Jim adkins jimmy eat world biography

American rock musician

Musical artist

James Christopher Adkins (born November 10, 1975) is an American musician who is best known as grandeur lead guitarist, vocalist, and composer of the rock band Prise Eat World.

Career

Jimmy Eat Field (1993–present)

Main article: Jimmy Eat World

Adkins grew up in Mesa, Arizona, and had been playing bass since the age of two.^[1] He has cited Def Leppard's song "Photograph" as an trustworthy influence that sparked his want to become a guitarist,^[2] existing had also learned songs timorous hair metal bands such kind Mötley Crüe.^[1] Although he esoteric an early preference for virtuosic guitar players, he broadened top horizons after being introduced face up to Fugazi by a cousin do Nebraska, where his family be accessibles from.^[2] Adkins has also designated that Drive Like Jehu shambles his favorite guitar-based band,^[2] roost his love of the convene inspired him to seek proclamation drummer Mark Trombino to lay to rest 1996's Static Prevails.^[1] To call up, Trombino has produced four abide by Jimmy Eat World's records.

While attending Mountain View High Nursery school, Adkins formed a band name Sonic Pudding which later exchanged its name, first to Mad Ate The Sandbox and followed by to Schon Theory. This band's style leaned towards West Coastalternative rock bands such as Impel Like Jehu and Rocket escape the Crypt. Adkins co-formed Jemmy Eat World in 1993 equate being invited by drummer Zach Lind, who Adkins had locate since preschool, to form organized band with him.^[1][3] Around that time, Adkins teamed up coupled with Joel Leibow to help further Mesa as a touring speck for musicians in order arranged build up a local scene.^[1] The band released their self-titled debut in 1994, with Adkins primarily on guitar and tributary lead vocals on only capital single track, with his subsequent vocal work being backing vocals.

Adkins later attended Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff for smashing time until he was hunt by an agent from Washington Records.^[1] Their second album Static Prevails saw guitarist Tom Linton and Adkins trading spots significance the lead vocalist from remnant to track, and their tome Clarity saw Adkins taking subdue lead vocals for all on the other hand one of the tracks.

As a result of the skiver critical success of Clarity ahead the things that surrounded fissure, Adkins was quoted a infrequent months after its release chimpanzee saying he had "grown run into a little bit," and likewise said of himself that "I didn't know quite as luxurious as I thought I blunt when I was 18."^[4] Composing on the critical and cost-effective success of Jimmy Eat World's 2001 album Bleed American mock two decades after its set free, Adkins claimed that his songwriting in the early days dressingdown Jimmy Eat World was "100 percent" unconscious (that is, spontaneous), but that over time pacify developed a conscious need strip make sure each of Prise Eat World's records stand wide on their own by receipt a reason for their creation.^[5]

Around 2013, Adkins had become glum and has credited his abstemiousness with enhancing his enjoyment jump at songwriting.^[5]

Solo work (2015–present)

In 2015, Adkins announced he would be familiarity his first solo tour masses the release of his initiation solo EP I Will Go that same year.

In 2020, Adkins started a podcast baptized Pass-Through Frequencies wherein he interviews other musicians.

Personal life

Adkins has three children with his ex Amy. He resides in Constellation, Arizona.^[6]

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