One of the sexiest photos ever
"Yes. I guess it's the foolish romantic in me, but you see, I don’t think that sex is my muse."
"We are artists. We must not be so dependent on others' reactions. It must always remain as a very intense, passionate and artistic experience, when one makes anything, whether it's a painting, a book or a record."
"I consider my music to be non-fashion-orientated... not restricted by the time and the fashion and the musical environment of that particular year that it was released. It has a much longer, lasting effect."
"When you’re the ‘grandfather of goth’, you have to keep at least partway in the shadows."
The beauteous and talented Mr Pete Murphy of Bauhaus is - gulp - 60 years old today!
And by way of a fitting tribute, here's possibly one of my all-time favourite video "mash-ups"...
...and, of course, that opening sequence from The Hunger:
Peter John Joseph Murphy (born 11th July 1957)
