Morten Skaget

Morten Skaget
Skaget performing with Sambandet in 2011
Background information
Also known as	Morty Black
Born	August 12, 1960 (1960-08-12) (age 51) Trondheim, Norway
Genres	Hard rock, glam metal
Instruments	Bass guitar
Years active	1983–present
Associated acts	TNT, Vagabond, Jørn Lande, Åge Aleksandersen
Website	mortyblack.com

Morten Skaget (born on August 12, 1960 in Trondheim, Norway), most commonly known by his former stage name Morty Black, is a bassist best known for playing with international bands like JORN, Ken Hensley, Terje Rypdal and TNT.^[1] In addition he has also played for many famous Norwegian artists and has also been a bassist for Mariah Carey. He also plays drums and once played the ride cymbal in the TNT song "Seven Seas". Away from music he is the father of three children. His stepson, Ståle Stiil, was the first rapper to sing lyrics in Norwegian with his album Yo! in 1992.

Discography

TNT

• Knights of the New Thunder (1984)
• Tell No Tales (1987)
• Intuition (1989)
• Realized Fantasies (1992)
• Three Nights in Tokyo (Live) (1992)
• Firefly (1997)
• Transistor (1999)
• Give me a Sign EP (2003)
• My Religion (2004)

JORN

• The Duke (2006)
• The Gathering (2007)
• Unlocking the Past (2007)

Tony Mills

• Vital Designs (2008)

Stargazer

• Stargazer (2009)

References

1. ^ TNT's Morty Black Interview by Keith McDonald. metal-rules.com, August 2004. Retrieved 8 August 2011.

External links

• Morty Black's official site
• Morten Skaget on Myspace

Persondata
Name	Skaget, Morten
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	August 12, 1960
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