Art Alexakis
Art Alexakis
Arthur Paul "Art" Alexakisis an American musician best known as the singer, composer, and guitarist of the rock band Everclear. He has been a member of several notable bands, in addition to his own work as a songwriter for other artists. Alexakis founded several record labels throughout his career, and worked as an A&R representative for major record labels, between and during his own musical projects. Later he became a political activist, and lobbied for special concerns which included drug...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth12 April 1962
CityLos Angeles, CA
CountryUnited States of America
I don't talk about my past; people ask me about it. I've done things I'm ashamed of, but one thing I can honestly say is that things I've done that I regret, I've never done twice. I work really hard at that.
I'm not a politician. I'm not running for office. I can say what I think.
I like people who tell stories. I like storytellers. A lot of my songs are misconceived as being auto-biographical when they're not because I write in the first person.
I like acting when I can pick my own roles, and I do. It's fun. I like being creative, and it's a creative process.
I lived in Portland for almost 20 years, and that's where my eldest daughter went to college. I missed the sunshine. I grew up in L.A.
I try to talk about things I know about. But my characters are more of a combination of people or how I imagine people would feel.
I still fall back a lot on my Les Paul, and there is just no getting away from a Les Paul and a hot pickup.
As a songwriter, I do kind of look at 'Santa Monica' as a thing outside of itself, because it isn't just my song. This is a song a lot of people tell me is a part of their high school or college years. That means a lot to me.
I've always kind of been a little skeptical about bands that won't play their hits. That's really arrogant to me as a music fan. I do want to hear obscure songs, but like most people, I want to hear the hits, so we always play them.
One of the things about being a boy, especially growing up without a father, is you really don't have that role model to teach you how to do things.
I'd actually like to make a country album one day. One of my idols is Neil Young, because he's kept himself from being bored.
I love Australia! I got a boot thrown at me there.
About one or two songs per record is me doing a little bloodletting.
Call me, and I'd do anything for the Democratic Party.