Blackie Lawless had a fundamentalist Baptist upbringing, but has claimed Jewish ancestry.
10 Facts About Blackie Lawless
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Blackie Lawless has said that he was "very active" in church as a youth and was born again at age 11.
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Blackie Lawless has Irish, French and Native American ancestry.
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Blackie Lawless is the nephew of the late Major League Baseball pitcher, Ryne Duren.
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Blackie Lawless began his career in music playing with bands such as Black Rabbit and Orfax Rainbow.
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Blackie Lawless was hired but only stayed for the remainder of the tour.
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About a year later Kane returned to New York City but Blackie Lawless decided to stay in West Los Angeles.
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Blackie Lawless later formed a band called Circus Circus in 1979, with Piper again appearing in the lineup.
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In 1981, following Circus Circus' failure, Blackie Lawless joined Lizzie Grey and Nikki Sixx's band London, with whom he played a few gigs and recorded two songs as demos, though by this time Sixx had already departed to form Motley Crue.
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Blackie Lawless has stated in recent interviews that he has returned to the Christian faith and considers himself a born-again Christian.