1. Benjamin Robert Moody II was born on January 22,1981 and is an American guitarist, songwriter and record producer.
24 Facts About Ben Moody
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Ben Moody is known as co-founder of rock band Evanescence, which he departed in 2003 after the release of their debut album Fallen.
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Ben Moody was born on January 22,1981 in Little Rock, Arkansas.
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Ben Moody did not take guitar lessons, and took influence from 1980s artists like Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne and Motley Crue.
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Ben Moody called Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett his "hero" and the reason he played guitar.
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In 1994, Ben Moody met Amy Lee in Little Rock, Arkansas while at a youth camp.
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Ben Moody abruptly left Evanescence in October 2003 during their European tour, citing creative differences.
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In 2006, Ben Moody signed with former Evanescence management Rider Management, which sued him in 2013 for $500,000 in unpaid commissions.
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Ben Moody apologized to Lee for comments he made to her in anger.
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Ben Moody said he realized the band would end if he stayed and believes he made the right choice.
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Ben Moody then wrote with David Hodges, Kelly Clarkson, and others for Clarkson's second album, Breakaway, working on the songs "Because of You" and "Addicted".
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In early 2005, Ben Moody played lead guitar for the song "Forever in Our Hearts", the 'song for tsunami relief' made exclusively for iTunes.
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Ben Moody collaborated with singer Anastacia on the song "Everything Burns", which is featured on her album Pieces of a Dream and the Fantastic Four soundtrack.
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Ben Moody then assisted Lindsay Lohan on her album A Little More Personal and worked with Bo Bice on the song "My World" for his debut album The Real Thing.
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Ben Moody later produced the Godhead album The Shadow Line with Julian Beeston, and played a clown in their music video for the song "Push".
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Ben Moody collaborated with Hodges again on American Idol Chris Daughtry's debut album, Daughtry, for the song "What About Now".
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In 2007, Ben Moody worked with Celine Dion on her album Taking Chances.
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In June 2009, it was announced that Ben Moody had formed the rock band called We Are the Fallen, recruiting American Idol 7 finalist Carly Smithson as the lead singer, and his friends former Evanescence drummer Rocky Gray, guitarist John LeCompt, and Marty O'Brien on bass.
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In 2012, Ben Moody teamed up with former Papa Roach drummer Dave Buckner, and former Rock Star Supernova frontman Lukas Rossi, to form a new band called The Halo Method.
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Ben Moody started a television and film production company, Makeshift Films.
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Ben Moody made a cameo as a zombie in the 2004 horror film Resident Evil: Apocalypse.
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Ben Moody appeared in the 2007 release of the low-budget film Dead and Gone.
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Ben Moody identified as Christian and promoted his religious beliefs in interviews in the early 2000s.
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Ben Moody struggled with substance abuse during his time in Evanescence, and entered rehab after leaving the band.