Scott Michael Kelly (born July 16, 1967) is a retired American musician. He is one of three founding members of California experimental metal band Neurosis, in which he was the band's lead vocalist and guitarist from its formation until his firing in 2019. He wrote and published music with Neurosis, Tribes of Neurot, Blood and Time and his solo acoustic project. He was also involved in a project named Shrinebuilder involving Al Cisneros, Scott Weinrich, and Dale Crover, whose first and only album was released in October 2009. He has also guested on six studio albums by the band Mastodon. In addition to his musical projects, Scott, along with his bandmates in Neurosis, is co-owner of Neurot Recordings. Beginning in April 2011, he began hosting a monthly three hour streaming radio show on Scion A/V.com channel 5 called KMBT. He had previously owned and operated an Internet radio station of his own called combatmusicradio.com that featured weekly shows from him as well as others such as Eugene S. Robinson, Joe Preston, and others. Kelly also worked extensively as a solo artist, releasing three albums and doing over 400 solo performances worldwide since the year 2000, including involving Neurosis bandmates in his The Road Home project. His most recent collaboration was an experimental noise project with Mike IX Williams, Sanford Parker, and Bruce Lamont. Musical influences Kelly cites Swans, Black Flag, Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd, Die Kreuzen, Amebix, Jimi Hendrix, King Crimson, Neil Young, Melvins, Celtic Frost, Negative Approach, Townes Van Zandt, Voivod, and Hank Williams as important influences. Personal life A native of the East Bay, Kelly used to reside with his wife Sarah and two youngest children in the woods of Southern Oregon. Domestic abuse and retirement from music In August 2022, after admitting to abusing his wife and children, Kelly officially retired from music and public life, and his current living situation is unknown. Discography Neurosis Pain of Mind (1987) The Word as Law (1990) Souls at Zero (1992) Enemy of the Sun (1993) Through Silver in Blood (1996) Times of Grace (1999) A Sun That Never Sets (2001) The Eye of Every Storm (2004) Given to the Rising (2007) Honor Found in Decay (2012) Fires Within Fires (2016) Neurosis & Jarboe Neurosis & Jarboe (2003) Tribes of Neurot Rebegin (1995) Silver Blood Transmission (1995) Static Migration (1998) Grace (1999) 60° (2000) Adaptation and Survival: The Insect Project