ABOUT JAMES MUNKY SHAFFER
Guitarist and co-founder of the nü metal band Korn ; he also founded Emotional Syphon Recordings. He has made more than 10 albums with Korn. In 2022, they released their 14th studio album, Requiem.
He lost part of his finger on the chain of his three-wheeler and started playing guitar to rehabilitate his hand.
His nickname is Munky because his feet look like a monkey's hands when spread. His musical fame has led him to amass over 800,000 followers on Instagram.
He was married to Stephanie Rouch from 2000 to 2004. He married Evis X. Shaffer on January 2, 2012; they have sons, D'Angelo and Rocky. They had their third child, a daughter named Heart, in the summer of 2019.
Eddie Van Halen inspired him to pursue music.
