About Kevin Haskins
Kevin Michael Dompe (born 19 July 1960), born and best known as Kevin Michael Haskins, is an English drummer, best known from the British rock group Bauhaus. He was also a member of Tones on Tail and Love and Rockets. == Early career == As a child, Haskins banged on flowerpots and kitchen pots and pans. He eventually moved to bongos and then to drums. It wasn't until Haskins attended a Sex Pistols gig that he and his brother David J formed a band called the Submerged Tenth. The band was short-lived, but Haskins and J collaborated again in another band which featured guitarist Daniel Ash. == Influences == The beginnings of the post-punk scene had a strong effect on Haskins. He cited drummers who "had an influence on me namely, Stephen Morris from Joy Division and Kenny Morris from Siouxsie and the Banshees. I liked how Stephen played sixteenth notes on the hi hat and he used this wonderful electronic drum called The Synare drum which I ran out and bought immediately! With Kenny I loved how he would use the tom tom drums rather than hi hats and cymbals." == Bauhaus == The band took its name from the German Bauhaus art school and design movement of the 1920s, because of its "stylistic implications and associations", according to David J, who chose the name for the band.
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