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![]() Gonzalez in 2019 | |
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Birth name | Gregory Steven Gonzalez |
Born | El Paso, Texas, U.S. | September 28, 1982
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Years active | 2008-present |
Member of | Cigarettes After Sex |
Gregory Steven Gonzalez (born September 28, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, known for being the frontman for the band Cigarettes After Sex.
Born on September 28, 1982 in El Paso, Texas, [1] Gonzalez began his interest in music at the age of 10, when he bought his first guitar and immediately started writing songs, leading to his first-written song, "The Ocean", which was an instrumental. [2] At the same age, he first introduced himself to heavy metal music, which he learned to play the guitar from and later joined a metal band. [3] Attempting to find his musical style, he would then experiment with jazz and dance music styles. [4]
Wanting to be part of a "huge" band, Gonzalez would form Cigarettes After Sex in his hometown in 2008. [5] Four years after their formation, they released their debut EP I., which was recorded in a four-floor stairway at the University of Texas at El Paso. [6]
In 2022, Gonzalez released Charm of Pleasure, a collaborative EP with Italian composer Daniele Luppi, which was supported by two singles; "You Never Loved" and "The Rose You Kept." [7] [8] [9]
Greg Gonzalez | |
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![]() Gonzalez in 2019 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Gregory Steven Gonzalez |
Born | El Paso, Texas, U.S. | September 28, 1982
Occupation(s) |
|
Instrument(s) |
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Years active | 2008-present |
Member of | Cigarettes After Sex |
Gregory Steven Gonzalez (born September 28, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, known for being the frontman for the band Cigarettes After Sex.
Born on September 28, 1982 in El Paso, Texas, [1] Gonzalez began his interest in music at the age of 10, when he bought his first guitar and immediately started writing songs, leading to his first-written song, "The Ocean", which was an instrumental. [2] At the same age, he first introduced himself to heavy metal music, which he learned to play the guitar from and later joined a metal band. [3] Attempting to find his musical style, he would then experiment with jazz and dance music styles. [4]
Wanting to be part of a "huge" band, Gonzalez would form Cigarettes After Sex in his hometown in 2008. [5] Four years after their formation, they released their debut EP I., which was recorded in a four-floor stairway at the University of Texas at El Paso. [6]
In 2022, Gonzalez released Charm of Pleasure, a collaborative EP with Italian composer Daniele Luppi, which was supported by two singles; "You Never Loved" and "The Rose You Kept." [7] [8] [9]