Personal Life
O'Barr, an orphan, was raised in the foster care system. He studied Renaissance sculpture, live models and photographic still lifes.
In the 1990s O'Barr was affiliated with the experimental metal band Trust Obey, which was signed briefly to Trent Reznor's Nothing label before the band was dropped. Trust Obey released the album Fear and Bullets: Music to Accompany The Crow in 1993. The album was packaged with a special edition of The Crow graphic novel.
As of the mid-2000s, O'Barr resides in Texas.
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