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Also known as David John Haskins, David Jay, (818) 777-4102, David J., Capt. José da Silva, David Haskins

British alternative rock musician, producer, and writer

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David J. Haskins (b. April 24, 1957, in Northampton, England) is a British alternative rock musician. He was the bassist for the seminal goth band Bauhaus. J wrote the lyrics of several Bauhaus songs (including their first single, Bela Lugosi's Dead. He sang backing vocals on many songs, and sang lead on Who Killed Mr. Moonlight? when the lead singer, Peter Murphy fell ill with pneumonia. He began writing music for a solo career while still in the band <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/David+J"

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Instance of
human
Given name
John
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Northampton
Occupation
songwriter
Languages spoken
English language
Instrument
guitar
Record label
MCA Records
Official website
DavidJonline.com
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David J and The Gentleman Thieves (David).jpg
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date of birth
1957-04-24
Commons category
David J
pseudonym
David J
start of work period
1979-00-00
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