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{{Infobox Musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
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| Name = Adam Gontier
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| status_ref = <ref>{{IUCN2006|assessors=[[BirdLife International]]|year=2004|id=47215|title=Aythya ferina|downloaded=11 May 2006}} Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern</ref>
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| image = Aythya ferina (Marek Szczepanek).jpg
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| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| Background = solo_singer
| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
| Birth_name = Adam Wade Gontier
| classis = [[bird|Aves]]
| Born = {{birth date and age|1978|05|21}}
| ordo = [[Anseriformes]]
| Origin = [[Norwood, Ontario]], [[Canada]]
| familia = [[Anatidae]]
| Instrument = [[Vocals]], [[Guitar]]
| genus = ''[[Aythya]]''
| Genre = [[Alternative metal]]<br> [[Post-grunge]]<br> [[Hard rock]]
| species = '''''A. ferina'''''
| Occupation = [[Musician]], [[Songwriter]], [[Singer]]
| binomial = ''Aythya ferina''
| Years_active = 1992&ndash;present
| binomial_authority = ([[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], [[1758]])
| Label = [[Jive Records|Jive]]
| Associated_acts = [[Three Days Grace]], [[Big Dirty Band]], [[Apocalyptica]]
| URL = [http://www.threedaysgrace.com www.threedaysgrace.com]
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'''Adam Wade Gontier''' (born [[May 21]], [[1978]] in Norwood, Ontario, Canada) is the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of [[Three Days Grace]].<ref name=emo>[http://website.threedaysgrace.com/band.asp?id=2&m=l&ru=y&lbuid=85,&lbu=&lbp=&lbt=580d97ec2ec1b41d66391d5cd33a9330 Official Adam Gontier biography on threedaysgrace.com]</ref>


== Personal life ==
The '''Common Pochard''' (''Aythya ferina'') is a medium-sized [[diving duck]].
Gontier was influenced by his mother, as well as [[The Beatles]], [[Sunny Day Real Estate]], [[Jeff Buckley]], [[Pearl Jam]], and [[Alice in Chains]]. <ref name=emo>[http://website.threedaysgrace.com/band.asp?id=2&m=l&ru=y&lbuid=85,&lbu=&lbp=&lbt=580d97ec2ec1b41d66391d5cd33a9330 Official Adam Gontier biography on threedaysgrace.com]</ref>


His interest in guitar started with his mother listening to all types of music when he was growing up. Adam Gontier stated on the Three Days Grace website, "My mother is a musician, so she's really the one who introduced me to the experience of performing live. She got me singing with jam bands in bars when I was 12 years old. The Seattle music scene really inspired me and my songwriting." <ref name=emo>[http://website.threedaysgrace.com/band.asp?id=2&m=l&ru=y&lbuid=85,&lbu=&lbp=&lbt=580d97ec2ec1b41d66391d5cd33a9330 Official Adam Gontier biography on threedaysgrace.com]</ref>
The adult male has a long dark bill with a grey band, a red head and neck, a black breast, red eyes and a grey back. The adult female has a brown head and body and a narrower grey bill band. The triangular head shape is distinctive. Pochards are superficially similar to the closely related [[North America]]n [[Redhead (duck)|Redhead]] and [[Canvasback]].


Their breeding habitat is [[marsh]]es and lakes with a metre or more water depth. Pochards breed in much of temperate and northern [[Europe]] into [[Asia]]. They are [[bird migration|migratory]], and winter in the southern and west of Europe.


Adam is currently on tour with his band [[Three Days Grace]]. While on tour he has posted surveys for people to answer with various questions on his [[MySpace]]. The cover of the album ''[[One-X]]'' includes a quote by Adam that states: {{quote|I'm on the edge and falling off/and I'm sick of feeling numb/Help me believe it's not the real me/Maybe we can turn it around/Cause it's not too late/Its never too late/I'm standing here alone/feeling so stepped on/It wont be long until I'm burning on the inside/I just don't care anymore/And it drags me down/Things are clear/I will not die/We are one.}}The quote is lyrics from the songs off the album [[One-X]].
These are gregarious birds, forming large flocks in winter, often mixed with other diving ducks, such as [[Tufted Duck]], which they are known to hybridise with.


Adam has several [[tattoo]]s, including a solid black band and some of the lyrics to the song "[[Never Too Late]]" (Now and again we try to just stay alive maybe we'll turn it around 'cause it's not too late, it's never too late)
These birds feed mainly by diving or dabbling. They eat aquatic plants with some [[mollusc]]s, aquatic [[insect]]s and small [[fish]]. They often feed at night, and will upend for food as well as the more characteristic diving.
on his right forearm, and a tribute to his grandmother on his left arm. While he was in [[Cleveland, Ohio]] on March 3rd, 2007 he added a tribal head design on his right upper arm.
[[Image:20050514-003-aythya-ferina.jpg|left|thumb|Pochard male]]

In the [[British Isles]], birds breed in eastern [[England]] and lowland [[Scotland]], and in small numbers in [[Northern Ireland]], with numbers increasing gradually. Large numbers overwinter in [[Great Britain]], after retreating from [[Russia]] and [[Scandinavia]].
Also in 2005, Gontier went to rehab for an addiction to [[Oxycontin]] at the Toronto rehab center CAMH (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health), which is where many of the songs for ''[[One-X]]'' were written, including "[[Animal I Have Become]]", "Over and Over", "Pain" "[[Riot]]" and a few more. He is still sober, and a docu-drama about it named "Behind The Pain" was released in 2007.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/thehour/video.php?id=1243 Adam Gontier on ''The Hour'' with George Stroumboulopoulos]</ref>

When [[Three Days Grace]] was on tour with [[Breaking Benjamin]] and [[Seether]], Adam sang [[Amy Lee]] of [[Evanescence]]'s verse in the song "[[Broken (Seether song)|Broken]]" when [[Seether]] performed.

It was recently announced by singer [[Chris Daughtry]] at a concert that Adam had co-written a song with him.

Gontier married long time girlfriend of eleven years, his high school sweetheart, Naomi Faith Brewer in 2005.

==Other Works==
In 2006, Adam was part of the Big Dirty Band project (created by [[Geddy Lee]] and [[Alex Lifeson]]) on the ''[[Trailer Park Boys]]'' soundtrack, along with other Canadian rockers including Lee, Lifeson, [[Care Failure]], [[Jeff Burrows]] and [[Ian Thornley]].

In 2007 Adam was featured on [[Apocalyptica]]'s song "[[I Don't Care (Apocalyptica song)|I Don't Care]]".
During Three Days Grace' 2007-2008 Tour, co-headlined by Seether and Breaking Benjamin, Adam performed a solo acoustic cover of Rooster by Alice In Chains.

In 2008, Adam participated in a collaborative song with various other Canadian artists organised by online democratic-advocacy group Avaaz.ca called "You Have a Choice," in response to the federal election on October 14, 2008. The lyrics of the song are an attack on current Prime Minister [[Stephen Harper]] about his party's alleged views on [[global warming]] in order to persuade Canadians to vote for a party with an "environmentally-friendly" platform.<ref>[http://avaaz.ca/you_have_a_choice Adam Gontier Involved in Collaborative Song to Raise Awareness of Climate Change]</ref>


The Pochard is one of the species to which the ''Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds'' ([[AEWA]]) applies.


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.rspb.org.uk/birds/guide/p/pochard/index.asp RSPB A to Z of UK Birds]
* [http://www.myspace.com/adamgontier Adam's Official MySpace]
* [http://ibc.hbw.com/ibc/phtml/especie.phtml?idEspecie=522 Pochard videos] on the Internet Bird Collection
* [http://www.caged-inside.com/adamgontier.php Adam's Bio Page on Caged Inside]
* [http://www.adamgontier.net/ Adam's Unofficial Fan Site]


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Adam Gontier

Adam Wade Gontier (born May 21, 1978 in Norwood, Ontario, Canada) is the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of Three Days Grace.[1]

Personal life

Gontier was influenced by his mother, as well as The Beatles, Sunny Day Real Estate, Jeff Buckley, Pearl Jam, and Alice in Chains. [1]

His interest in guitar started with his mother listening to all types of music when he was growing up. Adam Gontier stated on the Three Days Grace website, "My mother is a musician, so she's really the one who introduced me to the experience of performing live. She got me singing with jam bands in bars when I was 12 years old. The Seattle music scene really inspired me and my songwriting." [1]


Adam is currently on tour with his band Three Days Grace. While on tour he has posted surveys for people to answer with various questions on his MySpace. The cover of the album One-X includes a quote by Adam that states:

I'm on the edge and falling off/and I'm sick of feeling numb/Help me believe it's not the real me/Maybe we can turn it around/Cause it's not too late/Its never too late/I'm standing here alone/feeling so stepped on/It wont be long until I'm burning on the inside/I just don't care anymore/And it drags me down/Things are clear/I will not die/We are one.

The quote is lyrics from the songs off the album One-X.

Adam has several tattoos, including a solid black band and some of the lyrics to the song "Never Too Late" (Now and again we try to just stay alive maybe we'll turn it around 'cause it's not too late, it's never too late) on his right forearm, and a tribute to his grandmother on his left arm. While he was in Cleveland, Ohio on March 3rd, 2007 he added a tribal head design on his right upper arm.

Also in 2005, Gontier went to rehab for an addiction to Oxycontin at the Toronto rehab center CAMH (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health), which is where many of the songs for One-X were written, including "Animal I Have Become", "Over and Over", "Pain" "Riot" and a few more. He is still sober, and a docu-drama about it named "Behind The Pain" was released in 2007.[2]

When Three Days Grace was on tour with Breaking Benjamin and Seether, Adam sang Amy Lee of Evanescence's verse in the song "Broken" when Seether performed.

It was recently announced by singer Chris Daughtry at a concert that Adam had co-written a song with him.

Gontier married long time girlfriend of eleven years, his high school sweetheart, Naomi Faith Brewer in 2005.

Other Works

In 2006, Adam was part of the Big Dirty Band project (created by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson) on the Trailer Park Boys soundtrack, along with other Canadian rockers including Lee, Lifeson, Care Failure, Jeff Burrows and Ian Thornley.

In 2007 Adam was featured on Apocalyptica's song "I Don't Care". During Three Days Grace' 2007-2008 Tour, co-headlined by Seether and Breaking Benjamin, Adam performed a solo acoustic cover of Rooster by Alice In Chains.

In 2008, Adam participated in a collaborative song with various other Canadian artists organised by online democratic-advocacy group Avaaz.ca called "You Have a Choice," in response to the federal election on October 14, 2008. The lyrics of the song are an attack on current Prime Minister Stephen Harper about his party's alleged views on global warming in order to persuade Canadians to vote for a party with an "environmentally-friendly" platform.[3]


References

  1. ^ a b c Official Adam Gontier biography on threedaysgrace.com
  2. ^ Adam Gontier on The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos
  3. ^ Adam Gontier Involved in Collaborative Song to Raise Awareness of Climate Change

External links

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