Adam Gontier
Live at Buzz Bake Sale 2007, 12/1/07
Background information
Birth name	Adam Wade Gontier
Born	May 21, 1978 (1978-05-21) (age 29)
Origin	Norwood, Ontario, Canada
Genre(s)	Alternative metal, Post-grunge, Hard rock
Occupation(s)	Vocalist, Musician
Instrument(s)	Vocals, Guitar
Years active	1992–present
Label(s)	Jive
Associated acts	Three Days Grace, Big Dirty Band
Website	www.threedaysgrace.com

Adam Wade Gontier (born May 21, 1978 in Norwood, Ontario, Canada) is the lead singer and guitarist of Three Days Grace.^[1] is the 141st day of the year (142nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Norwood is a community in Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Alternative metal is an eclectic form of music that gained popularity in the early 1990s alongside grunge. ... Post-grunge is a very diverse subgenre of alternative rock music that emerged in the mid-1990s immediately following the downfall of grunge music as an offshoot. ... Hard Rock redirects here. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... “Instrumentalist” redirects here. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Jive Records is an American record label, owned by Sony BMG, and operates as a quarter of the Zomba Label Group. ... Three Days Grace (also known as 3DG or TDG) is a Christian rock band formed in 1997. ... Media:Example. ... is the 141st day of the year (142nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Three Days Grace (also known as 3DG or TDG) is a Christian rock band formed in 1997. ...

₩== 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] The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... Sunny Day Real Estate or SDRE was an alternative rock band formed in Seattle, Washington. ... Jeffrey Scott Buckley (November 17, 1966 – May 29, 1997), raised as Scotty Moorhead,[1] was an acclaimed American singer-songwriter and guitarist. ... This article is about the rock group. ... This article is about the grunge band. ...

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: Three Days Grace (also known as 3DG or TDG) is a Christian rock band formed in 1997. ... MySpace is a social networking website offering an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos. ... One-X is the second album from Three Days Grace. ...

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/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. One-X is the second album from Three Days Grace. ...

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. For other uses, see Tattoo (disambiguation). ... Never Too Late is a pop music song written by British production team Stock, Aitken and Waterman for Kylie Minogues second album Enjoy Yourself (1989). ... Cleveland redirects here. ...

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] One-X is the second album from Three Days Grace. ... Animal I Have Become is the first single from Three Days Graces second studio album, One-X. Unlike most singles, Animal I Have Become wasnt released in stores, and only had one track. ... Teamsters, armed with pipes, riot in a clash with riot police in the Minneapolis Teamsters Strike of 1934. ...

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. Geddy Lee OC is a Canadian musician best known as the lead vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist for the Canadian rock group Rush. ... Alex Lifeson, OC (born August 27, 1953), is a Canadian musician, known as the guitarist for the rock group Rush. ... This article is about the television series. ... Caroline Kawa (born 1986 in Toronto, Canada), also known as Care Failure is the lead singer and guitar player for Torontos alternative rock/sleaze rock band Die Mannequin. ... Jeff Burrows (born Windsor, Ontario, Canada) is the drummer and percussionist of the Canadian rock band The Tea Party. ... Ian Thornley is a Canadian rock guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. ...

In 2007 Adam was featured on Apocalyptica's song "I Don't Care". For other uses, see Apocalyptica (disambiguation). ...

While Three Days Grace is on tour with Breaking Benjamin and Seether, Adam sings Amy Lee of Evanescence's part in the song "Broken" when Seether performs. Three Days Grace (also known as 3DG or TDG) is a Christian rock band formed in 1997. ... Breaking Benjamin is an alternative metal band from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. ... For other uses, see Seether (disambiguation). ... For the saxophone player with Jimmy Buffetts Coral Reefer Band, see Amy Lee (saxophonist). ... Evanescence is a Grammy Award-winning American alternative rock band founded in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1998 by singer Amy Lee and former guitarist Ben Moody. ... Broken is a song by post grunge band Seether with Shaun Morgans then girlfriend Amy Lee from Evanescence. ... For other uses, see Seether (disambiguation). ...

He married Naomi Faith Brewer in 2004.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Official Adam Gontier biography on threedaysgrace.com
2. ^ Adam Gontier on The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos

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External links

• Adam's Official MySpace
• Adam's Official Bebo Page
• Adam's Bio Page on Caged Inside