Chris Carrabba

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Christopher Andrew "Ender" Carrabba, 1975, is the lead singer and guitarist of the band Dashboard Confessional, lead singer of the band Further Seems Forever, and he is the vocalist for the folk band Twin Forks.

Early life and education

Carrabba's parents divorced when he was three years old when he was born in West Hartford, Connecticut, United States. He and his mother Anne, brother Nick, stepbrother, and stepfather moved to Boca Raton, Florida, at the age of 16. Carrabba is close to some relatives on his paternal side, but not so close to his father Andrew specifically.

Carrabba, a teen, was fascinated in skateboarding and devoted to music. He began singing in his choir at high school. His two cousins discovered a guitar in their basement, presumably belonging to their father, but the true owner is unknown. Carrabba was playing the guitar until one of them decided he would be the only one who could play it. Carrabba's father, Vacant Andys, became more interested in music after graduating from Boca Raton Community High School, and matriculated to Florida Atlantic University to study education.

Carrabba spent time at college with The Vacant Andys and, later, with The Agency, which featured Chris Carrabba on their second LP, ENGINES. This was the first recording to feature both Mike Marsh and Chris Carrabba before Mike Marsh became Dashboard Confessional's full-time drummer. Chris worked at an elementary school in South Florida for many years, and was a member of the group Further Seems Forever.

When Chris first appeared on Fiddler Records, he was called Dashboard Confessional. Carrabba explains, "I started (Dashboard) as a side project from the band I was in." "I was going through something really difficult at the time, and this is what I did with it because I don't write in a journal." It was a good way to get it out of my system. I never thought anyone would hear these songs, but I did, and one of them, who owned a little label, talked to me about recording." Dashboard Confessional comes from the song "The Sharp Hint of New Tears." The lyric "On the way home, this car hears my confessions" brought to mind the term "Dashboard Confessional."

Carrabba, a special education teacher before his success with Dashboard Confessional, used a guitar in his office to write songs during downtime.

Personal life

Carrabba's sister was in a serious car accident that put her in a coma for several months in 2008. He was finishing up work on his sixth Dashboard Confessional album in 2008. "I was torn between being with her through the majority of her waking hours until they were kicked out of the hospital at the end of their shifts and went home and doing my jobs," he said.

Following a motorcycle crash in 2020, Carrabba required double shoulder surgeries.

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Career

Carrabba started his career with the Vacant Andys. In 1998, while playing with the Vacant Andys, he filled in on guitar in New Found Glory, when regular guitarist Chad Gilbert was on tour with his other band, Shai Hulud. In 2001, he joined the band Further Seems Forever for their debut album The Moon is Down, before moving on to found Dashboard Confessional. In 2002, Dashboard Confessional won the MTV2 Award at MTV Music Awards for the video for "Screaming Infidelities." The video was considered the "dark horse" nominee at the time, as it was up against The Strokes, The Hives, Norah Jones, Nappy Roots, and Musiq. The video was directed by Maureen Egan and Matthew Barry.

It was announced on August 24, 2010, that Further Seems Forever would be reuniting with original vocalist Chris Carrabba with the release of a teaser video featuring rehearsal footage of the song "The Moon Is Down."

In November 2011, Carrabba released an album of covers entitled Covered in the Flood exclusively on his solo US tour. The album contains 10 tracks originally performed by artists that include R.E.M., Big Star, Guy Clark, Justin Townes Earle and The Replacements.

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