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Robert Pollard (born October 31, 1957)〔 is an American rock musician and singer-songwriter who is the leader and creative force behind indie rock group Guided by Voices. In addition to his work with Guided by Voices, he continues to have a prolific solo career with 21 solo albums released so far. With more than 1,700 songs registered to his name with BMI,〔(BMI | Repertoire Search )〕 Pollard is among the most prolific songwriters of his time. In 2006, ''Paste'' magazine listed him as the 78th greatest living songwriter.〔(Paste's 100 Best Living Songwriters: The List :: Features Music :: Articles :: Paste )〕 In 2007, he was nominated for the Shortlist Music Prize.〔(Shortlist Prize announces nominees - UPI.com )〕 ==Early music and Guided by Voices== (詳細はDayton, Ohio. He had also been writing his own music non-stop and recording demo tapes in the basement of his home. Many of these recordings ended up in the boxed set known as ''Suitcase''. He named the band, which involved dozens of revolving members, Guided by Voices. Using a loan taken out from a local credit union, Guided by Voices produced a number of self-financed releases. Getting very little response at home, Guided by Voices released ''Propeller'' in 1992, which was to be their last album before Pollard committed to teaching 4th-grade full-time. The album eventually found its way to Scat Records, however, who signed the band to a recording contract. "In the early days of Guided by Voices, when no one was listening, I was impatient," Pollard wrote in 2005. I used to tire of people in the band very quickly. I had physical altercations with them. I even resorted to bullshit tactics, like telling the band I was quitting and we were breaking up, then forming again a month later with new members. I have learned to allow people to exist, grow, and find out who they are in the band, to give them all the time they need. As long as they are enthusiastic about the music, they can do whatever they want.〔("Life Lessons from Robert Pollard" ), ''Utne Reader''〕 Between 1987 and 2004, Guided by Voices released 16 full-length original albums as well as a large number of EPs and compilations, with the line-up constantly varying, and on various different record labels. Although known as a lo-fi band that relied on home recordings, in later years the group relied more on professional recording studios and worked with producers such as Ric Ocasek. In August 2004, the band released ''Half Smiles of the Decomposed'', which would be the their last album. In 2004, on New Year's Eve, Guided by Voices performed their last show at The Metro in Chicago. In 2010 the main 1990s line-up reunited for Matador Records' 21st birthday. A full tour followed and the band remained together until September 2014. Guided by Voices released its first album in seven years on January 1, 2012, ''Let's Go Eat the Factory''. On January 3, the band appeared on the ''Late Show with David Letterman'' to promote the LP. They released their second post-reunion album, ''Class Clown Spots a UFO'', on June 11. A third album, ''The Bears for Lunch'', came out on November 13. The fourth post-reunion album (and twentieth Guided by Voices album), ''English Little League'', was released on April 30, 2013. ''Motivational Jumpsuit'' and ''Cool Planet'' followed in February and May 2014, respectively. In September 2014, the band announced they were disbanding once again and cancelled all remaining dates on their tour.〔()〕 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「Robert Pollard」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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