Taime Downe

Taime Downe (/ˈteɪmiː ˈdaʊn/; born Gustave Molvik on September 29, 1964) is an American musician who first became notable as the lead singer of 1980s hard rock band Faster Pussycat.\n', '

Downe became interested in music at a very early age, and in high school he formed a band named The Bondage Boys, and going under the stage name "Vaun Hammer", he released a song with this band called "The Loser" on Northwest Metalfest, a compilation featuring ten Seattle-area bands, including early Metal Church. Sometime after this, he left Seattle for San Diego and then moved on to Los Angeles.\n', '

Before achieving musical fame, Taime worked for Retail Slut in Hollywood and ran the stage lights at the Troubadour. Magnus Walker of Serious Clothing accidentally got his start when, walking into Retail Slut, Taime wanted to buy the pants off him, so he ordered pairs for the store. In 1985 he formed th…