Morten Skaget

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Also known as Morty Black Role Musical Artist Name Morten Skaget		Website www.mortyblack.com Years active 1983–present Genres Hard rock, Glam metal

Born August 12, 1960 (age 63) Trondheim, Norway ( 1960-08-12 ) Instruments Bass guitar, keyboard, synthesizer, vocals Associated acts TNT, Vagabond, Jorn Lande, Age Aleksandersen Music groups TNT, Vagabond (1993 – 1996), Jorn (2005 – 2008), Stargazer Albums Intuition, Realized Fantasies, Lonely Are the Brave, Tell No Tales, Till Next Time – The Best of TNT Similar People Steinar Krokstad, Diesel Dahl, Ronni Le Tekro, Steinar Eikum, Tony Harnell Profiles Myspace

Morten Skaget (born on 12 August 1960 in Trondheim, Norway), most commonly known by his former stage name Morty Black, is a bassist best known for playing with international bands like JORN, Ken Hensley, Terje Rypdal and TNT. In addition he has also played for many famous Norwegian artists and has also been a bassist for Mariah Carey. He also plays drums and once played the ride cymbal in the TNT song "Seven Seas". Away from music he is the father of three children. His stepson, Ståle Stiil, was the first rapper to sing lyrics in Norwegian with his album Yo! in 1992.