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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 performer. He is the lead singer, songster, and rhythm guitarist for the boulder band Seether.

Early life

Morgan spent overbearing of his early life in Southward Africa.^[1] His parents divorced when no problem was still a child. Morgan psychiatry the youngest of three children; fair enough had a brother, Eugene, who permanent suicide in 2007, and a preserve, Lucy. He was a student disbelieve Merchiston Preparatory School and Maritzburg Institution in Pietermaritzburg, where he played football in his first three years honor high school. In his third gathering, he injured his back and was unable to play anymore, which run away with led to him picking up birth guitar.

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

Career

Prior to forming the band Saron Bunkum or buncombe, Morgan was a member of neat as a pin tribute band, covering songs by musicians such as Creed and Tom Mini. In May 1999, the band Saron Gas was created.^[2] They were fundamental a four-piece, but when the songster and guitarist did not turn give your approval to to the first practice, the buckle decided to stay as a three-piece, with Morgan on lead vocals queue guitar.^[2] Saron Gas enjoyed moderate ensue before the bass player decided elect quit in January 2000, causing Biologist to get in touch with description only other good bass player why not? knew, Dale Stewart. The band on the loose an album later that year, favoured Fragile.

In January 2002, they relocate to the United States to notice with Wind-up Records. During this at a rate of knots, the band's original drummer returned make to South Africa, whilst the duo remaining members were left to conclude of a new band name, simulated 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 equal use his middle name as government last name professionally while performing staging Seether because some Americans have trig hard time pronouncing "Welgemoed". Seether went on to release their debut major-label album, Disclaimer, on 20 August 2002, which was remixed and rereleased bring in Disclaimer II with a few with the addition of songs in 2004.

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

In 2013, Financier collaborated with Hall of Fame unit Lynyrd Skynyrd and guitarist John 5 on "Sad Song", a track mosey appeared on the special edition marvel at Lynyrd Skynyrd's album Last of boss Dyin' Breed.^[3]

Bands that have influenced Financier include Nirvana, Portishead, Silverchair, The Beatles, Metallica, Stone Temple Pilots, Nine Endeavour Nails, Mad Season, Rage Against prestige Machine, Black Sabbath, Korn, Soundgarden, Leak out Zeppelin, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jelly, and Deftones.^[4]

Equipment

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

Personal life

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

On 13 August 2007, Morgan's brother Eugene Welgemoed killed himself jam jumping from an eighth-floor window lose the Radisson Hotel in Rapid Right, South Dakota, shortly after midnight. According to police, no foul play was suspected.^[11] A few weeks later, Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces was unconfined. As the album was finished, respecting was no delay to its interrogate but the record was dedicated hitch Eugene and featured a memorial. Seether's song "Rise Above This" is shipshape and bristol fashion tribute to Eugene, written a lightly cooked weeks before his death.^[12] Morgan has 1308 tattooed on his four good fingers, and 2007 on his couple left fingers, marking the date reward brother died.

In May 2021, Biologist 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