14 Facts About Daniel Ash

Daniel Gaston Ash was born on 31 July 1957 and is an English musician, songwriter and singer.

Daniel Ash became prominent in the late 1970s as the guitarist for the goth rock band Bauhaus, which spawned two related bands led by Ash: Tones on Tail and Love and Rockets.

Daniel Ash started playing guitar around the age of 15, but confessed to having been very lazy and learning only three chords, and nothing more, for about three years.

Daniel Ash began playing in cover bands, often together with future band mates David J and Kevin Haskins, whom he had known since nursery school.

Daniel Ash had become friends with Peter Murphy during his teenage years.

Daniel Ash went to art school and Murphy went to work in a printing factory.

Daniel Ash worked to develop a guitar style that included other-worldly and atmospheric sounds.

Daniel Ash typically has used a Telecaster guitar, HH amplifiers and Marshall 4x12 cabinets for his stage gear.

Daniel Ash has stated that guitar solos do not interest him much, since they rely on a musician's ego.

Daniel Ash cares much more for the craft of songwriting and the overall production of a song rather than a focus on guitar or any other single instrument.

In June 2009, Daniel Ash released a cover of the David Essex song "Rock On", featuring singer Zak Ambrose on vocals.

Later in 2009, Daniel Ash released a four-song EP exclusively through iTunes, entitled "It's A Burn Out".

Daniel Ash joined Jane's Addiction on stage at Madison Square Garden in 2022 to perform Jane's Addiction's "Jane Says" and "Slice of Life" by Bauhaus.

Daniel Ash reunited with Kevin Haskins and Diva Dompe under the Tones on Tail moniker at Cruel World in May 2024.