Cory Nichols is a miracle of modern science. Conceived in a test tube in a laboratory of a central New Jersey bioengineering corporation, Cory was originally intended to be an agent of biochemical warfare: a superhuman half-mutant creature with superintelligence, super-good-lookingness, and super-musical-radness.
But things went awry. As all bioengineered death machines do, Cory developed a conscience; and while by normal human standards it was a meager one, it was enough to drive him to rebel against his diabolical creators and thwart their diabolical plans of diabolicality.
He relocated to the West Bank of the Hudson River, became a vegetarian, studied philosophy and worked at developing his wit and charm. After a brief period of early-teenage awkwardness, he blossomed into a badass shredder with long hair and a Harley.* He began writing songs with a tender and melodic feel but with often harsh and sharply poetic lyrical content. He then abandoned that approach in favor of the catchy, vaccuous pop-folk garbage you hear today.
Cory Nichols splits his time between New York and New Jersey. He has studied martial arts under Gordon Liu and Chuck Norris, is a grandmaster Chess player, a founding member of the Bring Back HUAC Society** and an amateur Simpsons historian. He has won four consecutive worlwide English language Scrabble championships and will defend his title later this year at the Red Bull-Nextel Scrabble Champion's Tournament in Helsinki. He is working on a Ph.D. in philosophy. For some reason he has trouble opening milk and orange juice cartons and crossing the street safely. He has recently been developing a greater appreciation for children's movies. His favorite Simpsons episode is "Lisa the Vegetarian." His mothers wear combat boots.
*Harley may not actually exist.
**Not really.
