Morten Skaget

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Morten Skaget
Skaget performing with Sambandet in 2011
Background information
Also known as	Morty Black
Born	(1960-08-12) August 12, 1960 Trondheim, Norway
Genres	Hard rock, glam metal
Instruments	Bass guitar, keyboard, vocals
Years active	1983–present
Associated acts	TNT, Vagabond, Jørn Lande, Åge Aleksandersen
Website	www.mortyblack.com

Morten Skaget (born on August 12, 1960 in Trondheim, Norway), most commonly known by his former stage name Morty Black, is a bassist best known for playing with international bands like JORN, Ken Hensley, Terje Rypdal and TNT.^[1] In addition he has also played for many famous Norwegian artists and has also been a bassist for Mariah Carey. He also plays drums and once played the ride cymbal in the TNT song "Seven Seas". Away from music he is the father of three children. His stepson, Ståle Stiil, was the first rapper to sing lyrics in Norwegian with his album Yo! in 1992.

Discography

TNT

Knights of the New Thunder (1984)
Tell No Tales (1987)
Intuition (1989)
Realized Fantasies (1992)
Three Nights in Tokyo (Live) (1992)
Firefly (1997)
Transistor (1999)
Give me a Sign EP (2003)
My Religion (2004)

Vagabond

Vagabond (1994)
A Huge Fan of Life (1995)

JORN

The Duke (2006)
The Gathering (2007)
Unlocking the Past (2007)

Tony Mills

Vital Designs (2008)

Stargazer

Stargazer (2009)

References

↑ TNT's Morty Black Interview by Keith McDonald. metal-rules.com, August 2004. Retrieved 8 August 2011.

External links

v t e TNT

Ronni Le Tekrø Diesel Dahl Tony Harnell Victor Borge Steinar Eikum Dag Ingebrigtsen Kenneth Odiin John Macaluso Morty Black Sid Ringsby Tony Mills

Studio albums	TNT Knights of the New Thunder Tell No Tales Intuition Realized Fantasies Firefly Transistor My Religion All the Way to the Sun The New Territory Atlantis A Farewell to Arms

Compilations	Till Next Time – The Best of TNT Firefly and Live! The Big Bang – The Essential Collection

Live albums	Three Nights in Tokyo Live in Madrid

Videography	The Collection: Volume 1

Related articles	Discography Dag Stokke Frode Lamøy Vagabond Westworld Starbreaker

Persondata
Name	Skaget, Morten
Alternative names
Short description	Norwegian musician
Date of birth	August 12, 1960
Place of birth	Trondheim, Norway
Date of death
Place of death

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