Munkey grew up in Rosedale CA. He was always in trouble: catching fields on fire, tress passing, stealing his mom and dad's liquor, etc... Then one night he snuck out and cut the end of his left index finger off. He started playing guitar to help rehabilitate it. Then one day Brian came along and showed him how to play a few songs like "Rock you like a Hurricane". They were friends through high school. Munkey later joined LAPD and moved to Huntington Beach, California. One night Brian and Munkey went into a bar where Jon was playing, they asked him to tryout. He did and thats how Korn got started.