Ginger Fish

Ginger Fish
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Background information
Birth name	Kenneth Robert Wilson
Born	September 28, 1966 (age 43) in Framingham, Massachusetts
Genre(s)	Industrial metal, Alternative metal, Rock
Occupation(s)	Drummer
Instrument(s)	Drums, Piano, Bass guitar
Years active	1995–present
Label(s)	Interscope, Nothing
Associated acts	Marilyn Manson, Martyr Plot

"Ginger" redirects here. For the painting, see Ginger (painting).

Kenneth Robert Wilson (born September 28, 1965), better known by his stage name Ginger Fish, is a professional musician. He is the live drummer of industrial metal band Marilyn Manson and his side project Martyr Plot. His stage name is formed from the names Ginger Rogers and Albert Fish.

Biography

Kenneth Wilson was born in Framingham, Massachusetts. Having played drums since he was in second grade, Wilson eventually went to the University of Las Vegas to study music; during that time he played with several underground bands from the area.

Career

In music

Fish learned the drums off of Marilyn Manson's first album, Portrait of an American Family, out of a desire to join the band; in early 1995 he auditioned for the spot. Fortunately for him, he chose exactly the right time to do it as the rest of the band had already agreed to replace their current drummer at the earliest opportunity. Despite constant band member changes, Ginger is only the second drummer for the band, not counting a previously used drum machine; his playing can be heard on Smells Like Children and every subsequent Manson album until and including The Golden Age of Grotesque (2003). On the Guns, God and Government tour in 2001, he broke his hand and collar bone while the band was destroying the stage at the end of a concert. However, he still played with one hand for the rest of the tour. He was temporarily replaced by Chris Vrenna for a whole year when in 2004 during the Viva Comet Awards a head injury left him unable to tour; however, he remained a member of Marilyn Manson.

Fish did not contribute to Marilyn Manson's sixth studio album, Eat Me, Drink Me however, because he was not available during the haste-yet-steady writing and recording process of the album. Despite this, he still remained part of the band, performing drums during the 2007-2008 Rape of the World tour.