Greg Gonzalez
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| Born | Gregory Steven Gonzalez September 28, 1982 El Paso, Texas, U.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, guitarist, and record producer. He is best known for being the founder, lead vocalist and guitarist for the band Cigarettes After Sex.
Life and career
[edit | edit source]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] Growing up, Gonzalez was heavily inspired by French singer Françoise Hardy and her album La question (1971),[5] along with other artists such as Marvin Gaye, the Everly Brothers and Chet Baker.[6]
Wanting to be part of a "huge" band, Gonzalez would form Cigarettes After Sex in his hometown in 2008.[7] 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.[5] The band released their self-titled debut studio album in 2017.
Cigarettes After Sex's second album Cry was released in 2019.[8]
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." along with three more songs into the album 'Charm Of Pleasure.'[9][10][11]
Gonzalez and Cigarettes After Sex released their third album X's in 2024.
Discography
[edit | edit source]Extended plays
[edit | edit source]- Charm of Pleasure (with Daniele Luppi) (2022)
Singles
[edit | edit source]- "You Never Loved" (with Daniele Luppi) (2022)
- "The Rose You Kept" (with Daniele Luppi) (2022)
References
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