Lynn Strait
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James Lynn Strait (August 7, 1968 – December 11, 1998) was the lead singer and lyricist for the metal/punk band, Snot, which broke up after his death in a car accident on December 11, 1998. Also killed in the accident was Strait's dog, Dobbs, who graced the cover of the band's 1997 Geffen debut album, Get Some and served as the group's mascot.
Strait was born in Manhasset, New York, but moved to Santa Barbara as a teen and immediately embraced the SoCal punk scene. Prior to his work with Snot, Strait had never sung in a band. "I always wanted to because it seemed like a lot of fun. But I wasn't into what most bands were playing" [[Citing sources citation needed]]. Starting from scratch was an advantage for Strait: "There's nobody to emulate. I won't say what I do is groundbreaking, but some of it is original; there are weird patterns in my vocals, because I got to make up my style as I went along" [[Citing sources citation needed]].
Strait, who also served as the band's lyricist, started the nu metal genre early in the 90s along with fellow nu metalers Human Waste Project, Deftones and Korn. He also appeared as a guest on Tura Satana's song 'Down', a duet with girlfriend Tairrie B on Manhole/Tura Satana's first album.
Landing a record contract was a dream come true for some of his mates, but Strait was underwhelmed by the development. His response: "Yeah, now I can order cheese on my Whopper" [[Citing sources citation needed]]. While his bandmates were signing the contracts, Strait was completing a month long sentence in County Jail, where he had spent a year in the early 1990s.
Sevendust paid tribute to Strait on the Strait Up compilation album with a song called "Angel's Son"
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