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Muzz Skillings (born January 6, 1964, in Queens, New York) is an American bassist, singer, guitarist and songwriter. He is best known for being the original bassist with Living Colour.
Jul 13, 2023 · Skillings’ expert slap-and-pop, when allied with the metallic music, virtually defined the alternative-metal scene of the day. “At the time, rock music was filled with a lot of straight eighth notes,” Skillings told BP in his May/June 1991 cover story.
Dec 21, 2021 · During their pre-label days in 1987, Living Colour – Reid, singer Corey Glover, drummer Will Calhoun and then-bassist Muzz Skillings – spent most days writing and rehearsing in a loft space in Bushwick, Brooklyn. One day, Glover started to sing a riff idea to Reid.
The band currently consists of guitarist Vernon Reid, lead vocalist Corey Glover, drummer Will Calhoun and bassist Doug Wimbish (who replaced Muzz Skillings in 1992). Stylistically, their music is a creative fusion influenced by heavy metal, funk, jazz, hip hop, punk, and alternative rock.
May 3, 2018 · Before Guns N’ Roses’ first set at the Coliseum, Rose and his entourage confronted Muzz Skillings backstage. Glover is convinced that Axl saw the bassist’s dreadlocks and thought he was Reid.
Oct 9, 2016 · “It had all started to turn sour when Muzz [Skillings, original bassist] left [in 1992]. We found Doug [Wimbish] quickly and he was the right replacement, but we didn’t give ourselves time to heal.
Jul 23, 2023 · Formed in 1984, Living Colour were made up of vocalist Corey Glover, guitarist Vernon Reid, bassist Muzz Skillings and drummer Will Calhoun. From the off, they were not a band likely to settle for the status quo.
Jun 27, 2017 · Founding bassist Muzz Skillings is a genre traversing player, plying supportive and counter-melodic passages in the service of the songs. A composer, singer, and guitarist, Muzz has led his own ensembles (Medicine Stick) and appeared on fine slabs by John Tiven, Alan Merrill, Wilson Pickett, and Robert Plant to cite a few.
Aug 28, 2020 · Portrait of American rock group Living Colour featuring, from left, Vernon Reid (standing), Corey Glover (in tie-dyed shirt), Muzz Skillings, and Will Calhoun, late 1980s or early 1990s.
Jun 5, 2023 · “Vivid paved the way for Time’s Up,” declared original bassist Muzz Skillings in the book’s second chapter. “Like in the business sense, and in just a record label dynamic sense and the corporate sense, the success of that record and everything we brought to it paved the way for the second record.
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