Matt Skiba

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Matthew Thomas Skiba (born February 24, 1976) is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter best known for his role as the co-lead vocalist and guitarist of Alkaline Trio and Blink-182.Skiba formed the group in March 2015 as a replacement after the band's second departure of founding guitarist and singer Tom DeLonge and later joined the band permanently in July.

California is the band's seventh studio album, which was released on July 1, 2016.

His second appearance on the band's eighth studio album Nine, which was released on September 20, 2019. Skiba has also performed and appeared solo, as well as with his side-projects, Heavens and the Hell.

In 2012, he released Babylon, his backing band the Sekrets, on his own.

On June 1, 2015, Kuts, Kuts, was released for his second album.

Early life and family

Matt Skiba was born in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up in McHenry, Illinois. At an early age, he began playing piano and drums. Public Image Ltd was his first performance. When working as a bike messenger, he switched from drums to guitar in 1996. He performed in bands including Blunt, Jerkwater, and the Traitors prior to that.

Joan Skiba, a fourth and fifth grade teacher at Woods Creek Elementary School in Crystal Lake, Illinois, is a fifth grade teacher. Thomas Skiba, his father, is an oral surgeon in Crystal Lake. He has two younger twin sisters.

Personal life

According to an interview with AOL Interface, Skiba is a vegetarian and practices Transcendental Meditation. He said that the clear and calm state of mind it gives has greatly improved his creative process, although he initially believed the "true soul" attitude was more helpful. David Lynch's book Catching the Big Fish prompted him to change his mind, and he now finds that a calm state is more artistically beneficial. "To me Anton LaVey was...very punk rock," Matt said of his membership in The Church of Satan group in the early days of Alkaline Trio.

Skiba moved to the San Francisco Bay area in 2001, but he now lives in Los Angeles. On his knuckles, he has the word "Love Song" tattooed on his chest. He is a "huge Cure fan," a "vast Green Day enthusiast" and a "really big Nirvana fan." Skiba has been divorced from the country. He is a close friend of Fat Mike of NOFX-fame and was the best man at his wedding.

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Career

Skiba studied design at Columbia College in Chicago, but she left in 1996 to form Alkaline Trio with drummer Glenn Porter and bassist Rob Doran.

They released the For Your Lungs Only EP after the group performed their demo and the single "Sundials," a time when Doran left the band. On the EP, Dan Andriano appeared and played bass. On Asian Man Records in 1998, the band's debut full-length Goddamnit debuted, followed by Maybe I'll Catch Fire and the compilation Alkaline Trio in 2000.

When Porter was fired and former Smoking Popes drummer Mike Felumlee joined, the group's lineup changed again in 2000. Vagrant Records first introduced Here to Infirmary in 2001. A Hot Water Music/Alkaline Trio split EP was released by Jade Tree Records in 2002, which was well received. Both bands recorded original tracks and covers of each other's albums. Good Mourning debuted in 2003, marking the band's first album with drummer Derek Grant, formerly of Suicide Machines and Thoughts of Ionesco. Skiba had a problem with acid reflux during recording Good Mourning because of his diet, lack of vocal warm-up, and his earlier issues with alcohol and opioids.

The band formed and released Crimson in 2005 and the compilation Remains in 2007. Following a tour and throat surgery for Skiba, the band recorded and released Crimson. In July 2008, Agony & Irony, Epic Records' first and only album, was released. In January 2010, they introduced This Addiction on their own Heart & Skull brand as a member of Epitaph Records. To celebrate 15 years as a band, they released Damnesia, a semi-acoustic LP. My Shame Is True is the band's eighth album to be released on April 21, 2013.

The band underwent the "Past Live Tour" tour in 2014, in which they performed their first eight studio albums in entirety across four dates. The band's ninth album, Is This Thing Cursed?, came after a five-year absence from the studio and second throat surgery for Skiba.

Mark Hoppus revealed that Skiba would "fill in" for the band following Tom DeLonge's departure from Blink-182 in 2015, and the band also appeared at two club shows and a slot at the Musink festival in March 2015. Skiba also became a paid member and will be seen on their forthcoming album later this year. On July 1, 2016, the resulting album California was released. Skiba appeared on the band's ninth studio album Nine, which was released on September 20, 2019. However, he did not appear on the band's 2020 single "Quarantine" due to a lack of a decent home recording studio.

Skiba said in an Instagram comment that his relationship with Blink-182 was uncertain, while still acknowledging his time with the organization. DeLonge had officially returned to the band, according to Blink-182. Skiba was out of promotional material, effectively announcing his resignation. DeLonge posted a note on Instagram thanking Skiba for his time with the band and then posting the message on his blog. Skiba himself praised the band's return to form on Instagram and expressed gratitude for his time in the company.

In 2001, he began his first full solo tour with The Plea for Peace Tour, which consisted mostly of acoustic interpretations of Alkaline Trio songs with backing drums and bass in a few shows.

He made his first solo appearance in 2002 as a result of a split with Kevin Seconds of 7 Seconds fame. Skiba's most popular songs were acoustic, with drums, bass, and piano. The band "Good Fucking Bye" appears on Alkaline Trio's album "Good Fucking Bye."

Skiba contributed the song "Demons Away" to the Fat Wreck Chords' compilation Protecting Children in 2005.

Skiba formed Heavens with F-Minus bassist Josiah Steinbrick in 2006. On September 12, 2006, the company launched Patent Pending.

Skiba appeared on Brats on the Beat: Ramones for Kids, a tribute album released on Go-Kart Records, back in 2006.

Skiba appeared at five shows with Hot Water Music's Chuck Ragan in May 2007.

"This is no longer a Heavens page," Steinbrick posted on Heavens' MySpace page in late December 2008. Sorry, that's just the way it's going to be down. Matt will still be doing Trio stuff, and I think he'll be on a fantastic solo album. I'm not positive, but I'm sure it'll be amazing." The breakup resulted from a falling out between Skiba and Steinbrick.

Them Crooked Vulvas, a supergroup cover band from Chicago, Skiba, Grant and Greg Corner, Jonny Radtke of Kill Hannah debuted the supergroup cover band Them Crooked Vulvas on August 18, 2009 (and occasionally performed under the name A Perfect Circus).

Demos on Asian Man Records, he's a solo album on August 10, 2010. According to reports, the album is a precursor to the forthcoming Alkaline Trio album.

Skiba, former Angels and Airwaves, and Atom Willard, a writer known as The Hell, appeared on an EP in January 2012. Sauve Les Requins, the Hell's debut EP, is called Sauve Les Requins.

On May 8, 2012, Skiba's second full-length solo album, Babylon, was released. Skiba and the Sekrets are two of the album's backing band; AFI bassist Hunter Burgan and former touring drummer Jarrod Alexander appear on the album. On May 1, 2012, "Voices" impacted radio.

Matt Skiba's first two albums in America were promoted to Mike Park of Asian Man Records in early 2013. Skiba had already fallen in love with the band's guitarist Lee Hartney's personality and tones. In 2017, Blink 182 and The Smith Street Band performed at the Hurricane Festival in Germany together.

Skiba reveals his latest work on a solo record, a screenplay, and a children's punk album starring Mark Hoppus.

Skiba and the Sekrets' second album, Kutz, was announced in March 2015 for a release date on June 1.

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