Post by Asher Kingsley on Jan 29, 2011 8:17:29 GMT -5
- Other characters: Dominic de Vere, Daniel de Vere, Reese Lovera and Rio Adams.
1. Name: Asher 'the King' Kingsley
2. Age: 24
3. Band/Occupation: Lead singer/rhythm guitarist in Deus Ex Machina.
4. Band lineup:
Asher 'the King' Kingsley; vocals, rhythm guitar
Dominic 'Veritas' de Vere; lead guitar
Lavinia 'Sanguinette' Sinclair; keyboard
Shane Morton; drums
Leon Cuthbert; bass
5. Music genre: Goth rock/metal
6. Biography:
In many ways, Asher Nathaniel Kingsley is a bit of a paradox. A loner, that craves the attention and approval of others. A young man who simply loves to talk about himself, but not of his family or of his past.
Born the second child of six, Asher suffered the middle child syndrome. Never the oldest, and only ever so briefly the youngest, while still far too young to even grasp the concept, Asher tended to get a little lost among his siblings. He wasn't the leader, the one to do things first, and push the boundaries, and never was he the one that needed to be looked after and protected by his big brother. Consequently, he grew up feeling left out, and like many other children battling the feeling of alienation and not being seen, ended up acting out. As the causes of his perceived alienation and neglect, his anger turned towards his siblings, his younger sister Kendra in particular, for being the family's gem, since she was the only girl, the one who was always protected and, as seen by Asher's subjective eyes, favored above the rest. It wasn't until years later that he understood that for her own reasons, Kendra felt the same way he did, and they finally ended up not only reconciling, but actually bonding.
One of the outlets for his feelings, and also a way for him to process them, came to be music and writing lyrics, which over the years grew to be his main way of expressing himself creatively as well. He finally found a place where he felt like he belonged, mattered, and had something to offer, and so as soon as came time for college, he relocated to the northern part of the country - Detroit to be exact - to join up with a couple of friends he'd gotten to know and also worked with musically, over the Internet. By that time, however, Asher had long since gotten over his lack of self-esteem - on the surface - and adopted more of a confident and cool bad boy attitude, with an ego that just kept growing. Mostly because it kept craving to be fed. For a brief period of his late teens, smoking, drinking and doing drugs thus became part of his everyday life - all the cool kids did it, so of course Asher did too; not to become cool, but because he was cool - until about a year down the road, he woke up to the realization of how it had made his family withdraw from him. Even Kendra, who up until then had always seemed to adore him, once he'd stopped bullying her. Thankfully, he never developed an actual drug habit, he was always more of a recreational user, and so stopping required no greater effort on his part. He does, however, still smoke pot every now and then, and he does still drink when there's a party going on, but only rarely does he get drunk off his ass.
As for his move to Detroit; much to his satisfaction, it landed him in a scene with quite a few people he could consider working with, musically. One of them was a guy by the name of Leon Cuthbert, who back then played bass in a band called Crutch. Asher was originally recruited as their rhythm guitarist, but when the singer left the band to pursue other projects, Asher took over that position as well. Though only a few months later, lingering rifts within the band split them up to send them off into various directions. The last Asher heard, the former singer was a computer engineer and had moved to Ohio, and the drummer and the lead guitarist had bought a bar in Los Angeles together, and were playing in an amature 80's rock tribute band. Asher and Leon stuck together as well, and went on to join the band Debbie Does Dallas, though ironically, in a manner of history repeating itself, soon left when a friend of Leon's, Shane Morton, approached the two of them with an offer of teaming up with him and a couple of others, to form a band influenced far more by the goth/rock scene both Asher and Leon were into, than the rest of the members of Debbie Does Dallas. The offer was too tempting to be turned down, and the final constallation of Deus Ex Machina had been formed.
7. Additional info:
Has a star tattoo on his lower abdomen, near his left hip, which usually (partially) shows when he's performing, due to his tendency to perform the last part of the shows barechested and wearing low-cut pants.
Also has a bull tattoo with a taurus symbol on his right shoulder.
Reads a lot, especially while on the road. When not bantering with the other band members, he will spend most travel time on a plane, train or the bus with a book in hand.
Is currently single, although has had a string of flirts and one-night stands, and quite enjoys the attention and company of groupies. Him and Dominic have had an inofficial contest of topping one another where stories of sexual conquests and experience is concerned.
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9. Name of portrayal: Criss Angel
10. Questionnaire:
Name: Asher Kingsley
Nickname: the King, Ash
Instrument: Guitar and vocals.
Previous bands: Visual of Loathing, Crutch, Debbie Does Dallas
Siblings: No thank you.
Food of choice: A spicy, grilled T-bone steak with barbeque sauce.
Drink of choice: Beer
Weapon of choice: Sniper gun. Or butcher knife, for something more intimate.
Accessory of choice: Girls
Movie of choice: Cape Fear, L.A. Confidential
Most inspirational artist (musician or not): David Bowie, and Ronnie James Dio.
Never goes on stage without: Getting paid.
Lucky charm: Silver poison ring on my right hand, in the shape of a black widow spider.
Preferred time of day and why: Night time. I'm slightly insomniac, and tend to do my best writing at such times.
If in an emergency, the one person you'd first think to call, and why: Depends on the emergency. 911 strikes me as a good idea.
Personal quote: "Hey, I didn't plan on sleeping on the floor. It just happened to be the most comfortable-looking place within a three foot radius."
