Matthew Ashman Autograph Profile by RACC
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- Born Nov. 3, 1960
Matthew James Ashman (3 November 1960 – 21 November 1995) was an English guitarist with Adam and the Ants and Bow Wow Wow. He died in 1995 after lapsing into a coma due to diabetes, aged 35.
Raised in Mill Hill, Barnet, Ashman attended school alongside Boz Boorer. He was influenced by jazz while learning guitar, and joined his first band, Staffix, after learning Deep Purple's "Smoke on the Water". Staffix opened Glastonbury 77 with a 2 hr set, their own PA and a borrowed generator.
He joined Adam and the Ants after leaving The Kameras in June 1978, playing guitar and sing… Read more of Biography...
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