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Notably, none of the bandmembers had much experience with rock music when Can was formed in 1968. Bassist Holger Czukay was a classical music teacher (and former student of avant-garde composer Karlheinz Stockhausen) who only became interested in rock after hearing "I Am the Walrus" by Music/TheBeatles, guitarist Michael Karoli and drummer Jaki Liebezeit had played in jazz bands, whilst keyboardist Irmin Schmidt (also a pupil of Stockhausen) was an avant-garde classical musician. Similarly, Karoli, born in 1948, was the youngest core member at the time, with Czukay, Liebezeit and Schmidt being all born in 1938, 1939 and 1937, respectively.

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Notably, none of the bandmembers had much experience with rock music when Can was formed in 1968. Bassist Holger Czukay was a classical music teacher (and former student of avant-garde composer Karlheinz Stockhausen) who only became interested in rock after hearing "I "[[Music/MagicalMysteryTour I Am the Walrus" Walrus]]" by Music/TheBeatles, guitarist Michael Karoli and drummer Jaki Liebezeit had played in jazz bands, whilst keyboardist Irmin Schmidt (also a pupil of Stockhausen) was an avant-garde classical musician. Similarly, Karoli, born in 1948, was the youngest core member at the time, with Czukay, Liebezeit and Schmidt being all born in 1938, 1939 and 1937, respectively.
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* David C. Johnson - reeds, winds, electronics, tape manipulation (1968)

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* David C. Johnson - reeds, winds, electronics, tape manipulation (1968)(1968; died 2021)
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Michael Karoli died in 2001, and Jaki Liebezeit and Holger Czukay died in 2017.

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Michael Karoli died in 2001, and Jaki Liebezeit and Holger Czukay died in 2017.
2017. Damo Suzuki died in 2024.



* Damo Suzuki - vocals (1970–73)

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* Damo Suzuki - vocals (1970–73)(1970–73, died 2024)
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** Even the studio songs count as this, as Czukay would splice tape fragments together to create the finished song - or put another way, by re-arranging what music the band had recorded.
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Can's members frequently cited bands such as Music/TheBeatles, The Music/VelvetUnderground, Music/JimiHendrix, Music/FrankZappa, Music/JamesBrown, Music/MilesDavis, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Michael von Biel, Music/PinkFloyd and their interest in world music as significant influences on their psychedelic-progressive-funk-rock sound. In turn, they have been cited as an influence by numerous AlternativeRock, PostRock, and PostPunk bands and artists like Music/TheFall, Music/JoyDivision, Music/SiouxsieAndTheBanshees, Music/PublicImageLtd, Music/ThisHeat, Music/TalkingHeads, Music/TheStoneRoses, Music/TalkTalk, Music/PrimalScream, Music/BrianEno, Music/{{Radiohead}}, Music/SonicYouth, Music/TheJesusAndMaryChain, Music/{{Pavement}}, Music/TheMarsVolta and Music/BlackMidi. Both Talking Heads and Talk Talk used their method of piecing songs together from jams extensively on several albums.

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Can's members frequently cited bands such as Music/TheBeatles, The Music/VelvetUnderground, Music/JimiHendrix, Music/FrankZappa, Music/JamesBrown, Music/MilesDavis, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Michael von Biel, Music/PinkFloyd and their interest in world music as significant influences on their psychedelic-progressive-funk-rock sound. In turn, they have been cited as an influence by numerous AlternativeRock, PostRock, and PostPunk bands and artists like Music/TheFall, Music/{{the Fall|Band}}, Music/JoyDivision, Music/SiouxsieAndTheBanshees, Music/PublicImageLtd, Music/ThisHeat, Music/TalkingHeads, Music/TheStoneRoses, Music/TalkTalk, Music/PrimalScream, Music/BrianEno, Music/{{Radiohead}}, Music/SonicYouth, Music/TheJesusAndMaryChain, Music/{{Pavement}}, Music/TheMarsVolta and Music/BlackMidi. Both Talking Heads and Talk Talk used their method of piecing songs together from jams extensively on several albums.

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