Chuck Mosely

Infobox musical artist


Name = Chuck Mosely
| Img_capt = Circa 2008
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Charles Lee Mosely Jr.
Alias =
Born = birth date and age|1958|1|27
Died =
Origin = Hollywood, California, United States
Instrument = Vocals
Guitar
Piano
Genre = Alternative rock
Punk rock
Alternative metal
Funk metal
Experimental rock
Rapcore
Occupation = Musician
Songwriter
Years_active = 1979—Present
Label = Dutch East India Trading
Rough Trade Records
Slash Records

Associated_acts = Bad Brains
Cement
Haircuts That Kill
Faith No More
The Animated
Vandals Against Illiteracy

Chuck Mosely is an American singer and songwriter and a pioneer of the music genre commonly referred to as rapcore. Mosely was the original frontman of the ground-breaking and highly influential band Faith No More for their first two albums, "We Care a Lot" and, "Introduce Yourself".

History

Mosely was born in Hollywood, CA in late 1959, but raised in South Central Los Angeles and Venice. He joined Faith No More in 1985 replacing Courtney Love (Hole) as lead singer.

Chuck first met Billy Gould 1977, going to a The Zeros, Johnny Navotnee and The Bags show. He then went on to play keyboards in Billy's first band, The Animated, in 1979.

Chuck parted ways with FNM in 1988 for a number of reasons, including creative differences with his band members and rumors of substance abuse.

In 1990 Mosely began a stint as lead singer in revered hardcore punk band, Bad Brains. He performed at nearly sixty shows in the United States and Europe before leaving the band in January 1992.

Mosely immediately went on to form a new band, Cement. They released two albums: "Cement" and "Man with the Action Hair". Both albums were distributed by Dutch East India Trading (United States) and Rough Trade (Europe). The band toured both locations promoting their music. During the first week of what was to be a year-long tour for "Man with the Action Hair", the band’s driver fell asleep at the wheel causing a major accident. Chuck spent a year recovering from a broken back, the tour was canceled, and the album was, subsequently, shelved.

Mosely relocated to Cleveland, Ohio in March 1996. He has spent the last several years writing and compiling new material while raising his two daughters Sophie and Erica.

Throughout his apparent hiatus, Chuck has continued to be cited as a major influence by prevalent groups such as Korn, Disturbed, Limp Bizkit, and others. He was recently featured in "Billboard Magazine" in spite of the fact that he hasn’t released a record in several years.

His original recording of “We Care a Lot” remains as popular and relevant as ever. It has been featured as the theme song for the Discovery Channel show "Dirty Jobs" as well as in the major motion pictures "Grosse Pointe Blank" and "Bio-Dome". He retains an extremely loyal “cult” following amongst fans, both in the United States and overseas.

He worked for a few years on releasing Will Rap Over Hard Rock For Food, with his new band VUA, however it was never released.

Chuck recently teamed up with multi-platinum award winning producer/engineer Michael Seifert and inked a production deal for a new full-length album which is currently in production at Ante Up Audio, a multi-suite recording complex in Cleveland, Ohio. A supplemental documentary chronicling the making of the new record is also in the works.

Discography

Cement

*"Cement" (1993)
*"Man with the Action Hair" (1994)

Faith No More

*"We Care a Lot" (1985)
*"Introduce Yourself" (1987)

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/cutsthatkill Haircuts That Kill on Myspace]
* [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002612017 Chuck Mosely Interview on Billboard.com]