| Zim Zum | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Timothy Michael Linton |
| Also known as | Michael Linton |
| Born | June 25, 1969 |
| Genres | Heavy metal |
| Occupations | Guitarist Songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1989-Present |
| Labels | nothing Interscope |
| Associated acts | Life, Sex & Death Marilyn Manson The Pop Culture Suicides |
Timothy Michael Linton (born on June 25, 1969, in Chicago) more commonly known as Zim Zum, is an American rock musician/songwriter and former guitarist for Life, Sex & Death and Marilyn Manson (1996-1998). His current projects are Pleistoscene, a solo project, and The Pop Culture Suicides, the latter being his main focus.
Biography
The high point of Linton's music career thus far is his collaboration with Marilyn Manson. Linton was one of 150 people to apply for the guitarist position for Marilyn Manson and one of the 15 to actually audition. He was then hired and travelled with the band for the 1996-1997 "Dead To The World" tour. Fans got their first glimpse of Linton during Nothing Records', now notorious showcase called "Nothing Night", that was held in 1996 at the Irving Center in New York. His first video for the band was "The Beautiful People". By using the stage name "Zim Zum", Linton became the first member of Marilyn Manson to not use a stage name that combined a sex symbol's first and a serial killer's last names. According to Jeordie White (Twiggy Ramirez), he got his name from his Dungeons & Dragons character, though Manson has said that the name refers to the Kabbalistic concept of Tzimtzum. Linton contributed to all but two of the tracks on the band's 1998 release Mechanical Animals. The reasons for his departure were never made clear. An interview in Guitar World with Zim stated that being in Marilyn Manson had open new doors and new opportunities in music. Linton left/was replaced before the Mechanical Animals supporting tour began. His replacement's name was John 5.
External links
- ZimZum.com, official website
- Zim Zum at MySpace
- ZZIV, official fansite
- ThePopCultureSuicides.com, official website
- The Pop Culture Suicides at MySpace
- Xtraction
- Pleistoscene.com, official website
- Zim Zum World, Italian fansite
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