“I had never seen anyone create a sound like that, and I’ll never forget it.” “It was like magic!,” he exclaims of hearing the music of the Prince Of Darkness for the first time. But at the age of 12, the spark was lit when he heard his older cousin’s guitar instructor cover Ozzy Osbourne’s debut solo hit Crazy Train. Growing up an ardent rock and post-hardcore fan on the East Coast, Mulherin spent much of his early teenage years navigating the pressures of his panic disorder. Trauma Factory is a restless and essential listen that fights against industry moulds, and one that Mulherin truly seemed destined to create. Written, recorded, and produced by Mulherin over two years – the longest he has even spent on a project – the record draws its surging pain from his own life experiences, and contains emotionally-probing ruminations on betrayal ( Nightmare), relationship breakdowns ( Pretend), and isolation ( Death). Though Mulherin has been open in the past about his mental health issues, and on the unflinchingly honest new album Trauma Factory – the title being “a synonym for human life” – he pulls the curtain back even further. A lifelong battle with severe social anxiety and its associated health problems has previously forced him to cancel huge tours at the eleventh-hour due to stage fright, suffer from debilitating panic attacks while on the road, and take extended breaks from social media. The latter was released in 2018, the same year that he signed to DCD2 Records, which just so happens to be co-owned by Fall Out Boy’s lead vocalist Patrick Stump and bassist Pete Wentz.īut for Mulherin, this seemingly swift ascent to viral fame has been bumpy at best. – (Mulherin has also intermittently worked under several other monikers, notably: Never Forever, TRAU CHOI, and Lil Tofu) – a 2015 self-titled effort, 2017’s ‘Reaper’, and its follow-up ‘Ruiner’ have racked up over 200 million streams combined. His addictive brand of guitar-based emo rap has seen him transcend from soul-baring SoundCloud icon to chart-baiting star with his three previous records as nothing,nowhere. “I remember that one acoustic guitar was there for me when I felt like nothing else was.”īorn Joseph Edward Mulherin, the alternative singer-songwriter and rapper has long held a special place in his heart for the six-string. I wasn’t anxious, I wasn’t overthinking it was a way for me to escape from all the thoughts in my head.” He pauses, before offering the rest of his answer with a warm, gentle smile. “When I was in the basement playing my cousin’s old guitar as a kid, I would pluck at it for hours and pretend I knew what I was doing. “It was a safe place for me,” he tells, speaking over Zoom from his beautifully-lit home in Burlington, Vermont. READ MORE: “Once I stopped thinking I had to do things a certain way, the whole world opened up to me”: Buzz Osborne.He found it in a hand-me-down Martin acoustic guitar. spent years of his childhood searching for solace in the quiet suburbs of Foxborough, Massachusetts, where he was born and raised. At the time of writing, his UK dates are due to kick off in Nottingham on May 31, wrapping up at Birmingham’s Resorts World Arena on June 14.Nothing,nowhere. Osbourne has suffered several bouts of illnesses and injuries related to accidents over the past few years, while in January 2020 he confirmed he had received a “challenging” diagnosis with Parkinson’s disease.Ĭurrently, Osbourne is scheduled to take his ‘No More Tours 2’ tour on the road in 2023, with the dates having been postponed multiple times due to both his ill health and the coronavirus pandemic. “I am somewhat better, but nowhere near as much as I want to be to go back on the road.” “I have physical therapy every morning,” he explained. Last week it was announced by Sharon that the Black Sabbath frontman would be undergoing surgery that would “determine the rest of his life” on Monday (June 13).Posting on Twitter today (14), Sharon wrote: “Our family would like to express so much gratitude for the overwhelming amount of love and support leading up to Ozzy’s surgery! Ozzy is doing well and on the road to recovery! Your love means the world to him.”Īlthough it has not been confirmed what the surgery was for, last month Osbourne said he was waiting to have neck surgery as he “can’t walk properly these days”. Ozzy Osbourne is doing well and on the road to recovery” following a major operation, Sharon Osbourne has said in a statement. Kathmandu- The Black Sabbath frontman recently underwent surgery that would “determine the rest of his life”
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