Shifty Shellshock
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Seth Brooks Binzer |
| Also known as | Shifty Shellshock |
| Born |
August 23, 1974 Los Angeles, California |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actor, rapper |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Associated acts | Paul Oakenfold, Crazy Town, Epic Mazur |
Seth Brooks Binzer (born August 23, 1974), better known by his stage name Shifty Shellshock, is an American music artist, best known for being a co-founder and front man of the band Crazy Town, and their hit song "Butterfly". He has also had a solo music career and appeared in the reality television series Celebrity Rehab 1 and 2 and Sober House 1 and 2.
A native to California, Binzer was a music fan from his childhood. His father is award-winning art director, designer, artist and filmmaker, Rollin Binzer who, among other things, produced and directed the feature film, Ladies and Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones.
Seth had a love for a wide genre of bands, such as The Cure, Cypress Hill, LL Cool J, Beastie Boys, and John Cougar Mellencamp. He began to discover his own personal style of music and started to record albums of his own with the Beastie Boys serving as his main inspiration.
He also spent part of his childhood in Marblehead, Massachusetts.
Binzer met fellow Crazy Town front-man, Bret Mazur, in 1992; they started collaborating under the name The Brimstone Sluggers. By early 1999, they formed the group Crazy Town. In 2000 Crazy Town was signed to tour with Ozzfest, however they were forced to withdraw after only two weeks when Binzer was arrested after he threw a chair through a window while he was drunk.
The band's single, Butterfly, reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, prompting sales of their debut album, The Gift of Game, to exceed 1.5 million.
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