The heart-felt mysterious voice of Mumbo known as John Mason Skipp is a singer/songwriter to the very depths of his soul. In 1979 Skipp recorded a solo album under the band name ARCADE. The band broke up in 1981 and he moved to New York City. His big project at this point was a combination novel and rock opera called The Real War. When his scary short stories began to sell, he put down music for a full nine years. It wasn't until The Bridge that he picked up a guitar again. John has been a New York Times bestseller and has sold over 3,000,000 copies of his novels.