57 Photos Of Skrillex Before He Was Skrillex
Bet you didn’t know that Skrillex, the dubstep musician who was just awarded a Grammy for his efforts, used to be just a lame, emo kid with a love for MySpace and taking pictures of himself. Here’s a hilarious look back at the history of Sonny Moore.
Back in the early 2000’s, if you weren’t a complete devotee of MTV’s “Total Request Live,” you were probably filled with just enough teenage angst to listen to some variation of punk rock, emo, hardcore, or worse: screamo. Among the many bands to choose from was From First To Last, a band filled with boys with spiked hair, piercings, tight black t-shirts and jeans who sang-screamed about love, loss, and their emotional teenage feelings.
How do I know? I was there. Not necessarily in the audience for any of From First To Last’s shows, though I’m sure I’ve seen them at a Warped Tour or two in my day. But I did listen to those kinds of bands back in High School, had friends who enjoyed their music and — almost unbelievably — girlfriends who had crushes on the band’s lead singer, Sonny.
Sonny, who we now know as Skrillex, just happens to be the year’s most popular new musician and has captured the hearts of the youngun’s —while the rest of us scratch our heads at the appeal and cover our ears.
This is a look back at his first days in the music business — the embarrassing days.
1. Sonny with his band From First To Last, of which he was a member until 2007:
20. If you think his hair is crazy now, take a look at what it used to look like:
He’s been featured in and on the cover of magazines under his real name, Sonny Moore:
An interview from Warped Tour, 2004:
Here’s a sampling of the band’s music:
“Note To Self”
“Ride The Wings Of Pestilence”
“Emily”
“Heroine”
“Secrets Don’t make Friends,” live at the Warped Tour (yep)
This is what his dubstep music sounds like now:
This is what a live Skrillex show looks like:
And just last weekend he was awarded with three Grammys:
For Best Remixed Recording Best, Electronic/Dance Album, and Best Dance Recording.
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milok 5 days agoIt shouldn’t be a big deal that he dresses a certain way. Seriously. I could dress the ‘socially acceptable’ way, and be loved. But dress as who I really am, and be considered ‘emo’ and hated by everyone. I’m sorry It’s such a sin for people to like certain bands. Seriously.
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Taylor Nicole a month agothis was completely rude, and i’m not saying everyone has to have the same opinion as me, but you’re literally making fun of him because of his looks and interests. he can’t help the way he looks, and a lot of people find him attractive now and back then, including me. and if he wanted to sing for a little teen angst emo band when he was a little emo angsty, then he was allowed to. don’t act like you didn’t have some kind of weird phase you went through as a teenager. in my opinion, his music is still good. you don’t have to have the same opinion as me ans others, but it’s still immature to go online and bitch and complain that in your opinion his music is shitty and sucks. when to a lot of us, it doesn’t.
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SashaWoodsonComedy a year ago
i met sonny moore after a fftl show a few years back, and he is a crazy humble super super nice guy. few of my friends still talk to him on aim…AIM! that’s some old school shizz. iirc he was a huuuuuge sex symbol for the emo/scene kids.
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ryethebread a year agoDubstep has ruined so many nights of peaceful sleep for me, I pretty much hate it.
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