Ralph Saenz

Ralph Saenz
Starr performing in 2017
Background information
Birth name Ralph Michael Saenz
Also known as David Lee Ralph
Michael Diamond
Michael Saenz
Michael Starr
Born (1965-05-17) May 17, 1965
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Origin Van Nuys, California, U.S.
Genres Glam metal, hard rock
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, musician
Instruments Vocals, guitar, bass, keyboard, percussion
Years active late 1980s–present
Associated acts Steel Panther, L.A. Guns, Ninja Sex Party, AFI

Ralph Michael Saenz (born May 17, 1965), better known by the stage name Michael Starr, is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He is best known as the lead singer of the comedic glam metal band Steel Panther.[1]

Early life

Ralph Michael Saenz was born on May 17, 1965 in Chicago, Illinois. He is of Spanish and Swedish descent.[2] He was raised primarily in Van Nuys, California, where his father was a college professor.

Career

Saenz was the lead singer for the David Lee Roth-era Van Halen tribute band Atomic Punks from May 1994 to December 2008, where he used the stage name David Lee Ralph. He was briefly the lead singer for L.A. Guns, singing on the Wasted EP. He also has sung for the bands 7% Solution, First Cause, Longgone, and Nightfall. The latter was featured on the KNAC radio sponsored Pure Rock compilation, with Ralph going under the name Michael Saenz.

Saenz appeared briefly in the 2001 film Rock Star, seen in the glass booth auditioning when Mark Wahlberg's and Jennifer Aniston's characters walk into the audition. He glares at the two before Wahlberg's character takes his turn to audition. He provided background vocals for AFI on the albums Sing the Sorrow and Decemberunderground.[3]

Personal life

Saenz and his wife, Jocelyn, live in Los Angeles, California.

Discography

With Steel Panther

With Metal Sludge

  • Hey That's What I Call Sludge Vol – 1 (2003) Compilation feat: original demo of Death To All But Metal

With L.A. Guns

Guest

  • 6969 (Dick Elders vocals)
  • Gus G. I Am the Fire (Redemption vocals)

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ From an interview with the Swedish magazine Hårdrock.
  3. ↑ http://www.artistdirect.com/artist/ralph-saenz/648335
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