A Flying V Guitar signed by Wayne Static was released by Epiphone in 2004.
Exceptional elements on the Static model incorporate a solitary volume control and one flip switch for the two Epiphone USA pickups, no pickguard, Dark fingerboard without any decorates, dark equipment, Plain Dark glossy silk finish, and the Static-X logo on the headstock.”
Who is Wayne Static?
Wayne Richard Wells known professionally as Wayne Static, was an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, keyboardist, and primary lyricist for the industrial metal band Static-X. He was born on November 4, 1965, and died on November 1, 2014.
On October 4, 2011, Pighammer, his sole studio album as a solo artist, was released. Static’s unusual hairstyle made him easy to spot.
The process of holding his hair vertically took approximately 20 minutes (45 minutes, according to his mother). He was additionally known for his mark “chintail” facial hair.
Wells was born to Richard and Darlene Wells in Muskegon, Michigan. Before moving to Chicago, Illinois, and California, he spent his childhood in Shelby, Michigan. He got his first toy guitar when he was three years old.
When he was seven years old, his parents decided to buy him his first real guitar, an S12 beginner model.
Wells was given examples, which took care of a year some other time when he won an ability challenge playing “Skip to My Lou”. He later played in his most memorable band at 12 years old and concluded he needed to be a performer.
Wells played in a band at high school for the dances with his classmates. He went to Shelby High School and worked summer jobs like picking asparagus and in a cherry canning plant.
What happened to Wayne Static?
Static passed away on November 1, 2014, three days before his 49th birthday in Landers, California. Before going to bed with his wife that morning, he had also consumed alcohol and oxycodone. He had passed away in his sleep when she awoke later that day.
His publicist issued a statement that claimed that Static and Wray had stopped using “hard drugs” in 2009 and that his death was “not a drug-related incident.”
However, an autopsy later discovered that alcohol, the anti-anxiety medication Xanax, opioid painkillers oxycodone and hydromorphone, and prescription drugs all contributed to Static’s death.
The report likewise noticed that long stretches of past “ongoing doctor-prescribed medication and liquor misuse” were a contributing component.
Tony Campos and Koichi Fukuda, members of Static-X in the past, paid tribute to Static. Static was cremated in California. A memorial show followed in Los Angeles, and a family service followed in Illinois.
Wayne Static’s Career and Relations
In the wake of moving to Chicago, Wells made the band Dark Blue Dream in 1987 with drummer Ken Jay, bass player Eric Harris, and Billy Corgan; who later proceeded to frame the Crushing Pumpkins.
Wells and Jay’s Deep Blue Dream was short-lived. Wells formed the band Deep Blue Dream in 1987 with Billy Corgan, Eric Harris, and drummer Ken Jay after moving to Chicago; who later proceeded to shape the Smashing Pumpkins.
Dark Blue Dream was fleeting as Wells and Jay migrated to California. Together with Koichi Fukuda on guitar and bassist Tony Campos, Wells and Jay formed Static-X in California. Wayne Static was Wells’ new moniker at this point.
Static reported in July 2007 that he would start a side task, Pighammer, yet in a December 2007 meeting with Ultimate Guitar.com, Static expressed: ” When I have time, the Pighammer matter will occur.
However, Static-X will continue to be my primary focus at this time.” The cover of the 2009 Static-X album Cult of Static features Static.
His independent collection Pighammer was delivered on October 4, 2011. As a component of his Pighammer solo task, Static framed another line-up comprising Brent Ashley on bass, Sean Davidson on drums, and Remains on guitar.
For the Noise Revolution tour in 2012, this lineup performed under the name Static-X. However, due to Static’s need for medical attention, the remainder of the tour was canceled in October 2012.
It was confirmed in an interview conducted on November 26, 2013, that Static-X broke up in June 2013.
As per Static, the questions among himself and the band’s previous bassist Tony Campos over the freedom of the band name had gone excessively far, driving him to disband the four-piece.
Static was an atheist and pescatarian. After a concise romance, he wedded porno entertainer Tera Wray in Las Vegas on January 10, 2008.
They lived in Joshua Tree, California. Static showed up as a secret visitor on a porno Wray facilitated called Radium Vol 2.
