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Blackie Lawless (Steven Edward Duren) was born on 4 September, 1956 in Tampa, Florida, U.S., is an American heavy metal musician. Discover Blackie Lawless's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 67 years old?

Popular As Steven Edward Duren
Occupation Singer, musician, songwriter
Age 67 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 4 September, 1956
Birthday 4 September
Birthplace Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Blackie Lawless Height, Weight & Measurements

At 67 years old, Blackie Lawless height is 1.93 m .

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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.

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Blackie Lawless Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Blackie Lawless worth at the age of 67 years old? Blackie Lawless’s income source is mostly from being a successful Singer. He is from United States. We have estimated Blackie Lawless's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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1956

Steven Edward Duren (born September 4, 1956), better known by his stage name Blackie Lawless, is an American singer, songwriter and musician, best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist (formerly bassist) for heavy metal band W.A.S.P.

Duren was born in Tampa, Florida, and raised in Staten Island, New York City.

He had a fundamentalist Baptist upbringing, but has also claimed Jewish ancestry.

He has said that he was "very active" in church as a youth and was born again at age 11.

In his late teens, Duren strayed from the church and became interested in the occult.

Although he would only study occultism for a short time before leaving that too, he continued to use themes of occultism up until his return to the Christian faith in recent years.

He claims Irish, French and Native American ancestry (his mother self-identified as one-quarter Blackfoot).

He is the nephew of the late Major League Baseball pitcher, Ryne Duren.

Lawless himself considered pursuing a professional baseball career; however, he ultimately opted for music.

He credits his older brother with introducing him to the guitar.

Lawless began his career in music playing with bands such as Black Rabbit and Orfax Rainbow.

1975

In 1975, after Johnny Thunders left the glam rock band New York Dolls in the middle of a tour of Florida, the band started auditioning for guitarists.

Lawless was hired but only stayed for the remainder of the tour.

After the tour, he went to California with bassist Arthur Kane and helped found Killer Kane.

At that time, Lawless' stage name was "Blackie Goozeman" as stated on the back of Killer Kane's only EP.

About a year later Kane returned to New York City but Lawless decided to stay in West Los Angeles.

1976

In 1976, he formed Sister, which also featured future W.A.S.P. guitarist Randy Piper.

1978

Around 1978, a new lineup was assembled which included Nikki Sixx as bassist and Lizzie Grey on guitar.

Later, Chris Holmes joined.

1979

Lawless later formed a band called Circus Circus in 1979, with Piper again appearing in the lineup.

1980

In the mid-1980s, W.A.S.P. faced controversy as Lawless spoke out in defense of heavy metal music against the Parents Music Resource Center after the band faced intense scrutiny for their single "Animal (F**k Like a Beast)".

1981

In 1981, following Circus Circus' failure, 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 Mötley Crüe.

1982

In 1982, Lawless switched to bass after firing original member Bassist Rik Fox, later of Steeler fame who had joined the band only 4 months prior and had named W.A.S.P over personal issues, but after that along with Randy Piper, Blackie carried on with W.A.S.P. The lineup was soon completed with Chris Holmes on lead guitar and Tony Richards on drums.

W.A.S.P. underwent numerous lineup changes, with Lawless being the last remaining original member and chief songwriter.

Many of his songs tend to deal with religious or apocalyptic themes, due to his Christian upbringing.

Lawless has stated in recent interviews that he has returned to the Christian faith and considers himself a born-again Christian.

Lawless cites influences which include AC/DC, Black Sabbath, the Beatles, Kiss, and Alice Cooper.

Lawless's stage theatrics are heavily influenced by Alice Cooper and Kiss, often imitating Gene Simmons and/or Paul Stanley during performances.

1985

Despite this, the band achieved their greatest success from 1985 to 1988, with several hit singles including "L.O.V.E. Machine", "I Wanna Be Somebody", and "Wild Child".

In November 2022, Lawless admitted during a Q&A session that he and the band use backing tracks in their live performances.