John Paul

Short Biography

Paul Musser first started out as the saxophonist and clarinetist of a Cover Rock band called Changes. The band played at The Lounge Circuit and other kinds of Rock bars from 1973-1976. They played song covers of music by Elton John, Aerosmith, J. Geils and many more spectacular rock artists and bands. Their band later evolved into the popular Theatrical Space-Themed Rock band Fluid. The musicians shaved their heads. And then the band played together as a sextet of six bald musicians in Pittsburgh, Homestead and Meyersdale, Pennsylvania from 1976-1979.Paul's previous band mates from Changes who then played together as Fluid at the time were the chief musician Tedd Arnold on lead vocals and flute, Mike Christopher (who played the Hare Krishna Zombie in Dawn of the Dead (1978)) on keyboards, David "Styckz" Hayden on organ and string synthesizer, the late Michael James (who played the Bald Red Sweatered Zombie in our four heroes' battle scene in Monroeville Mall in Dawn of the Dead (1978)) on bass, and Mike's youngest brother Arl Christopher on drums and percussions.Fluid composed the music for Lenny Lies and Michael Lies' short experimental independent movie soundtracks "Headprints" and "A Ride Through The Fields" in 1977. The band also starred in "Headprints" itself as Aliens. Michael Lies was actually responsible for taking a "Fluid" band promo shot to George A. Romero's people.Fluid rehearsed and performed their concerts in the New Leona Theater in Homestead, Pennsylvania where Joe Shelby (who played Martinez, Bandit Leader/Zombie in car/Biker, Van Driver (wearing cowboy hat & glasses) in Dawn of the Dead (1978)) managed the bar next door and he also worked as the band's manager for awhile. Around that time and lots of the people associated with the New Leona were involved with Dawn of the Dead (1978). And that's how Paul, Mike, and Michael got the parts for playing Bald Zombies in Dawn of the Dead (1978).After Fluid had disbanded, Paul left to join the Army band.