- Zim Zum
Infobox Musical artist
Name = Zim Zum
Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth_name = Timothy Michael Linton
Alias = Michael Linton
Born = birth date and age|1969|6|25
Died =
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Instrument =Guitar
Genre = Experimental Rock
Occupation = Guitarist Songwriter
Years_active = 1989 –
Label = nothing Interscope
Associated_acts =Life, Sex & Death Marilyn MansonThe Pop Culture Suicides
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Notable_instruments =Timothy Michael Linton (born on
June 25 1969 , inChicago ) more commonly known as Zim Zum, is an Americanrock musician /songwriter and formerguitarist forLife, Sex & Death and Marilyn Manson (1996-1998). His current projects are Pleistoscene, a solo project, andThe Pop Culture Suicides , the latter being his main focus.Biography
The high point of Linton's music career thus far is his collaboration with Marilyn Manson. Linton was one of 150 people to apply for the guitarist position for Marilyn Manson and one of the only 15 to audition. He was then hired and travelled with the band for the 1996-1997 "Dead To The World" tour. Fans got their first glimpse of Linton during Nothing Records', now notorious showcase called "Nothing Night", that was held in 1996 at the Irving Center in New York. His first video for the band was "The Beautiful People". By using the stage name "Zim Zum", Linton became the first member of Marilyn Manson to not use a stage name that combined a
sex symbol 's first and aserial killer 's last names. According to Jeordie White (Twiggy Ramirez), he got his name from his Dungeons & Dragons character, though Manson has said that the name refers to the Kabbalistic concept ofTzimtzum . Linton contributed to all but two of the tracks on the band's 1998 release theMechanical Animals . The reasons for his departure were never made clear, Marilyn Manson stated in an interview that Linton was fired for "having too many problems and not enough commitment". Linton was replaced before the Mechanical Animals supporting tour by John 5.External links
* [http://www.zimzum.com ZimZum.com]
*MySpace-music|Zim_Zum|Zim Zum
* [http://www.zimzum.net ZZIV]
* [http://www.thepopculturesuicides.com ThePopCultureSuicides.com]
*MySpace-music|thepopculturesuicides|The Pop Culture Suicides
* [http://thepopculturesuicides.zimzum.net Xtraction]
* [http://www.pleistoscene.com Pleistoscene.com]
* [http://www.zimzumworld.com Zim Zum World]
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