His real name is Michael Linton. He replaced Daisy in 96 or something and left in July of 1998. Click here for an interview conducted by Rocktropolis a few days after he left.
The name Zim Zum is from the bible. Here is a interview in Circus about his name:
Zim Zum- it comes from the beginning of time when there was God and nothing else. God had to create something other than himself, to create a space where he wasn't because he was everywhere. The space he created was called Zim Zum.
After this he went into explaining a last minute research on his name to relate to all the other band members, with hollywood stars/serial killers.
Zim Zum- yes there are names that go along with the 'Zim Zum' thing. It wasn't intentional, it wasn't anything we sat down to think about. We were playing around on the internet... and some kids figured out there was a pin-up model from the 40's...I think... whose first name was Zim. There were also two serial killers from the 70's... go figure... one from Japan and the other from the States... and their last names were both Zum.
Click here for another interview conducted with Zim Zum.
