MUNKY
MUNKY

MUNKY

AKA: James “Munky” Shaffer, J. C. Shaffer, James The Gorilla, James Christian Shaffer, James C. Shaffer

About MUNKY

James “Munky” Shaffer is an American guitarist born on June 6th, 1970 in Bakersfield, California. He is best known as the rhythm guitarist for American nü metal band Korn.

James initially took up guitar as therapy after severing the tip of his finger in a dirt biking accident and began his music career with American funk metal band L.A.P.D., consisting of James, Reginald “Fieldy” Arvizu, David Silveria, and Richard Morrill. L.A.P.D. broke up in 1992, with James, Fieldy, and David forming a new band named Creep.

The trio hired Brian “Head” Welch as a lead guitarist and Jonathan Davis on vocals, leading to the formation of Korn in 1993.
The band found mainstream success in 1998 with their third album, Follow the Leader, and have been a mainstay in nü metal ever since.

On January 15th, 2000, James married his first wife, Stephanie Roush. A year later on June 23rd, 2001, Stephanie gave birth to a daughter, Camilla. This would be the only child in the marriage as the couple would divorce in 2004.

James took up the sole guitar position after Head left the band on February 22nd, 2005 and would remain in that position until May 2013 when Head returned to the band.

Sometime in 2005, James met his second wife, Albanian-American actress and model Evis Xheneti. The couple would finally marry on January 2nd, 2012 in Paris and currently have 3 children together: D'Angelo (born on November 7th, 2012), Rocky (born on August 20th, 2015) and Heart (born on August 9th, 2019).

In 2006, James formed his own record label, Emotional Syphon Recordings. The label has signed artists such as Monster in the Machine and Droid.

In 2008, James formed his own side project, Fear and the Nervous System, consisting of James, Zac Baird, Bill Gould, and Brooks Wackerman. Steve Krolikowski joined the band in 2009 and after a few lineup changes, the band currently consists of Brooks, Zac, James, Steve, Elias Mallin, and Tim Kelleher.

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