm2z9