[8] Lawless began his career in music playing with bands such as Black Rabbit and Orfax Rainbow.

At that time, Lawless' stage name was "Blackie Goozeman" as stated on the back of Killer Kane's only EP.

About a year later Kane returned to New York City but Lawless decided to stay in West Los Angeles.

In 1982, Lawless switched to bass after firing original member Bassist Rik Fox, later of Steeler fame who had joined the band only 4 months prior and had named W.A.S.P over personal issues, but after that along with Randy Piper, Blackie carried on with W.A.S.P.

[2] Lawless cites influences which include AC/DC, Black Sabbath, the Beatles, Kiss, and Alice Cooper.

[2] Lawless's stage theatrics are heavily influenced by Alice Cooper and Kiss, often imitating Gene Simmons and/or Paul Stanley during performances.

[15] In a 1989 interview with Erica Ehm, Blackie Lawless stated that he had been shot at twice due to band-related circumstances.