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:''For the phenomenon associated with rainbows, see Alexander's band.'' Alexander Max "Alex" Band (born June 8, 1981) is an American musician and singer-songwriter, best known for his work in his former band The Calling and their hit song "Wherever You Will Go", which topped the Adult Top 40 for 23 weeks. Along with bandmate and fellow songwriter Aaron Kamin as part of The Calling, the pair achieved success with the release of their two studio albums; ''Camino Palmero'' (2001) and ''Two'' (2004). They also achieved top 40 chartings with singles "Adrienne", "Our Lives", and "Things Will Go My Way". As a solo artist he is well known for providing the vocals on the top 10 hit, "Why Don't You & I" with Carlos Santana in 2004. In 2008 he created his own record label, AMB Records and released a 5 song EP entitled, ''Alex Band EP''.〔http://alexmaxband.com/alexmaxband/frame.html〕 Band later released his debut full-length album, ''We've All Been There'' in June 2010. He currently resides in Los Angeles.〔(The Calling - Urge Music Downloads ) - VH1.com〕 ==Early life== Alex Band was born in Los Angeles, California, into an entertainment family. His mother is Meda Band, and his father, Charles Band, is a well known horror film director. His grandfather Albert Band was also another well known director. Band's father is Jewish and his mother is Christian.〔(Song Meanings )〕 Both his parents were raised in Italy and they owned a castle in Giove, Umbria.〔(HitLab: "Alex Band 20 THINGS INTERVIEW" ) June 29, 2010〕 Band explores spiritual themes in several of his songs though claims to be of no particular faith himself. Of the song "Please" Band said, "...I grew up with a Jewish Father who didn't practice and a Christian Mother whose only tie to Jesus was celebrating Christmas. Needless to say I had to find my own religion. And in this song I'm asking God what that should be...what should I believe? In a world so full of different religions and so many people fighting over whose belief is the correct one, it frustrates me to think that they all really boil down to the same thing."〔 At a young age, Band's parents divorced and his father remarried. He grew up with two of his half brothers Harlan and Zalman, and his sister Taryn. After his parents divorce, his mother moved to Germany where she remarried and still resides. Band was about 8 at the time.〔(Facts )〕 She had 3 sons after her move, who Band eventually met when he toured Germany. The single "Could It Be Any Harder" explains some of his feelings towards his mother's move.〔 Growing up Band made small appearances in his father's films. He grew up on Camino Palmero street, which would later inspire his first album of the same name. He began playing guitar and song writing at the age of 8.〔("Facts" ) - Alexmaxband.com〕 Musically, Band was influenced by Pearl Jam, Bon Jovi, Live, Train, and U2.〔(Lazy Rocker ) INTERVIEW WITH ALEX BAND (EX-THE CALLING)〕 He soon formed his first band with friend and filmmaker, Jethro Rothe-Kushel, called "Maybe Solitude". Rothe-Kushel also directed his first music video for a song called "Dormant Prayer". Several bands followed including one named "Generation Gap" that consisted of him, Aaron Kamin, a musician he met when Kamin began dating his sister, and a few much older musicians. The band has a brief cameo in Coyote Ugly. At the age of 14 he had a kokopelli tattooed on his wrist. This would later become a symbol for The Calling.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alex Band」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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