Chris Carrabba
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| Birth name | Christopher Ender Carrabba | |
| Born | April 10, 1975 | |
| Origin | West Hartford, Connecticut | |
| Genre(s) | Emo / Rock | |
| Years active | 1996-present | |
| Label(s) | Vagrant Records, Fiddler Records | |
Christopher Ender Carrabba (born April 10, 1975) is the lead singer and guitarist of Acoustic-alternative band Dashboard Confessional. He was born in West Hartford, Connecticut and then moved with his family to Boca Raton, Florida when he was 16 years old.[1]
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[edit] Biography
Chris Carrabba is of Italian descent and grew up in a broken home, where his parents divorced when he was only three years old. He attended Hall High School before moving to Florida. After his family relocated, he often skipped school to skateboard. But Carrabba's main interest became the forgotten guitar he received from his uncle at the age of 15. Upon graduating high school, he began to teach himself how to play. He practiced while pursuing a degree in education at Florida Atlantic University. His studies led him to pursue an administrative job at the JC Mitchell Elementary School in Boca Raton, Florida, where he was the director of the special-education after-school program.[1]
[edit] Music career
Music soon became second place in Carrabba's life as he joined and fronted the local band the Vacant Andys. After a short stint with another band called The Agency, he joined Further Seems Forever, remaining with them until after the release of the album The Moon Is Down. During his time with Further Seems Forever, he started a small solo side project. The songs that he recorded somehow got into the hands of many kids who were touched deeply by the music that they heard. They asked Carrabba to write and record more, which convinced him to start his own band, Dashboard Confessional. That is actually Carrabba's stage name, and it is a line taken from the song "The Sharp Hint Of New Tears". Rather than adopting a solo name, Carrabba wanted to avoid appearances of vanity while leaving the door open to draw other musicians into the mix at a later time.[1] He first signed on to a small independent label, Fiddler Records, but as fans responded to his emotional performances, he signed to the larger independent label Vagrant Records He has released a total of five albums under Dashboard Confessional along with 3 EPs.[2]
[edit] Trivia
- Spin Magazine reported that Carrabba married in 2004, but his publicist refused to comment when asked to confirm it.[3]
- When asked about his wife, Carrabba is quoted as saying: "There's a girl I like a lot. I learnt long ago not to rush things ... but marriage seems to be the end result of being in a relationship long enough."[4]
- A notable feature of a live show involving Carrabba is that while performing he will stare, almost unsettlingly, into the audience at a particular person. This has come to be known among his fans as "eye sexing". Carrabba, in an interview with the AP said, "You can't help but look at the audience and if you find somebody and they're having that movement listening to a song that gets to you, I'll connect with them and have eye sex with them." [5]
- Carrabba still suffers from stage fright but keeps getting up on stage because he loves playing the music he loves.[1]
- In the early days of Dashboard Confessional, Carrabba played many shows at churches and Christian festivals.
- While it may come as a surprise to many that Carrabba is a man of faith, he says he became a Christian while going through a family tragedy. In his mind, the fact that he had endured the tragedy was testimony to the fact that there was a God. He says he experienced grace and now believed.[1]
- Carrabba has a streak of blonde in the front of his hair that he keeps dyed brown. This streak of blonde is a birthmark.
- He is a playable character in the popular flash game series, Emogame.
- He went to college at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, FL.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e Mueller, Walt (2003). Dashboard Confessional: Youth culture sings along with Chris (HTML). Retrieved on 2006-06-18.
- ^ Sculley, Alan (2004). Dashboard lights (HTML). Retrieved on 2006-06-18.
- ^ Jon Dolan (July 2006). "Dashboard Confessional". Spin Magazine: 48–50.
- ^ Andrew Murfett (June 2006). "Emotional Rescue". The Age.
- ^ Bendersky, Ari. "Emo poster child returns with new album", Palm Beach Post (AP), May 30, 2006.
