Facts about Skrillex
- Born on January 15th, 1988, his real name is Sonny John Moore but ‘Skrillex’ was a nickname he’d had for a while. “(It) really means nothing. Throughout my teen years my friends would call me ‘Skrillex’ or ‘Skril’ or ‘Skrilly’.” The first albums he ever bought were Marilyn Manson’s ‘Antichrist Superstar’ and Nine Inch Nails ‘’Broken’ EP. Angsty!
- He says his big musical turning point was discovering Warp records when he was 12. “I discovered Aphex Twin (and) became obsessed with glitch, acid house, IDM, Autechre, Squarepusher,” he says.
- Skrillex” wasn’t his first moniker. Early on he was known as “Twipz” (not “Twerpz”). His first official EP was called ‘My Name Is Skrillex’ (A lie. It’s ‘Sonny’).
- His ‘do’ is so famous that there’s a fake Skrillex hair Twitter. @Skrilleyshair Tweets stuff like: “Ahhh I love NYC. It makes me greasy in a very good way.” The band Electric Valentine have even written a song ‘Girl, You Got Skrillex Hair’ about it.
- Although his music is considered dubstep he himself thinks it’s broader than that. “I guess you could say that it’s a mixture of dubstep, electro-house, fidget,” he said. (We’re not sure what ‘fidget’ is either, don’t worry).