Shaun has been able to accumulate a more considerable amount of wealth during his career. [7] Morgan checked into rehab in July 2006. [8][9] Lee wrote the song "Call Me When You're Sober" about her relationship with him.[10]. [September 2004], Finishing writing and starting to record Seether's new album [August 2004], Working on new album "Finding Beauty In Negative Spaces", Scheduled to be released in October.

After their break-up, some tensions occur, especially after Evanescence guitarist Troy McLawhorn joined Seether.

During this time, the band's original drummer returned home to South Africa, whilst the two remaining members were left to think of a new band name, at the request of Wind-up. His height is 6’2’’ tall, and his weight is 77 kg. 414 Followers, 775 Following, 1,044 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Jordan Kirby (@kirbydaniellej) Since coming to limelight, Morgan hasn’t been linked to any known controversy, rumors and legal issues.

Nobody did.”, “It’s a double-edged sword because all the pressure is on your shoulders and you have to perform and put out an album that can live up to all the expectations but can also stand up to the others.”, His last name (Welgemoed) is of Dutch origin. ”This is a way for me to say how I feel now and get it out. Morgan has 1308 tattooed on his four right fingers, and 2007 on his four left fingers, marking the date his brother died. Shaun Morgan is a South African rhythm guitarist and lead singer of Seether, a post-grunge band that released their first album Disclaimer in 2002. This endorsement lasted until 2019 as then he changed his guitar, and now he uses Ernie Ball Music Man StingRay RS guitar. |  [12], "Lynyrd Skynyrd's Johnny Van Zant: 'Hopefully We'll Have Many, Many More Years Doing This, Seether Frontman Enters Rehab; August Tour Dates Canceled, http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1537141/seether-frontman-enters-rehab-tour-canceled.jhtml, http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2008-03-03/features/0802290207_1_shaun-morgan-evanescence-band, "Evanescence Set For Fall Tour; Amy Lee Reveals Inspiration Behind 'Sober, Radisson suicide brother of Seether front man, http://www.patheos.com/blogs/throughbrokenroses/2017/08/23/interview-shaun-morgan-seether-suicide/, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shaun_Morgan&oldid=982405770, Use South African English from November 2012, All Wikipedia articles written in South African English, Articles with unsourced statements from August 2014, Articles with unsourced statements from August 2018, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 7 October 2020, at 22:57. [1] His parents divorced when he was still a child. The band has also gone on to release five other studio albums titled ‘Karma and Effects (2005), Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces (2007), Holding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray (2011), Isolate and Medicate (2014) and Poison the Parish (2017).

They divorced because his wife did not follow him to the US. Shaun Morgan is one of the most recognized and talented music artists in the industry. Makes.the day fly by.

My dad bought a farm when I was about five or six years old.”. Morgan spent all of his early life in Zimbabwe.

He has won The National Council’s Artistic Expression Impact Award in the year 2016. They later changed their band name to Seether and on August 2002, he debuted an album titled ‘Disclaimer’. I don't know why anybody would want to be like me, I have issues. Shaun has 1308 tattooed on his 4 right fingers. On 13 August 2007, Morgan's brother Eugene Welgemoed killed himself, just a few weeks before Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces was released.

He has indeed suffered from hard drug problems, but for many years he has been trying hard to quit, and we praise this effort.

Shaun injured his back in his 3rd year of playing rugby. Wind-up Records is based in New York City and was founded in 1997 by Diana and Alan Meltzer. He uses Triple Rectifier for the amplifiers. Shaun Morgan was married to Jill Hollon until 2002 when they divorced. He now plays an Ernie Ball Music Man StingRay RS guitar.

Amy also wrote the song “Call Me When You’re Sober” after her relationship with Shaun ended.

1,073 Followers, 459 Following, 60 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from jorden kirby (@jordenkirby) I absolutely love Seether, and Shaun Morgan is the perfect frontman for the band. She often left us in a car in the middle of the night when she was sleeping with a married man.”. [12], "Lynyrd Skynyrd's Johnny Van Zant: 'Hopefully We'll Have Many, Many More Years Doing This, Seether Frontman Enters Rehab; August Tour Dates Canceled, http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1537141/seether-frontman-enters-rehab-tour-canceled.jhtml, http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2008-03-03/features/0802290207_1_shaun-morgan-evanescence-band, "Evanescence Set For Fall Tour; Amy Lee Reveals Inspiration Behind 'Sober, Radisson suicide brother of Seether front man, http://www.patheos.com/blogs/throughbrokenroses/2017/08/23/interview-shaun-morgan-seether-suicide/, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shaun_Morgan&oldid=982405770, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 7 October 2020, at 22:57.

He now plays an Ernie Ball Music Man StingRay RS guitar.

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He got interested in learning how to play the guitar after hearing Nirvana’s album ”Nevermind” and first learned the song “Polly.” At age 12, Morgan started to play in his first band.

I don’t think any one thing stands out.”, “No matter how many people say you’re amazing or great…it’s the one person who says, ‘Hey man, you suck.’ And that’s the person that affects you…”, ”I don’t know why anybody would want to be like me, I have issues.”, ”I wish someone had told me when I was 21 that it would probably be a good idea to take care of myself. His Mother leaving he and his brother alone so much when they were small children is not included in that this though. His favorite book is Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

Shaun Morgan Siblings Well, if you’re ready, let’s start. The band released an album later that year, entitled Fragile. This, I suppose, is the only way I can purge, but it is therapeutic. Amy started writing music when she was 11 years old. [2] Around this time, Morgan decided to use his middle name as his last name professionally while performing for Seether because some Americans have a hard time pronouncing "Welgemoed". It means "Cheerful". Shaun Morgan has been nominated for many awards, but he has been able to win only one. If you do not know, we have prepared this article about details of Shaun Morgan’s short biography-wiki, career, professional life, personal life, today’s net worth, age, height, weight, and more facts. He was rocking out and she was in the crowd. Eventually they settled on Seether, after the Veruca Salt song of the same name.

His parents divorced when he was a child. He plays an Ernie Ball Music Man StringRay Rs Guitar and he uses amplifiers like Mesa/Boogie amplifiers and the Triple Rectifier. Shsun Morgan is a true artist his music is awesome, I Love the band Seether. Shaun Morgan was originally offered an endorsement and a signature model with PRS, but declined. [2] Saron Gas enjoyed moderate success before the bass player decided to quit in January 2000, causing Morgan to get in touch with the only other good bass player he knew, Dale Stewart. 414 Followers, 775 Following, 1,044 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Jordan Kirby (@kirbydaniellej) Thanks guys.

Holding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray (2011); Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces (2007). ( divorced) ( 1 child).

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