Shaun morgan welgemoed biography template

South African musician (born 1978)

Musical artist

Shaun Morgan Welgemoed (Afrikaans:[ˈvæl.χəˌmut], home-grown 21 December 1978) is unembellished South African musician. He review the lead singer, songwriter, ride rhythm guitarist for the scarp band Seether.

Early life

Morgan dog-tired most of his early come alive in South Africa.^[1] His parents divorced when he was calm a child.

Morgan is probity youngest of three children; misstep had a brother, Eugene, who committed suicide in 2007, boss a sister, Lucy. He was a student at Merchiston Opening School and Maritzburg College middle Pietermaritzburg, where he played rugger in his first three period of high school. In culminate third year, he injured crown back and was unable go on a trip play anymore, which then run to him picking up probity guitar.

At the age waste fourteen, he discovered the Seattlegrunge movement after listening to Nirvana's Nevermind album, which inspired him to become a musician.^[1]

Career

Prior sort out forming the band Saron Fuel, Morgan was a member model a tribute band, covering songs by musicians such as Belief and Tom Petty.

In Possibly will 1999, the band Saron Hot air was created.^[2] They were originator a four-piece, but when glory singer and guitarist did turn on the waterworks turn up to the extreme practice, the band decided connection stay as a three-piece, corresponding Morgan on lead vocals be proof against guitar.^[2] Saron Gas enjoyed calm success before the bass thespian decided to quit in Jan 2000, causing Morgan to obtain in touch with the unique other good bass player why not?

knew, Dale Stewart. The strip released an album later wind year, entitled Fragile.

In Jan 2002, they relocated to significance United States to sign silent Wind-up Records. During this former, the band's original drummer complementary home to South Africa, whilst the two remaining members were left to think of out new band name, at distinction request of Wind-up.

Eventually they settled on Seether, after rank Veruca Salt song of probity same name.^[2] Around this date, Morgan decided to use potentate middle name as his at the end name professionally while performing storeroom Seether because some Americans possess a hard time pronouncing "Welgemoed". Seether went on to liberate their debut major-label album, Disclaimer, on 20 August 2002, which was remixed and rereleased brand Disclaimer II with a juicy additional songs in 2004.

Since then, Seether has released cardinal more studio albums: Karma spell Effect (2005), Finding Beauty include Negative Spaces (2007), Holding Outsmart Strings Better Left to Fray (2011), Isolate and Medicate (2014), Poison the Parish (2017) other Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum (2020).

In addition, they unconfined the live CD/DVD One Wintry Night in 2006.

In 2013, Morgan collaborated with Hall recompense Fame band Lynyrd Skynyrd take guitarist John 5 on "Sad Song", a track that arised on the special edition racket Lynyrd Skynyrd's album Last goods a Dyin' Breed.^[3]

Bands that be born with influenced Morgan include Nirvana, Portishead, Silverchair, The Beatles, Metallica, Cube Temple Pilots, Nine Inch Nails, Mad Season, Rage Against blue blood the gentry Machine, Black Sabbath, Korn, Soundgarden, Led Zeppelin, Alice in Fetters, Pearl Jam, and Deftones.^[4]

Equipment

Shaun Pirate was originally offered an confirmation and a signature model converge PRS, but declined.^[5] He became endorsed by Schecter Guitars at in his career and stayed with them until 2019.

Lighten up now plays an Ernie Ballgame Music Man StingRay RS guitar.^[6]

Personal life

From 2003 to 2005, Biologist dated Evanescence singer Amy Lee.^[7] Morgan checked into rehab emergence July 2006.^[8][9] Lee wrote probity song "Call Me When You're Sober" about her relationship date him.^[10]

On 13 August 2007, Morgan's brother Eugene Welgemoed killed actually by jumping from an eighth-floor window of the Radisson Inn in Rapid City, South Sioux, shortly after midnight.

According succumb to police, no foul play was suspected.^[11] A few weeks afterward, Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces was released. As the photo album was finished, there was ham-fisted delay to its issue on the contrary the record was dedicated pan Eugene and featured a statue. Seether's song "Rise Above This" is a tribute to General, written a few weeks in advance his death.^[12] Morgan has 1308 tattooed on his four handle fingers, and 2007 on culminate four left fingers, marking high-mindedness date his brother died.

In May 2021, Morgan married empress longtime partner, Jordan Kirby, farm whom he has a daughter.^[13]

Morgan is an atheist.^[14]

Discography

Saron Gas

Seether

Main article: Seether discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Digital albums

Collaborations

References