Peter Murphy (musician)

Peter John Joseph Murphy (born 11 July 1957) is an English singer, songwriter, and musician. He is the vocalist for the post-punk goth rock band Bauhaus, which he co-founded with Daniel Ash in 1978. After Bauhaus disbanded, Murphy formed Dalis Car with Japan's bassist Mick Karn and released one album, ''The Waking Hour'' (1984). He went on to release a number of solo albums, including ''Should the World Fail to Fall Apart'' (1986) and ''Love Hysteria'' (1988).

In 1990, Murphy achieved commercial success with his single "Cuts You Up", which reached the top 60 of the US Billboard Hot 100 which is for singles sales. His album ''Deep'' also reached No. 44 on the ''Billboard'' 200. In 1992, Murphy released ''Holy Smoke'', which reached No. 108 on the Billboard 200 chart, featuring lead single "The Sweetest Drop". After the release of Holy Smoke, Peter moved from London to Turkey with his family and from there he released ''Cascade'' in 1995. Bauhaus then reunited briefly for the well-received Gotham tour in 1998.

In 2002, Murphy released ''Dust'' with Turkish-Canadian composer and producer Mercan Dede, which utilizes traditional Turkish instrumentation and songwriting, abandoning Murphy's previous pop and rock incarnations, and juxtaposing elements from progressive rock, trance, classical music, and Middle Eastern music, coupled with Dede's trademark atmospheric electronics. He followed this up two years later with ''Unshattered'' (2004). The next several years would see a second reunion of Bauhaus from 2005-2007 during which they recorded their fifth and final album ''Go Away White,'' released in 2008 after they had broken up again. Peter then returned to his solo efforts, releasing ''Ninth'' in 2011. In 2014, he released ''Lion'', produced by Killing Joke's Youth, which reached No. 173 on the ''Billboard'' 200.

Thin with prominent cheekbones, a baritone voice, and a penchant for gloomy poetics, he is often called the "Godfather of Goth". Provided by Wikipedia