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John Gerard

About Me

Born in Paris, France, John grew up listening to Billy Joel, The Police, and Serge Gainsbourg, "the dirty mouth of French pop". After moving to Massachusetts at a young age, John was introduced to Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Minor Threat, and Iron Maiden. These new sounds became an escape from what John would later draw inspiration from. After forming a band at the age of 14, John played his first gig one year later. This was the starting point for many bands to follow.Now a solo musician, John has released several recordings and has shared the stage with both local and national musicians. John has captured audiences with his ability to keep his performance raw and tangible. This emerging artist resonates with the passion for story telling and brutal honesty. His energy is contagious and his true talents of expressing emotions are evident.John has just released a second album titled "What Lies Between". John is currently working on new material that will be only available by download.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 29/11/2007
Band Website: www.johngerardmusic.com
Band Members: vocals and guitar: John Gerard
Influences: Mary Gauthier is a major influence these days. Eddie Vedder, Death Cab for Cutie, Ryan Adams, Damien Rice, John Meyer, Dave Matthews, Ani DiFranco, Cold Play, David Gray, Jimi Hendrix, All the great local musicians (too many to mention) I have ever met or shared a stage with and many, many more to come.... and Judas Iscariot for such a cool last name.
Sounds Like: that varies from one person to the other but the most interesting comparison I have ever heard was "If Eddie Vedder and Tracie Chapman had a child, it would be you!" you decide......
Record Label: RG Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Always

Standing in the drivewayrain was falling down on its sidemy clothes were cold like my heart staring at your feet with nothing else to talk aboutthat was when I knew she was never coming backCHORUSGive...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:53:00 GMT

Get out of my head

It's not the pain that I can't get throughin my heart I know time will heal my woundsit's not the fear that you might dissappear from meit's the thought of never telling you a joke that I heardcalling...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:28:00 GMT

Photographs

I took one last look aroundnothing else to do now besides to place the loquacious letter down on the bedit was never a home, it was just a house four walls nothing more as walk down the stairs lock th...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:18:00 GMT

The only one

I will warn youif you get too closenothing good will come of thiswhatever I said to make you comewill be an empty promise by the break of dawnCHORUSI don't care if you lied to mein a way I hope that y...
Posted by on Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:38:00 GMT

my good woman

I came here leaving things behindthe kind of things that rent space in my mind, in my mindyou and I it's so complicateda tragedy in simple terms yeah I came here to save a little face CHORUSmy good wo...
Posted by on Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:33:00 GMT

A song for Eveline

I stood over youyour face looked so oldI turned out allrighta few bumps and scrapes on the wayafter all nothing could brake me the way that you didCHORUSThere is no easy way to say thisbut you robbed ...
Posted by on Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:03:00 GMT

My voice

she tucks her knees... inshe wraps her arms around herselfalone in the darkCHORUSand I am somebodyholding someone insideit is not yours it is mineit's my choiceit's my voicebroken glass against the fl...
Posted by on Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:21:00 GMT

broken

stretch my arms, cup my handsI'm looking for anythinga break in the clouds, a warmer lightin this careless placeCHORUSyou see I am brokenfeeling tired of bleedingsick and tired of feeling tiredbut mos...
Posted by on Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:14:00 GMT

Footprints

And I see g-D in a mattressold and abandonedpictures of my daughter I hold 'til I sleepbehind a dumpster in the back of Jack's dinerMemories of my mother I pray to always keepCHORUSfor all the timesI ...
Posted by on Sun, 09 Aug 2009 16:58:00 GMT

Alicia

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAIH9TTiWHg
Posted by on Wed, 18 Mar 2009 08:37:00 GMT