Justin Pierre
Background information
Birth name	Justin Pierre
Born	May 26, 1976(1976-05-26)
Origin	Mahtomedi, Minnesota
Genre(s)	Rock, New Wave, Punk Rock, Pop Punk
Years active	1997–present
Label(s)	Epitaph Records

Justin Pierre was born May 26, 1976 and is the frontman for the band Motion City Soundtrack. Originally, Justin is from Mahtomedi, Minnesota, USA. He formed the band (Motion City Soundtrack) in 1997 with friend (Kevin Volkommer) .^[1] In addition to being the lead singer, Justin also plays guitar and is the primary lyricist for the band. He is noted for his pronounced sideburns, wild hair, and glasses (which are made by the company "Kirk Originals"). In webisode 7 for "Even if it Kills Me" he says his middle name is Cornelius, however his real middle name is Courtney. Image File history File links MCS1210Lynchburg18. ... is the 146th day of the year (147th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mahtomedi is a city in Washington County, Minnesota, United States. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... Bold text New Wave in the late 1970s and early 1980s was inspired by the punk rock. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Pop punk is used for two separate subgenres of punk rock music: the kind typically found on Lookout! Records, which stray very little from the three-chord formula that The Ramones pioneered, as well as a newer subgenre of melodic, more emotional punk, which includes by bands like NOFX and... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... is the 146th day of the year (147th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Frontman (also front man) is a term referring to the lead singer or band leader of a music group. ... Motion City Soundtrack is an American pop punk band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. ... Mahtomedi is a city in Washington County, Minnesota, United States. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Sideburns (or colloquially sideboards[1] or mutton chops[2]) are patches of facial hair on the sides of a mans face, in front of the ears. ...

Justin has had serious drug and alcohol problems in the past, which have almost led to the break up of the band. Since 2004, he has been, for the most part, sober with few relapses. With the help of his band mates, it is hoped that this trend will continue, for his own personal good, and the good of the band. Motion City Soundtrack is planning to release their third album on September 18, 2007 entitled Even If It Kills Me, and fans have very high expectations for the release to follow the success of 2005's Commit This to Memory. For other meanings, see Drug (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Motion City Soundtrack is an American pop punk band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. ... is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Even If It Kills Me is the upcoming album by the pop-punk band Motion City Soundtrack. ... Commit This to Memory is the sophomore album of Motion City Soundtrack and the bands follow up to I Am the Movie. ...

Justin is an anime fan and was seen wearing a Cowboy Bebop t-shirt during autograph signings at the Vans Warped Tour in San Francisco on July 8, 2006. He suffers from asthma (he has to use his inhaler on stage). He enjoys film making, and makes short films as well as having directed Limbeck's music video for their song "Big Drag". He went to college for film, but never went as far to receive his degree.^[2] He now works on independent short films while at home, recording, and on tour. His most famous is titled "Karen" and was in a few film festivals early winter and spring 2007, including the the 3rd annual Griffon International Film Festival (GRIFF). ^[3] Justin also co-directed the music video for "Big Drag" by Limbeck.^[4] is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Limbeck is an indie rock band hailing from Orange County, California. ...

In addition to singing for Motion City Soundtrack, Justin has sung guest vocals on Fall Out Boy's "Chicago Is So Two Years Ago"^[5], Small Towns Burn A Little Slower's "Alias: The Beekeeper"^[6], and is thought to have been heard singing numerous times on the Limbeck CD "Hey, Everything's Fine".^{[citation needed]} Fall Out Boy (commonly abbreviated as FOB) is an American band from Wilmette, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) that formed in 2001. ... Small Towns Burn A Little Slower is a band from St. ... Limbeck is an indie rock band hailing from Orange County, California. ...

Equipment

Pierre plays a Fender '72 Telecaster Custom as his touring and studio guitar and also a fender telecaster. The Fender Telecaster Deluxe is a solid-body electric guitar originally produced from 1972 to 1981, and since re-issued by Fender in 2004 as the 72 Telecaster Deluxe. ...

Previous projects

Previously, Pierre played guitar and sang vocals for the band Slide Coaster, who put out an album in 1995 titled Thrown. ^[7]

Other Works

Justin Pierre was featured in Revolutions On Canvas Vol. 2, a compilation of poetry from the indie music scene, inputting a short story about the love and loss of a certain person in his life who was also addicted to alcohol.

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