Evan Dando
Evan Dando
Evan Griffith Dandois an American musician, best known for fronting the alternative rock band The Lemonheads. He has served as the lead singer of the group since its formation in 1986. He has also embarked on a solo career and collaborated on various songs. In December 2015, he was inducted into the Boston Music Awards Hall Of Fame...
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth4 March 1967
CityEssex, MA
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I was trying to spend it as quickly as possible. Because I'm so lazy, all that money created a block. I was flying around the world, staying at fancy hotels, having fun and trying to get rid of it as quickly as possible, so I could get on with some more work.
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Every three months I would give this person 100 grand I would have spent on coke, so when my music income ran out I still had $700,000.
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I wanted love from the masses because I was trying to make up for my parents' messy divorce and feeling abandoned when I was 11.
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But ya have to make videos in the States. Usually ours just look too serious. We haven't got it together.
lifestyle
Since Elizabeth, I certainly live a healthier lifestyle.
boss records labels
It is hard, though, 'cos record labels love to boss you around. I won't let them do that anymore.
knows
You know more about me than I do about myself, that's probably true.
stuff ends corporate
Some of our stuff ends up looking too corporate. I'm going to be a lot stricter from now on.
fun thinking rocks
See, to me, rock'n'roll doesn't have any point. It's just fun. It has a million different angles and they're all valid. But I think rock might be a world issue.
rocks records
I have to make rock records occasionally.
band mass mass-consumption
Even the bands I dig don't have a history of attaining mass consumption.
joyce
For me, it's all about The Dubliners by James Joyce. I love The Dead.
real cds smell
CDs, too. Totally corporate. They look real cheap and soulless and they don't smell of anything.
taken vacation
Basically, between 1989 and 1994, I hadn't taken a vacation.