Former Faith No More Vocalist Chuck Mosley Dead At 57
Charles Henry Mosley
After a long period of sobriety   Charles Henry Mosley III  lost  his  life  on November 9th  2017  due to the disease of addiction. Weâre sharing the manner in which  he  passed  in the hopes that it might serve as a warning or wake up call or beacon to anyone else struggling to fight for sobriety.
 Mosley  joined Faith No More in 1983 and sang on the bandâs first two studio albums  1985âs âWe Care a Lotâ and 1987âs âIntroduce Yourself.â
In the process   he  helped pioneer the genre of California funk-metal  including the use of rap-style cadences in songs  according to Stereogum.
 Mosley  was fired from the band in 1988. The band went on to reach its highest level of popularity with singer Mike Patton in the early â90s. After his firing   Mosley  sued his former Faith No More bandmates  claiming  he  was due a partnership stake  according to Billboard.
The two parties eventually settled out of court and  Mosley  had a stint as frontman for the pioneering punk-reggae band Bad Brains.
In recent years   Mosley  toured as a solo artist  but occasionally sat in with Faith No More during that bandâs 2016 reunion tour  according to Metal Injection.
 Mosley  is survived by is survived by Pip Logan   his  long-term partner  two daughters  and a grandson.
After a long period of sobriety    [TGT] lost   [TGT]   life  on November 9th  2017  due to the disease of addiction. Weâre sharing the manner in which  he  passed  in the hopes that it might serve as a warning or wake up call or beacon to anyone else struggling to fight for sobriety.
 Mosley  joined Faith No More in 1983 and sang on the bandâs first two studio albums  1985âs âWe Care a Lotâ and 1987âs âIntroduce Yourself.â
In the process   he  helped pioneer the genre of California funk-metal  including the use of rap-style cadences in songs  according to Stereogum.
 Mosley  was fired from the band in 1988. The band went on to reach its highest level of popularity with singer Mike Patton in the early â90s. After his firing   Mosley  sued his former Faith No More bandmates  claiming  he  was due a partnership stake  according to Billboard.
The two parties eventually settled out of court and  Mosley  had a stint as frontman for the pioneering punk-reggae band Bad Brains.
In recent years   Mosley  toured as a solo artist  but occasionally sat in with Faith No More during that bandâs 2016 reunion tour  according to Metal Injection.
 Mosley  is survived by is survived by Pip Logan   his  long-term partner  two daughters  and a grandson.