Munky, or James Shaffer, grew up in Rosedale, CA. During his childhood, he was always messing around and one night got the end of his left index finger cut off while trying to sneak out of the house. Apparently, he had a three wheeler, and its chain slipped off. He tried to quiet it and slapped it with his hand. His finger got trapped between the chain and the sprocket, and he lost the tip of the finger. He started to play guitar for rehab. Brian and he met in Highschool, where they played songs together and joined the band LAPD together in Hunginton Beach, CA.
