1 9 9 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁he ▁listened ▁to ▁The ▁Pro dig y ▁and ▁The ▁Cry stal ▁Method . ▁St atic ▁has ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁" im ag ined ▁St atic - X ▁was ▁g onna ▁be ▁like ▁a ▁Pro dig y ▁or ▁a ▁Cry stal ▁Method ▁and ▁more ▁of ▁an ▁electronic - based ▁thing ". ▁St atic - X ' s ▁influ ences ▁include ▁The ▁Cry stal ▁Method , ▁The ▁Pro dig y , ▁Pr ong , ▁Pan tera , ▁Ministry , ▁K orn , ▁the ▁Sister s ▁of ▁Mer cy , ▁the ▁Chem ical ▁Brothers , ▁Joy ▁Division , ▁K iss , ▁Mort ician , ▁and ▁Crow bar . ▁ ▁A ▁rec urr ing ▁mention ▁in ▁the ▁band ' s ▁material ▁was ▁the ▁mention ▁of ▁" O t se go ", ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁Ot se go , ▁Michigan , ▁with ▁songs ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁town ▁including ▁" O t seg olation ", ▁" O t se go ▁Und ead ", ▁" O t se go lect ric ", ▁" O t se go ▁Am igo " ▁and ▁" Dis co ▁Ot se go "; ▁Wayne ▁St atic ▁attended ▁Western ▁Michigan ▁University ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁used ▁a ▁fake ▁ID ▁that ▁claimed ▁he ▁was ▁" De an ▁from ▁Ot se go ". ▁ ▁Band ▁members ▁ ▁Current ▁line up ▁Tony ▁Cam pos ▁– ▁bass , ▁backing ▁vocals ▁ ▁Ko ichi ▁F uk uda ▁– ▁lead ▁guitar , ▁key boards , ▁programming ▁ ▁Ken ▁Jay ▁– ▁drums