Ginger is named for Ginger Rogers, the actress, and Albert Fish, the cannibal.
Ginger was born on September 28, 1966, in Farmingham, Massachusetts.
His dad was a singer--being associated with Frank Sinatra. His mother was a dancer for Warner Bros.
Ginger started playing drums in the second and third grades and was playing in pit bands in the seventh grade. Ginger also played in drum corps for three years.
In Las Vegas, Ginger played in corps at the University of Nevada and was part of the Nevada All-State Big Band. He also played with a variety of bands, including Barry Manilow and Paul Anka(quite a difference from Manson, right?).
When work became practically nonexistent, he moved with his family to Orlando. His parents bought a theatre, and he began playing drums for their shows.
Ginger joined the band in 1995, replacing Sara Lee Lucas.
In the beginning, Ginger was hit in the head with microphone stands, sometimes landing him in the hospital. He has had multiple blows to the head, stitches, and a cracked skull. He realizes every night he goes on stage, it's a death wish. But the show must go on.
Ginger is the second oldest member and has definitely set his place in the band. He has overcome many obstacles in his playing as well as personally in the last five years.
Ginger states his musical influences are Black Sabbath, Pantera, and Rush. Drummers that have influenced him are Neil Peart, Terry Bozzio, Vinnie Paul, Dennis Chambers, and Dave Weckl.
Manson describes Ginger as "the quietest and most dangerous of us all; a ticking time bomb gingerly waiting a cataclysmic explosion". What else can you say??
His real name, however, is Kenny Wilson.
Then he got the call to play for Manson.