Art Alexakis
Art Alexakis
Arthur Paul "Art" Alexakisis an American musician best known as the singer, composer, and guitarist of the rock band Everclear. He has been a member of several notable bands, in addition to his own work as a songwriter for other artists. Alexakis founded several record labels throughout his career, and worked as an A&R representative for major record labels, between and during his own musical projects. Later he became a political activist, and lobbied for special concerns which included drug...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth12 April 1962
CityLos Angeles, CA
CountryUnited States of America
I'm not a politician. I'm not running for office. I can say what I think.
I like people who tell stories. I like storytellers. A lot of my songs are misconceived as being auto-biographical when they're not because I write in the first person.
Call me, and I'd do anything for the Democratic Party.
I lived in Portland for almost 20 years, and that's where my eldest daughter went to college. I missed the sunshine. I grew up in L.A.
I'm constantly working, even when I'm at home.
I like acting when I can pick my own roles, and I do. It's fun. I like being creative, and it's a creative process.
I do like my sugar at night, but I try to keep it to a minimum.
About one or two songs per record is me doing a little bloodletting.
I try to talk about things I know about. But my characters are more of a combination of people or how I imagine people would feel.
I think The Police made five great records and then called it a day. They went out on top.
If you live in L.A. long enough, you get into having a cool car.
Santa Monica was a big song, and I always knew it would be radio friendly. But its not a defining song for me, though for a lot of people it is.
I don't talk about my past; people ask me about it. I've done things I'm ashamed of, but one thing I can honestly say is that things I've done that I regret, I've never done twice. I work really hard at that.
People's perceptions of me have nothing to do with reality. I'm basically just your average dork.