Bauhaus. Bauhaus made me want to perform on stage. It was'nt until I saw Living Color that I wanted to jam,they let me know that it can be cool for african americans to metal out and that you don't have to be trapped into liking/listening to what everybody in your neighborhood was listening to: R&B and Hip Hop,that it was okay to step outside the box of what everybody else is doing and do what you really want to do. Bauhaus showed me there was more to music than those two genres and Living Color allowed me to become the metal guitarist I am today. I thank god for those two bands,they changed my life.