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Name: James Randal Shaffer
Instrument: Guitar
Nickname: Munky
Born: June 6, 1970
Marital Status: Married
James Shaffer was born in Rosedale, California, on June 6th, 1970.
Munky began his musical career
after an accident with his three-wheeler which severed the top of
his left index finger.
One night while sneaking out
to a party and pushing his bike the chain slipped off. He slapped
his hand on it so it wouldn't make a noise but his finger got caught
and cut the top off.
"The doctor's like..you
got to rehabilitate your finger somehow, like take up a musical
instrument. And I said..how about guitar..he goes, that's perfect"
Before joining Korn Munky was
in a band named LAPD with Head, David and Fieldy. "Brian (Head)
said..oh I know this guy from my highschool, so they called me
up, and they're like, do you want to come and try out for our band,
it wasn't that I could play, it was that I had long hair"
says Munky. "I sat down, Brian showed me the songs, and
then that's how we all just started playing together".
On stage Munky is more than
often seen wearing a pair of old overalls. "I wanted to
wear something on stage that was like kinda trashy, dirty, you know,
because when I'm up there I feel like...sick" says Munky.
"Really what it is, it's like that person I don't like in
me, all the things I hate about myself, that's who I am up there".
Munky now sports a spanking clean pair of white overalls with black
X's down the chest.
Munky earned his nickname from
his feet. "My feet. I'd spread 'em out and everyone said they
look like hands, like monkey hands."
Munky's Tatoos:

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