Profiles. Aaron Lewis (born April 13, 1972) is an American musician, who is the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and founding member of the rock group Staind, with whom he has released seven studio albums. He has since ventured into country music with his debut solo album Town Line, an EP that was released on March 1, 2011 on Stroudavarious Records. Lewis first full-length solo release The Road was released by Blaster Records on November 13, 2012. In 2006, Lewis was ranked #49 in the Top 100 Heavy Metal Vocalists by Hit Parader. Lewis was, before Staind, in a band known as J-CAT with Tori Sands, Chris Ballini, and former Staind bandmate Jon Wysocki. An album surfaced on the internet with nine of J-CATs performances at Club Infinity in Springfield, Massachusetts. The performances were recorded while Dysfunction was being recorded. Two of Stainds popular singles—Outside and Its Been Awhile—were both originally performed by J-CAT with somewhat different lyrics. Lewis has stated in multiple interviews that music has always been his outlet for getting the feeling off his chest. Hes often called one of the most versatile artists of modern times, since hes played such a big variety of song types, from metal to traditional country. He met Staind lead guitarist Mike Mushok at a Christmas party in 1993, where they became acquainted. Mike told him about plans on starting a band; however, around that time, Lewis was actually homeless in the New England area. They were going to name the band Staind with the correct dictionary spelling of stained, but a punk rock group called Lit had previously used that band name with the same spelling. Lewis says out of respect for the band, they dropped the e in the word stained for their own signature band name. Lewis music has often focused on his familys issues (until his Country music surfaced, now that he and his parents are closer) and his struggles of growing up. He wont comment much on his childhood, but says he had low self-esteem back then (not necessarily now) and that he was often depressed and often felt very alone. His songs have become much more positive over the years than in the beginning, but hes stated that his lyrics are always reality-based, and he believes its why so many have had a strong personal connection to his music over the years. Most fans whove met Lewis say he can be shy when hes not on-stage but friendly, down-to-earth, and one who possesses an upbeat attitude about life. Hes said in interviews that hes never desired to wear much of a celebrity image; that though hes pleased with the success hes had in music, he also enjoys the fact that he can go places with his daughters and people still wont recognize him as Aaron Lewis or come up to him. Hes an outdoor kind of person (growing up in the Massachusetts countryside) and is very family-oriented. His feelings on raising a child of his own were expressed in the Staind song he wrote about his daughter, Zoe Jane. He calls it the song hes most proud of writing (AskMen interview). On August 1, 2014, Lewis was on hand to roll the first dice and perform at the opening of The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Sioux City, Iowa. https://youtube/watch?v=S8B8W9TC7r0
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