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Steven Edward Duren born September 4, , 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. 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, [ 6 ] he continued to use themes of occultism up until his return to the Christian faith in recent years.

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

Steven Edward Duren (born September

Lawless began his career in music playing with bands such as Black Rabbit and Orfax Rainbow. In , 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. In , he formed Sister , which also featured future W.

Around , a new lineup was assembled which included Nikki Sixx as bassist and Lizzie Grey on guitar. Later, Chris Holmes joined. Lawless later formed a band called Circus Circus in , with Piper again appearing in the lineup. In , 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.

P over personal issues, but after that along with Randy Piper, Blackie carried on with W. The lineup was soon completed with Chris Holmes on lead guitar and Tony Richards on drums. 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.

In the mids, W.