Wayne Static
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Wayne Static in 2005
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| Born |
Wayne Richard Wells November 4, 1965 Muskegon, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | November 1, 2014 (aged 48) Landers, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Multiple drug intoxication |
| Other names | Wayne Static, The King of Evil Disco |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Spouse(s) | Tera Wray (m. 2008; his death 2014) |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Industrial metal, nu metal,alternative metal, groove metal, industrial rock |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, keyboards, programmer |
| Years active | 1977–2014 |
| Labels | Warner Bros, Reprise, Dirthouse Records |
| Associated acts | Static-X, Pighammer, Deep Blue Dream, Pigface |
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ESP Signature model Epiphone Static Flying V Dean Guitars |
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Wayne Richard Wells (November 4, 1965 – November 1, 2014), known professionally as Wayne Static, was an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist, guitarist, keyboardist and music sequencer for metal band Static-X. He released his only solo studio album, Pighammer, on October 4, 2011.
Wayne was born in Muskegon, Michigan, to Richard and Darlene Wells.
He grew up in Shelby, Michigan before moving to Chicago, Illinois and California. He was three years old when he received his first toy guitar. His parents decided at age seven to get him his first real guitar, an S12 beginner model. He was given lessons, which paid off a year later when he won a talent contest playing "Skip to My Lou". He later played in his first band at the age of 12 and decided he wanted to be a musician. In high school, he played in a band for the dances with classmates. He attended Shelby High School and had summer jobs which included working as an asparagus picker and in a cherry canning factory.
After moving to Chicago, Wells created the band Deep Blue Dream in 1987 with Ken Jay, bass player Eric Harris, and Billy Corgan. The group was short lived as they relocated to California and Static-X was formed along with Tony Campos and Koichi Fukuda.
Static was recognizable for his unusual hairstyle; his hair was held up in a vertical position, a process that took about 20 minutes to complete. He was also known for his signature "chintail" beard.
Static announced in July 2007 that he would begin a side project, Pighammer, but in a December 2007 interview with Ultimate-Guitar.com, Static stated: "The Pighammer thing will happen when I have time. At the moment though, Static-X will remain my main priority." Static appears on the cover of the 2009 Static-X release, Cult of Static.
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