Ben Gibbard
Ben Gibbard was born in Bremerton, Washington, United States on August 11th, 1976 and is the Rock Singer. At the age of 48, Ben Gibbard biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, and networth are available.
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Benjamin Gibbard (born August 11, 1976) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
He is best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the indie rock band Death Cab for Cutie, who has released nine studio albums, as well as half of the Postal Service.
Gibbard's debut solo album, Former Lives, was released in 2012, as well as a joint studio album, One Fast Move or I'm Gone (2009), with Uncle Tupelo and Son Volt's Jay Farrar. Gibbard, a guitarist in Pinwheel, recorded a demo cassette titled You Can Play These Songs With Chords (1997), which was released under the moniker Death Cab for Cutie.
Gibbard expanded the project to a full band after receiving a positive response, as shown by Chris Walla (guitar), Nick Harmer (bass), and Nathan Good (drums).
The band's debut album, Something About Airplanes (1998) on Barsuk Records, and later, We Have the Truth and We're Voting Yes, followed in 2000.
Early life
Allen and Margaret Gibbard, also known as Flach) Gibbard, were born in Bremerton, Washington. His father was in the Navy and his family travelled around the country, including spending time in Northern Virginia before returning to Washington. Gibbard spent his youth in the early 1990s during the grunge music explosion. In 1994, he graduated from Olympic High School in Bremerton and studied environmental chemistry at Western Washington University. Even though I haven't been to church of my own volition for ten or fifteen years, he was raised Catholic and referred to himself as a "indoctrinated Catholic" in 2007.
Personal life
In 2008, Gibbard became engaged to actress and singer Zooey Deschanel, who married in September 2009 near Seattle. They announced their separation on November 1, 2011, with Deschanel filing for divorce on December 27, citing irreconcilable inconsistencies. The divorce was finalized on December 12, 2012. In Seattle, Gibbard later married photographer and tour guide Rachel Demy.
Gibbard said in a 2003 interview that although he had previously been a vegetarian, he recently became a pescetarian. In 2008, he reportedly gave up alcohol and started running marathons. In 2013, he completed his first trail ultramarathon and has since completed several times each year.
Gibbard, a lapsed Catholic who now describes himself as agnostic, says, "I don't want to falsely believe in something solely so I can leap to the front of the line for whatever this glorious place is going to be after we die." [...] The enormity of that belief is so beyond my understanding that I feel as though God would have accepted me saying I'm not able to believe because it's so far removed from my understanding. "I believe that's where faith comes into play."
Gibbard is a pro-gay activist who penned an article in The Daily Beast explaining why the issue is so important to him. When his lesbian sister got married, he said it was "the most beautiful thing" he ever saw. He wrote about his support for Washington Referendum 74 and discussed raising funds for the cause in the article. "I would just feel so much pride for my state if we could pass it by a popular vote and tell the rest of the nation that this is the way we should go."
Gibbard has been a fan of the Seattle Mariners since the age of five and has thrown the first pitch at two Mariners games. Gibbard paid tribute to Ichiro Suzuki, the Mariners' trade to the New York Yankees in 2012 by writing and releasing the song "Ichiro's Theme." Gibbard's handwritten lyrics for the song are on display in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York.
Career
Gibbard, a guitarist in Pinwheel, made a demo cassette titled You Can Play These Songs With Chords (1996). Gibbard expanded the project into a full band after receiving a warm response, including guitarist Chris Walla, bassist Nick Harmer, and drummer Nathan Good. The band's debut album, Something About Airplanes (1998) on Barsuk Records, was released in 2000, and We Have the Truth and We're Voting Yes followed.
Gibbard appeared in Brief Interviews with Hideous Men, a John Krasinski film based on the David Foster Wallace short story collection of the same name. In the spring of 2007, he and singer-songwriter Johnathan Rice joined David Bazan of Pedro the Lion and Johnathan Rice on a solo tour through the United States.
Gibbard appeared on Foo Fighters' eighth studio album, Sonic Highways, in November 2014.
Gibbard has been transparent about his political views, expressing his support for the Democratic Party. Death Cab for Cutie's first song "Million Dollar Loan," was released on October 10, 2016. 30 Days, 50 Songs, the first song in the Dave Eggers project. The song mocks Donald Trump's request for a million dollar loan. "Lyrically, 'Million Dollar Loan' refers to a bleak moment in Donald Trump's reelection bid as a Republican nominee," Gibbard said. When campaigning in New Hampshire last year, he attempted to portray himself as a self-made king by claiming that he earned his fortune with only a'small loan of a million dollars' from his father. Not only has this assertion been found to be untrue, but he was so dismissive about it. It truly disgusted me."
After canceling performances due to the pandemic, Gibbard live streamed daily concerts from his home. When supporting local Washington non-profit groups, Gibbard performed songs from his bands Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service, as well as other artists such as the Decemberists, Radiohead, New Order, Depeche Mode, and the Beatles.