Mooseman
| Mooseman | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Lloyd Roberts III |
| Born |
December 24, 1962 Bernice, Louisiana |
| Died |
(aged 38) Los Angeles, California |
| Genres | Heavy metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, producer, song writer |
| Instruments | Bass |
| Years active | 1988–2001 (his death) |
| Associated acts | Body Count, Iggy Pop The Trolls, Onajee, Bhava Hari |
Lloyd "Mooseman" Roberts III was an American heavy metal, punk rap and world music bassist. He is best remembered for his tenure in the band Body Count. He also played with Iggy Pop, including Beat 'Em Up as a member of The Trolls. Lloyd Roberts III also played with Onojee and Bhava Hari. He received awards in association with the bands he played with, such as gold records with Ice-T (Body Count) and the Hawaii Music Awards for Best World Music with Bhava Hari.
Roberts was born in Bernice, Louisiana. He attended Crenshaw High School in South Central Los Angeles, where he met and became close friends with Ice-T and D-Roc, with whom he would eventually form the band Body Count.
Iggy Pop brought in Mooseman in order to breathe new life into his band, shake the members out of their complacency, and get them out of their comfort zones. Iggy also claims that he simply wanted a new bass player. Pop claims working with Roberts was magic. He was inspired by the fact that they came from two very different cultures, Mooseman having come from the hoods of South Central, and having never played with white people before. Mooseman recorded the album Beat ‘Em Up with Iggy Pop, who later released the album and dedicated it to Mooseman following his untimely death in February of 2001 when he was murdered in a drive-by shooting. He was 38 years old. [1]