Chuck Mosley
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Mosley in 2016
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Charles Henry Mosley III |
| Born |
December 26, 1959 Hollywood, California, United States |
| Genres | Funk metal, alternative metal, alternative rock, hardcore punk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Labels | Dutch East India Trading, Rough Trade, Slash, Reversed Image Unlimited |
| Associated acts | Bad Brains, Cement, Faith No More, VUA, Indoria |
Charles Henry "Chuck" Mosley III (born December 26, 1959) is an American singer-songwriter. Mosley was the front-man of the band Faith No More for their first two albums, We Care a Lot and Introduce Yourself.
Mosley was born in Hollywood, California, but raised in South Central Los Angeles and Venice. He was adopted at a very early age, as talked about in the Faith No More biography book, "The Real Story." In a 2013 interview, Mosley said "[My Parents] met at some kind of socialist/communist get-together in the '50s. They were interracial - my mom was Jewish and my dad was black and Native American. So that was something controversial in itself. My dad had a daughter and my mom had two daughters, and all they were missing was a boy, so they went out and adopted one, and it was me."
Mosley first met Billy Gould in 1977, going to a The Zeros, Johnny Navotnee and Bags show. He then went on to play keyboards in Billy's first band, The Animated, in 1979.
In 1984 he joined Haircuts That Kill, a post-punk band from the San Francisco area, which lasted up until Mosley's joining of Faith No More.
He joined Faith No More in 1985 replacing Courtney Love (Hole) who had a brief stint as lead singer. Mosley recorded two albums with FNM, but parted ways with the band in 1988 for a number of reasons, including creative differences with other members, and rumors of substance abuse. His departure made quite a stir, when he sued the band for publishing rights, in an attempt to clear his name of the accusations of substance abuse.
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