Chuck Mosely

Mike Patton may be the best-known Faith No More singer, but Chuck Mosely was the frontman for the group's first two albums. Born in Hollywood, CA, but raised in South Central Los Angeles and Venice, Mosely took piano lessons as a child, which didn't amount to much. Interested in the burgeoning local punk scene as a teenager, Mosely befriended bassist Billy Gould and the pair became brief members of an obscure local band called the Animated. Upon the group's breakup, Gould formed another outfit, Faith No More, while Mosely fronted Haircuts That Kill. When Faith No More was left singer-less in 1984 (a pre-Hole Courtney Love had just split), a tryout was arranged for Mosely. Despite his knack for wandering off key, Mosely's charisma got him the job, as the group (which would eventually include keyboardist Roddy Bottum, guitarist Jim Martin, and drummer Mike Bordin) played regularly around the San Francisco area.