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In 1979 Peter Murphy sang about the death of a vampire and gave birth to gothic rock. Now Murphy portrays a vampire in the latest �Twilight’ film. For today’s Global Hit, Matthew Brunwasser profiles the front man of the seminal gothic rock band Bauhaus.

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