Benjamin Jackson Burnley (born March 10, 1978 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) is the vocalist and guitarist for the band Breaking Benjamin. Ben taught himself to play guitar by listening to Nirvana's Nevermind. Before Breaking Benjamin was formed, Ben had earned money by playing cover songs in various coffee houses as a solo artist. March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in leap years). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Nickname: The Diamond City Motto: Pattern After Us Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Luzerne Founded Incorporated  Borough  City 1769  1806  1871 Mayor Thomas M. Leighton (D) Area    - City 18. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Post-grunge is a subgenre of American alternative rock that emerged in the mid-1990s as an offshoot of the Seattle grunge movement. ... Alternative rock (also called alternative music[1] or simply alternative) is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. ... 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. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Hollywood Records is a record label owned by Disney. ... March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in leap years). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Nickname: The Diamond City Motto: Pattern After Us Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Luzerne Founded Incorporated  Borough  City 1769  1806  1871 Mayor Thomas M. Leighton (D) Area    - City 18. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. ... Breaking Benjamin is an American alternative metal band from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. ... Nirvana was a popular American rock band originating from Aberdeen, Washington. ... Nevermind is the highly influential second studio album from the American grunge band, Nirvana. ...

Burnley and Jeremy Hummel were in bands together since high school. Aaron Fink and Mark Klepaski left their band Lifer and joined them in Breaking Benjamin in late 2001 and they were signed by Hollywood Records. Jeremy Hummel is the former drummer and a co-founder of the rock band Breaking Benjamin. ... Aaron Fink is the guitarist for the rock band Breaking Benjamin. ... Markcus James Klepaski (born September 11, 1975) is the bass player for Breaking Benjamin, and the former bass player for Lifer and Strangers With Candy. ... Lifer (originally called Strangers with Candy), was a five-piece nu metal music group originating from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in the United States. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hollywood Records is a record label owned by Disney. ...

Ben is also a self admitted hardcore gamer. He has stated in an interview that he has a backup Xbox in case the other one "goes down". Ben also wrote a song entitled "Blow Me Away" for Bungie's Halo 2, which is featured on the game's soundtrack and in gameplay. Gamer is a term used to describe a person who plays games. ... Xbox is a sixth generation era video game console produced by Microsoft Corporation. ... Bungie Studios is an American video game developer founded in 1991 under the name Bungie Software Products Corporation (more popularly shortened to just Bungie Software) by two undergraduate students at the University of Chicago, Alex Seropian and Jason Jones. ... Halo 2 is a science fiction first-person shooter developed by Bungie Studios. ...

Ben's bandmates (Mark-James Klepaski, Chad Szeliga and Aaron Fink) often joke around with Ben about how he often wakes up on the middle of busrides screaming due to nightmares. He is also afraid of flying and therefore Breaking Benjamin only plays in the USA and Canada.