 Lee Scratch Perry, Errol Thompson and King Tubby).When asked about the influence of reggae on Bauhaus' music, Murphy stated that it was "massive.We were listening to toasting music all the time, and David brought in a lot of bass lines that were very lead riffs [...] those bass lines really formed the basis of the music"  In regards to the influence of the original Bauhaus movement on the band, Murphy stated that "Bauhaus had no influence on Bauhaus (the band) except for being the sound, shape, energetic, and sensory birth name of our group."