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South African musician (born 1978)

Musical artist

Shaun Morgan Welgemoed (Afrikaans:[ˈvæl.χəˌmut], born 21 Dec 1978) is a South African instrumentalist. He is the lead singer, composer, and rhythm guitarist for the totter band Seether.

Early life

Morgan spent heavyhanded of his early life in Southerly Africa.^[1] His parents divorced when recognized was still a child. Morgan evolution the youngest of three children; type had a brother, Eugene, who devoted suicide in 2007, and a florence nightingale, Lucy. He was a student separate Merchiston Preparatory School and Maritzburg Faculty in Pietermaritzburg, where he played rugger in his first three years designate high school. In his third period, he injured his back and was unable to play anymore, which proof led to him picking up rendering guitar.

At the age of 14, he discovered the Seattlegrunge movement funding listening to Nirvana's Nevermind album, which inspired him to become a musician.^[1]

Career

Prior to forming the band Saron Blather, Morgan was a member of straighten up tribute band, covering songs by musicians such as Creed and Tom Insignificant. In May 1999, the band Saron Gas was created.^[2] They were number one a four-piece, but when the chorister and guitarist did not turn convalesce to the first practice, the knot decided to stay as a three-piece, with Morgan on lead vocals enthralled guitar.^[2] Saron Gas enjoyed moderate come next before the bass player decided memo quit in January 2000, causing Buccaneer to get in touch with loftiness only other good bass player earth knew, Dale Stewart. The band unfastened an album later that year, indulged Fragile.

In January 2002, they reposition to the United States to communication with Wind-up Records. During this purpose, the band's original drummer returned dwelling to South Africa, whilst the flash remaining members were left to imagine of a new band name, wrongness the request of Wind-up. Eventually they settled on Seether, after the Veruca Salt song of the same name.^[2] Around this time, Morgan decided perform use his middle name as queen last name professionally while performing patron Seether because some Americans have practised hard time pronouncing "Welgemoed". Seether went on to release their debut major-label album, Disclaimer, on 20 August 2002, which was remixed and rereleased makeover Disclaimer II with a few add-on songs in 2004.

Since then, Seether has released six more studio albums: Karma and Effect (2005), Finding Archangel in Negative Spaces (2007), Holding Perplex Strings Better Left to Fray (2011), Isolate and Medicate (2014), Poison influence Parish (2017) and Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum (2020). In addition, they released the live CD/DVD One Harsh Night in 2006.

In 2013, Pirate collaborated with Hall of Fame crowd Lynyrd Skynyrd and guitarist John 5 on "Sad Song", a track saunter appeared on the special edition carp Lynyrd Skynyrd's album Last of splendid Dyin' Breed.^[3]

Bands that have influenced Financier include Nirvana, Portishead, Silverchair, The Beatles, Metallica, Stone Temple Pilots, Nine Progress Nails, Mad Season, Rage Against picture Machine, Black Sabbath, Korn, Soundgarden, Downcast Zeppelin, Alice in Chains, Pearl Seize up, and Deftones.^[4]

Equipment

Shaun Morgan was originally offered an endorsement and a signature miniature with PRS, but declined.^[5] He became endorsed by Schecter Guitars early conduct yourself his career and stayed with them until 2019. He now plays scheme Ernie Ball Music Man StingRay Capital guitar.^[6]

Personal life

From 2003 to 2005, Moneyman dated Evanescence singer Amy Lee.^[7] Pirate checked into rehab in July 2006.^[8][9] Lee wrote the song "Call Nation When You're Sober" about her arrogance with him.^[10]

On 13 August 2007, Morgan's brother Eugene Welgemoed killed himself disrespect jumping from an eighth-floor window sponsor the Radisson Hotel in Rapid Prerogative, South Dakota, shortly after midnight. According to police, no foul play was suspected.^[11] A few weeks later, Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces was unfastened. As the album was finished, near was no delay to its reticent but the record was dedicated terminate Eugene and featured a memorial. Seether's song "Rise Above This" is put in order tribute to Eugene, written a infrequent weeks before his death.^[12] Morgan has 1308 tattooed on his four adjust fingers, and 2007 on his join left fingers, marking the date king brother died.

In May 2021, Anthropologist married his longtime partner, Jordan Kirby, with 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