John Corabi

John Corabi
John Corabi in 2010
Background information
Born	(1959-04-26) April 26, 1959 (age 57)
Genres	Hard rock, heavy metal, glam metal
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter, singer
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, bass
Years active	1988–present
Labels	Elektra
Associated acts	Mötley Crüe, The Scream, Ratt, Brides of Destruction, Angora, ESP, Union, Angel City Outlaws, Twenty 4 Seven, Tuff, The Dead Daisies
Website	johncorabi.com
Notable instruments
Gibson Les Paul

John Corabi (born April 26, 1959) is a hard rock singer and guitarist who has worked with such bands as Angora, The Scream, Mötley Crüe, Union and ESP (both with former Kiss lead guitarist Bruce Kulick), Ratt (as a guitarist), Twenty 4 Seven (with his then Ratt bandmate Bobby Blotzer), Zen Lunatic, Brides of Destruction, and Angel City Outlaws (with his then Ratt bandmates Robbie Crane and Bobby Blotzer, and former Ratt guitarist Keri Kelli, who he replaced in Ratt). He is the current lead singer for the The Dead Daisies.

After Mötley Crüe parted ways with lead singer Vince Neil in February 1992, Corabi was hired as his replacement. Bassist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee stated that the band would benefit from the addition of Corabi's voice and having another musician contribute to the songwriting. Corabi recorded the self-titled Mötley Crüe album in 1994 and the EP Quaternary. Though the music was heavier and more elaborate than the rest of the Mötley Crüe catalog, it did not sell as well as previous releases from the band. During the early stages of the writing of a new album which would become Generation Swine, Mötley Crüe's record label refused to provide funds to record the album unless Vince Neil was let back in the band. Rather than hiring another label, Mötley Crüe acceded to the demand and by 1997 Corabi was replaced by the returning Vince Neil. Many of the songs from the early writing session were used on the album and Corabi is credited on the liner notes for co-writing some of the songs.