Ben Gibbard
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Benjamin "Ben" Gibbard (born August 11, 1976 in Bremerton , Washington ) is an American singer and guitarist. He became known as the lead singer of the indie rock - band Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service .
Life
Gibbard was born in Bremerton, Washington. His father was in the United States Navy and the family roamed the country before returning to Washington State. Gibbard spent his formative years there during the grunge grunge era. He graduated from Olympic High School in 1994. He later moved to Bellingham and graduated from Western Washington University with a degree in environmental chemistry . He was raised Roman Catholic and referred to himself as "that indoctrinated Catholic even though I haven't been to church voluntarily in 10 or 15 years."
He played in the pop group Pinwheel and at a concert he met Chris Walla, who would later become the guitarist of Death Cab for Cutie. At the beginning of 1999 he started his solo project as ¡All-Time Quarterback! .
Ben Gibbard supports the organizations Planned Parenthood and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) as well as the Bridge School founded by Neil Young .
He reportedly stopped drinking alcohol in 2008 and started running marathons. He ran his first trail ultramarathon in 2013 and has done several every year since.
Ben Gibbard got engaged to actress Zooey Deschanel on December 28, 2008 . They married in September 2009. In November 2011, their separation was announced. Gibbard later married photographer and tour manager Rachel Demy on October 21, 2016 in Seattle, Washington.
On October 16, 2012 he released his solo album Former Lives on the independent label Barsuk Records (US) and City Slang (EU).
In November 2014, Gibbard appeared as a guest on the eighth studio album Sonic Highways by Foo Fighters .
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Gibbard streamed concerts from home every day after canceling shows due to the pandemic. Gibbard played songs from his bands Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service, as well as other artists such as The Decemberists , Radiohead , New Order, and Depeche Mode , while promoting local Washington state nonprofits.
Discography
Studio albums
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| 2009 | One Fast Move Or I'm Gone Music From Kerouac's Big Sur Atlantic Records ( Warner Music Group ) |
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joint publication with Jay Farrar
First published: October 20, 2009 |
| 2012 | Former Lives City Slang ( Rough Trade Records ) |
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First published: October 15, 2012
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| 2017 | Bandwagonesque Atlantic Records (Warner Music Group) |
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First published: July 28, 2017
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Pinwheel
- 1996: Pinwheel
¡All-time quarterback!
- 1999: ¡All-Time Quarterback!
- 1999: The Envelope Sessions
- 2002: ¡All-Time Quarterback!
Solo EPs
- 2003: Home Volume V (with Andrew Kenny)
- 2020: Life in Quarantine
- 2020: Proxima B / Filler
Death Cab for Cutie
The Postal Service
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pat McGuire: Learning to Love the White Noise With Death Cab for Cutie ( Memento of the original from August 10, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: Filter Magazine n.d. (English)
- ↑ Richard Harrington: Death Cab, Full Speed Ahead In: The Washington Post of October 21, 2005 (English)
- ↑ Charity Biography (English)
- ↑ http://www.intouchweekly.com/2008/12/in_touch_exclusivezooey_descha.php
- ↑ http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20305870,00.html
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original dated November 3, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ https://www.villagevoice.com/2018/08/23/death-cab-for-cuties-prodigal-songwriter-comes-home/
- ↑ Foo Fighters get support from Death Cab For Cuties Ben Gibbard on "Sonic Highways". Visions , September 11, 2014, accessed June 11, 2020 .
- ^ The Corona Concerts by Ben Gibbard. egoFM , April 2, 2020, accessed on June 11, 2020 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Gibbard, Ben |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gibbard, Benjamin (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 11, 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bremerton , Washington |