Nathan Leone
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| Nathan Leone | |
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 Nathan Leone preforming at The Forum in London, England
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois |
| Genre(s) | Post-hardcore Alternative rock Pop punk Post-grunge |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Label(s) | Roadrunner Records |
| Associated acts | The Blank Theory Madina Lake |
Nathan Daniel Leone (pronounced: Lee-own-ee) is the lead singer of rock band Madina Lake. He was born on May 6. Nathan is three minutes younger than his identical twin Matthew Leone, who plays bass in Madina Lake.
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[edit] Early Life
Nathan was born on May 6 and grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. He is of Italian descent. He has a twin brother and three older sisters.
Nathan fell out of a grocery cart when he was five, tearing a muscle in his eye, thus resulting in having to wear an eye patch and glasses for much of his childhood. He sometimes loses control of the muscle in his eye, but does not have a lazy eye. [1]
When Nathan was 12 years old, his mother was killed in a car accident. The song "Morning Sadness" is influenced by her death and Nathan has trouble talking about her in interviews. [2]
Nathan landed a sports scholarship to go to college in Indianapolis, Indiana at Indiana University. He pursued professional soccer in the United States and for nine months in Florence, Italy.
[edit] Career
Nathan and his brother formed their first band, The Blank Theory, in 1998. In the early days of The Blank Theory, they also formed an independent label called 4 Alarm Records which also included The Frogs, The Pinehurst Kids, and Monkey Paw.
Nathan and Matthew appeared on a special edition of Twin Fear Factor, which they won. The $50,000 was the start up money for Madina Lake. The band's first self-produced EP, The Disappearance of Adalia, came out in early 2006 around October. Later that year, they were signed to Roadrunner Records and created their first full length album entitiled From Them, Through Us, To You, which was released in March 2007.
He cites the alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins as his favorite band and his biggest influence.
[edit] Trivia
- He has a tattoo of a wizard holding flames on his top right thigh that he had done when he was 16 years old.
- Nathan has a habit of jumping into the crowd during Madina Lake gigs, which have resulted in him getting stitches on numerous occassions.
- He wrote 'In Another Life' after a dream he had where his then-girlfriend committed suicide.
- Nathan used to play guitar in The Blank Theory, but thinks he's terrible at it.
- Nathan used to intern at Scratchie's Chicago headquarters.
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