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| Birth Name(s) : Robert Kelly Thomas |
Date of Birth: February 14, 1972 |
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Married
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Partner:
Marisol Maldonado |
| Profession:
Musician |
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Rob Thomas was born on a military base in Germany and reared in the southeast-honed his songwriting abilities while fronting in a variety of local bands in his high school years (he lists such artists as Van Morrison, Elvis Costello, Al Green and R.E.M. as influences). While enjoying the local scene, Thomas was introduced to matchbox20 drummer Paul Doucette and bassist Brian Yale. After playing together for a few years in bands and touring regionally, the threesome (Thomas, Doucette, and Yale) decided to start a new band-what was to become matchbox20. After recruiting the talents of Adam Gaynor from Criteria Recording Studios in Miami and Kyle Cook from the Atlanta Institute of Music, the lineup was complete.
The band quickly joined forces with producer Matt Serletic, who co-produced the Collective Soul albums, and began tracking demos. It wasn't long before the project attracted attention from both coasts. And soon matchbox20 found itself added to the Lava/Atlantic roster. The band wasted no time and headed back into the studio with Serletic to record their debut album, Yourself Or Someone Like You.
Rob Thomas is a storyteller whose lyrics focus mainly on personal relationships, and he delivers his lines with a certain intimacy, like two friends sharing a good secret. Yourself Or Someone Like You builds momentum from the strong vocal delivery of principal songwriter Thomas, who doesn't so much sing these songs as bite into them. He's complimented by the background vocals of lead guitarist Kyle Cook and rhythm guitarist Adam Gaynor, whose electric and acoustic guitar arrangements are combined with the rhythm section of drummer Paul Doucette and bassist Brian Yale. |
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Robert Thomas could refer to:
- Rob Thomas (musician), singer-songwriter
- Robert Thomas (counterfeiter), 18th-century British counterfeiter
- Robert Thomas (director) (1927-1989), French writer, actor and director
- Robert Thomas (linebacker) (1980-), US football player
- Robert Thomas (poet) Bay Area native, author of Door to Door
- Robert Thomas (sculptor) (1926-1999), Welsh sculptor
- Sir Robert Thomas, 1st Baronet, former Liberal Member of Parliament in Wales
- Sir Robert Thomas, 2nd Baronet, MP for Cardiff 1661-1681
- Robert J. Thomas, former President and Chief Executive Officer of Nissan in the U.S.A., and Clinton Administration appointee
- Robert Lindsay Thomas (1943-), US Representative from Georgia
- Robert R. Thomas, Illinois Supreme Court Justice for the Second District
- Robert Y. Thomas, Jr. (1855-1925), US Representative from Kentucky
- Rob Thomas (writer), television producer
- Robb Thomas, American football player |
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| Ever since I can remember, I've always wanted to tell stories, but I never had the patience to sit down at a typewriter and write short stories or anything like that. I started writing songs as a way of communicating ideas the best way I could. |
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