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James Shaffer
James Christian Shaffer (born June 6, 1970), also known by his stage name "Munky", is an American musician best known as a co-founder and guitarist of the nu metal band Korn. He was ranked at No. 26 of Guitar World's 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists of All Time.
Shaffer set up the side-project band Fear and the Nervous System in 2008 and is also the founder of Emotional Syphon Recordings, which has signed acts like Monster in the Machine and Droid.
Shaffer was born June 6, 1970, in Rosedale, California. He was adopted by his parents as an infant, along with two other siblings. Shaffer and the other members of Korn grew up in the agricultural town of Bakersfield, California, two hours north of Los Angeles.
His nickname "Munky" originated from how his toes looked when spread apart, resembling a monkey's fingers.
As a teenager, Shaffer severed the tip of his finger in an accident with a three-wheeled ATV. His doctor recommended playing an instrument as physical therapy, which led him to pick up the guitar.
Shaffer, along with future Korn members David Silveria and Reginald Arvizu, formed the band L.A.P.D. with singer Richard Morrill in the late 1980s. When the band moved from Bakersfield to Los Angeles, Silveria dropped out of high school and Shaffer stayed in Bakersfield. When Shaffer reunited with the band, they found a manager and released an EP entitled Love and Peace Dude in 1989 through Triple X Records. L.A.P.D. released their first full-length studio album on May 3, 1991, entitled Who's Laughing Now. After releasing two albums, L.A.P.D. broke up. They were also briefly known as Creep, recording a demo with a singer named Corey until Shaffer, Arvizu, and Silveria enlisted Brian Welch and Jonathan Davis to form the band that went on to become Korn.
When thinking of a band name, someone suggested "corn", but the band rejected that name. Shaffer then had the idea to spell the name with a "K" instead of a "C", and a backwards "R", so the band's name would appear as "KoЯn". According to both Shaffer and Jonathan Davis, the idea came from the logo of toy retailer Toys R Us, which several members had worked at during their youth. The stylized name was chosen to create a distorted, childlike aesthetic.
On February 22, 2005, Brian "Head" Welch left the band citing a spiritual awakening. Shaffer accepted his friend's choice and the two remained on good terms. Welch rejoined Korn on May 2, 2013, and contributed to the album The Paradigm Shift released in October 2013.
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James Shaffer
James Christian Shaffer (born June 6, 1970), also known by his stage name "Munky", is an American musician best known as a co-founder and guitarist of the nu metal band Korn. He was ranked at No. 26 of Guitar World's 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists of All Time.
Shaffer set up the side-project band Fear and the Nervous System in 2008 and is also the founder of Emotional Syphon Recordings, which has signed acts like Monster in the Machine and Droid.
Shaffer was born June 6, 1970, in Rosedale, California. He was adopted by his parents as an infant, along with two other siblings. Shaffer and the other members of Korn grew up in the agricultural town of Bakersfield, California, two hours north of Los Angeles.
His nickname "Munky" originated from how his toes looked when spread apart, resembling a monkey's fingers.
As a teenager, Shaffer severed the tip of his finger in an accident with a three-wheeled ATV. His doctor recommended playing an instrument as physical therapy, which led him to pick up the guitar.
Shaffer, along with future Korn members David Silveria and Reginald Arvizu, formed the band L.A.P.D. with singer Richard Morrill in the late 1980s. When the band moved from Bakersfield to Los Angeles, Silveria dropped out of high school and Shaffer stayed in Bakersfield. When Shaffer reunited with the band, they found a manager and released an EP entitled Love and Peace Dude in 1989 through Triple X Records. L.A.P.D. released their first full-length studio album on May 3, 1991, entitled Who's Laughing Now. After releasing two albums, L.A.P.D. broke up. They were also briefly known as Creep, recording a demo with a singer named Corey until Shaffer, Arvizu, and Silveria enlisted Brian Welch and Jonathan Davis to form the band that went on to become Korn.
When thinking of a band name, someone suggested "corn", but the band rejected that name. Shaffer then had the idea to spell the name with a "K" instead of a "C", and a backwards "R", so the band's name would appear as "KoЯn". According to both Shaffer and Jonathan Davis, the idea came from the logo of toy retailer Toys R Us, which several members had worked at during their youth. The stylized name was chosen to create a distorted, childlike aesthetic.
On February 22, 2005, Brian "Head" Welch left the band citing a spiritual awakening. Shaffer accepted his friend's choice and the two remained on good terms. Welch rejoined Korn on May 2, 2013, and contributed to the album The Paradigm Shift released in October 2013.