Brandon Boyd<3
Brandon Charles Boyd (born February 15, 1976) is the lead vocalist of the alternative rock band Incubus. He was born in Van Nuys, California.
Brandon Boyd grew up in Calabasas, California. His parents Dolly and Charles, both of whom had experience in entertainment, had nurtured his creative side since he was a child. He had first met Jose Pasillas in elementary school in the 1980s, but it wasn't until high school that he was asked to join a band that already included Jose, Mike Einziger, and Alex Katunich. Brandon's vocal abilities, which were for the most part self taught (he had taken two lessons before he ran out of money, but he claims he learned everything he would need), proved to be the final essential element for the band. As they developed more and more songs, the band quickly became a popular show around the neighborhood.When the band decided to play their first show together at a friend's house, the time came to choose a band name. Brandon's suggestion, "Spiral Staircase," was denied in favor of Mike's suggestion, selected at random from a dictionary: Incubus. Brandon put his other artistic talents to good use, drawing concert fliers advertising their early performances. At first, Brandon had copied several drawings from a sex education book that Mike's mother had given them, but he decided to stop using it after several prospective fans had been confused by their fliers ("What kind of band is this?").His strong voice was part of what attracted Sony's Epic/Immortal Records, and the band signed a deal in 1996. The band's first two releases on the label, Enjoy Incubus and S.C.I.E.N.C.E. went largely unnoticed, but subsequent releases Make Yourself and Morning View were huge commercial successes. The band's 2004 release A Crow Left of the Murder has continued their success. "Anna-Molly", the lead single from their new album Light Grenades, is currently at #2 in the Modern Rock Tracks chart, boding for continued success with this album. On Nov. 28, 2006, the band released their new album entitled Light Grenades Over the years, Brandon's lyrics have expressed a range of different ideas. His early work, which was often light and playful, this was no doubt influenced in part by his use of marijuana. According to Brandon, after smoking his first joint with his older brother Darren, the poetic floodgates had been opened inside of his brain. While Brandon is opposed to organized religion [1] he remains spiritual[2], expressing strong belief in a governing energy which is "feminine at its core".Brandon Boyd was also the subject of controversy for a time, thanks to a deal as a poster child for GAP. Many fans felt this contradicted lyrics that Brandon has written in the past about not conforming to the norms of society. However, once more details about the ad campaign were released, fans cooled down. Boyd sang a cover of Elvis Costello's "Alison" in this ad. His cover of "Alison" was released on a GAP in-store CD (the rest of Incubus did not contribute to the song). The ad is no longer aired.
According to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon Boyd
"Music has always been my back door to life. It is important for people to find something that excites them.
I like the concept that if you do what excites you, you will be rewarded generously, whatever form reward takes, which is not necessarily money. "
-Brandon boyd.