Stephan Jenkins: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
→Puck and Natty: tag |
GreenC bot (talk | contribs) Move 1 url. Wayback Medic 2.5 per WP:URLREQ#articles.sfgate.com |
||
| (21 intermediate revisions by 13 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Short description|American |
{{Short description|American musician (born 1964)}} |
||
{{About|the vocalist|other similarly named people|Stephen Jenkins (disambiguation){{!}}Stephen Jenkins}} |
{{About|the vocalist|other similarly named people|Stephen Jenkins (disambiguation){{!}}Stephen Jenkins}} |
||
{{BLP sources|date=August 2023}} |
|||
{{Use American English|date=November 2022}} |
{{Use American English|date=November 2022}} |
||
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2022}} |
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2022}} |
||
| Line 36: | Line 37: | ||
}} |
}} |
||
}} |
}} |
||
'''Stephan Douglas Jenkins''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|t|iː|v|ən}} {{respell|STEEV|ən}}; born September 27, 1964) is an American singer, guitarist, and the frontman of the [[alternative rock]] band [[Third Eye Blind]]. He began his musical career in 1992 as part of the short-lived rap duo Puck and Natty, alongside Detroit rapper Herman Anthony Chunn. Following the breakup of the duo, Jenkins and guitarist [[Kevin Cadogan]] formed Third Eye Blind in 1993. The band released their [[Third Eye Blind (album)|eponymous debut studio album]] in 1997, which went multi-platinum in the United States. Since then, they have released nine more albums: ''[[Blue (Third Eye Blind album)|Blue]]'' (1999), ''[[Out of the Vein]]'' (2003), ''[[Ursa Major (album)|Ursa Major]]'' (2009), ''[[Dopamine (Third Eye Blind album)|Dopamine]]'' (2015), ''[[We Are Drugs]]'' (2016), ''[[Thanks for Everything (EP)|Thanks for Everything]](cover album)'' (2018), ''[[Screamer (album)|Screamer]]'' (2019), ''[[Our Bande Apart]]'' (2021), and ''Unplugged'' (2022). As part of Third Eye Blind, Jenkins has received one [[Billboard Music Award|''Billboard'' Music Award]] and eight California Music Awards. |
'''Stephan Douglas Jenkins''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|t|iː|v|ən}} {{respell|STEEV|ən}}; born September 27, 1964) is an American singer, guitarist, and the frontman of the [[alternative rock]] band [[Third Eye Blind]]. He began his musical career in 1992 as part of the short-lived rap duo Puck and Natty, alongside Detroit rapper Herman Anthony Chunn. Following the breakup of the duo, Jenkins and guitarist [[Kevin Cadogan]] formed Third Eye Blind in 1993. The band released their [[Third Eye Blind (album)|eponymous debut studio album]] in 1997, which went multi-platinum in the United States. Since then, they have released nine more albums: ''[[Blue (Third Eye Blind album)|Blue]]'' (1999), ''[[Out of the Vein]]'' (2003), ''[[Ursa Major (Third Eye Blind album)|Ursa Major]]'' (2009), ''[[Dopamine (Third Eye Blind album)|Dopamine]]'' (2015), ''[[We Are Drugs]]'' (2016), ''[[Thanks for Everything (EP)|Thanks for Everything]] (cover album)'' (2018), ''[[Screamer (album)|Screamer]]'' (2019), ''[[Our Bande Apart]]'' (2021), and ''Unplugged'' (2022). As part of Third Eye Blind, Jenkins has received one [[Billboard Music Award|''Billboard'' Music Award]] and eight California Music Awards. |
||
Jenkins released a live album, ''Live at Amoeba'', as a [[Record Store Day]] exclusive vinyl in 2016. Jenkins made his debut as a solo artist as a feature on [[Run-DMC]]'s 2001 single "Rock Show". In the same year, |
Jenkins released a live album, ''Live at Amoeba'', as a [[Record Store Day]] exclusive vinyl in 2016. Jenkins made his debut as a solo artist as a feature on [[Run-DMC]]'s 2001 single "Rock Show". In the same year, he made his acting debut with a cameo in the film ''[[Rock Star (2001 film)|Rock Star]]''. He also appeared in the television series ''[[All That]]'' (2003) and ''[[Punk'd]]'' (2005), in addition to pursuing his first lead role in the 2003 thriller ''[[Art of Revenge]]''. As a producer, Jenkins helmed the production on albums by The Braids, [[Vanessa Carlton]], and Spencer Barnett. |
||
== Early life == |
== Early life == |
||
Jenkins was born in [[Indio, California]]. Shortly after his birth, his family moved to Wisconsin where his father was a professor of political science at the [[University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee]], after graduating from [[Northwestern University]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.milwaukeemag.com/qa-third-eye-blind-singer-stephan-jenkins/ | title=Our Q&A with Third Eye Blind Singer Stephan Jenkins |website=MilwaukeeMag.com | date=June 30, 2017 }}</ref> They later moved to [[Palo Alto, California]] when Stephan was six.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/morgue/cover/1997_Jun_6.ARTS06.html|title=Blind-sided|last=Harrington|first=Jim|date=June 6, 1997|website=Palo Alto Online|access-date=July 1, 2017}}</ref> When he was seven years old, his parents divorced. His mother became an alcoholic.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/its-time-to-make-room-for-struggling-renters_b_57632171e4b0ed0729a15e78 | title=It's Time to Make Room for Struggling Renters | date=June 17, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite |
Jenkins was born in [[Indio, California]]. Shortly after his birth, his family moved to Wisconsin where his father was a professor of political science at the [[University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee]], after graduating from [[Northwestern University]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.milwaukeemag.com/qa-third-eye-blind-singer-stephan-jenkins/ | title=Our Q&A with Third Eye Blind Singer Stephan Jenkins |website=MilwaukeeMag.com | date=June 30, 2017 }}</ref> They later moved to [[Palo Alto, California]] when Stephan was six.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/morgue/cover/1997_Jun_6.ARTS06.html|title=Blind-sided|last=Harrington|first=Jim|date=June 6, 1997|website=Palo Alto Online|access-date=July 1, 2017}}</ref> When he was seven years old, his parents divorced. His mother became an alcoholic.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/its-time-to-make-room-for-struggling-renters_b_57632171e4b0ed0729a15e78 | title=It's Time to Make Room for Struggling Renters | date=June 17, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/He-can-see-clearly-now-Third-Eye-Blind-s-2653924.php | title=He can see clearly now / Third Eye Blind's Stephan Jenkins looks at success, love, creativity | newspaper=Sfgate | date=April 20, 2003 | last1=Guthrie | first1=Julian }}</ref> During elementary school, he had [[dyslexia]], causing him to repeat first grade. His father, who later got positions at Stanford and then the University of California, Berkeley, would help him with his dyslexia. He attended [[Gunn High School|Henry M. Gunn Senior High School]] and graduated in 1983.<ref name=":0" /> Jenkins got interested in music early in life. He recalls creating original musical works at the age of five using pots and pans on the floor of his kitchen at home in northern California. In 1987, he graduated from [[University of California, Berkeley]], with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in English literature.<ref name="Guthrie">{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2003/04/20/PK64418.DTL&type=entertainment|title=He can see clearly now|first=Julian|last=Guthrie|date=April 20, 2003|newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]}}</ref><ref name="Selvin">{{cite news|url=https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Blind-Ambition-Third-Eye-Blind-leader-Stephan-2893749.php|title=Blind Ambition|first=Joel|last=Selvin|date=November 28, 1999|newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]}}</ref><ref name="chronicle">{{cite news |title=Frankly, 3EB's Stephan Jenkins is older, wiser and doesn't give a damn |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/Frankly-3EB-s-Stephan-Jenkins-is-older-wiser-11305632.php |last=Vaziri|first=Aidin|date=July 21, 2017 |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]}}</ref><ref name="literature">{{cite news |title=Stephan Jenkins on 'Third Eye Blind' 20 Years Later |url=https://observer.com/2017/04/third-eye-blind-stephan-jenkins-interview/ |last=Joffe|first=Justin|date=April 7, 2017 |work=[[Observer Media]]}}</ref> |
||
Jenkins began musical work as a drummer. During high school, he performed with ''Fast Forward'', consisting of Jenkins on drums, Nick Dement (guitar), Ben Austin (bass), and Greg Magel (guitar). Though the precocious Jenkins was still in high school, the other three were students at neighboring Stanford University. With the breakup of Fast Forward, Austin and Magel departed; Jenkins and Dement added new bassist Scott Lockhart and formed the trio Splash.{{ |
Jenkins began musical work as a drummer. During high school, he performed with ''Fast Forward'', consisting of Jenkins on drums, Nick Dement (guitar), Ben Austin (bass), and Greg Magel (guitar). Though the precocious Jenkins was still in high school, the other three were students at neighboring Stanford University. With the breakup of Fast Forward, Austin and Magel departed; Jenkins and Dement added new bassist Scott Lockhart and formed the trio Splash.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}} Stanford University student Lawrence Schoeffler made a music video for their song "Suzaie" as part of his graduate portfolio in film production, which was broadcast on MTV Basement Tapes (1983) and won a bronze medal at the International Film & TV Festival of New York.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Schoeffler |first1=Lawrence |title=Suzaie by Splash (see video description) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0TtjwrrRfY |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/g0TtjwrrRfY |archive-date=December 22, 2021 |url-status=live|website=YouTube |date=October 2014 |access-date=January 16, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=August 2023}} |
||
== Puck and Natty == |
== Puck and Natty == |
||
Jenkins then formed Puck and Natty (the name originating with the Shakespeare characters, but also serving as a playful poke at a well-known Bay Area jazz duo, [[Tuck & Patti]]), a 'funky rap masta' group, with Detroit rapper Herman Anthony Chunn in 1992. Puck and Natty was short lived; however, their track, "Just Wanna Be Your Friend" landed on a soundtrack album of the hit TV show ''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]'' in 1992. In a 1999 interview with the ''San Francisco Chronicle'', Jenkins provided a synopsis of the way things went down. "'You want me to do a song for your TV show that I've never seen? No problem,' recalled Jenkins. 'It was $7,800. I bought groceries.'" The duo later changed their name to Puck & Zen because of a complaint from the jazz duo, Tuck & Patti.<ref>{{cite web |title=Six-Pack: Stephan Jenkins |url=https://www.rhino.com/article/six-pack-stephan-jenkins |website=Rhino Records |access-date=September 27, 2016}}</ref>{{better source|date=August 2023}} |
Jenkins then formed Puck and Natty (the name originating with the Shakespeare characters, but also serving as a playful poke at a well-known Bay Area jazz duo, [[Tuck & Patti]]), a 'funky rap masta' group, with Detroit rapper Herman Anthony Chunn in 1992. Puck and Natty was short lived; however, their track, "Just Wanna Be Your Friend" landed on a soundtrack album of the hit TV show ''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]'' in 1992. In a 1999 interview with the ''San Francisco Chronicle'', Jenkins provided a synopsis of the way things went down. "'You want me to do a song for your TV show that I've never seen? No problem,' recalled Jenkins. 'It was $7,800. I bought groceries.'" The duo later changed their name to Puck & Zen because of a complaint from the jazz duo, Tuck & Patti.<ref>{{cite web |title=Six-Pack: Stephan Jenkins |url=https://www.rhino.com/article/six-pack-stephan-jenkins |website=Rhino Records |access-date=September 27, 2016}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=August 2023}} |
||
== Third Eye Blind and mainstream success == |
== Third Eye Blind and mainstream success == |
||
{{Main|Third Eye Blind}} |
{{Main|Third Eye Blind}} |
||
[[File:Stephan Jenkins 2013.jpg|upright|thumb|Jenkins in 2013]] |
[[File:Stephan Jenkins 2013.jpg|upright|thumb|Jenkins in 2013]] |
||
Jenkins formed Third Eye Blind in 1993 with [[Kevin Cadogan]]. They played small gigs around the [[San Francisco Bay Area]] for years and were, for the most part, unknown until they were signed in 1996 by Elektra Records. The band's deal with Elektra was later reported as the largest publishing deal ever for a previously unsigned artist. Jenkins has written or co-written every song on the band's five studio albums and one [[extended play|EP]]. Jenkins won two California Music Awards for Best Songwriter along with bandmate Cadogan; in addition, he was nominated three years in a row as Best Vocalist and won Artist of the Year. |
Jenkins formed Third Eye Blind in 1993 with [[Kevin Cadogan]]. They played small gigs around the [[San Francisco Bay Area]] for years and were, for the most part, unknown until they were signed in 1996 by Elektra Records. The band's deal with Elektra was later reported as the largest publishing deal ever for a previously unsigned artist. Jenkins has written or co-written every song on the band's five studio albums and one [[extended play|EP]]. Jenkins won two California Music Awards for Best Songwriter along with bandmate Cadogan; in addition, he was nominated three years in a row as Best Vocalist and won Artist of the Year.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}} |
||
== Other work == |
== Other work == |
||
=== Producing === |
=== Producing === |
||
Jenkins has produced for [[Third Eye Blind]] and several music artists. In 1997, he co-produced Third Eye Blind's [[Third Eye Blind (album)|self-titled debut studio album]] with [[Eric Valentine]]. The duo also helmed production on The Braids' debut studio album, ''Here We Come'' (1999). He co-produced follow-up ''[[Blue (Third Eye Blind album)|Blue]]'' (1999) and ''[[Out of the Vein]]'' (2003) with Arion Salazar and Third Eye Blind, while acting as the sole producer on ''[[Ursa Major (album)|Ursa Major]]'' (2009), ''[[Dopamine (Third Eye Blind album)|Dopamine]]'' (2015), and ''[[We Are Drugs]]'' (2016). In 2004, Jenkins co-wrote four songs for and produced [[Vanessa Carlton]]'s second studio album, ''[[Harmonium (Vanessa Carlton album)|Harmonium]]''. He co-wrote five songs for Carlton's follow-up, ''[[Heroes & Thieves]]'' (2007), in addition to co-producing the effort with [[Irv Gotti]] and [[Linda Perry]]. In 2015, Jenkins produced Spencer Barnett's extended play, ''13 Summers In''. In 2020, Jenkins co-wrote [[Blackbear (musician)|Blackbear]]'s "I Feel Bad". |
Jenkins has produced for [[Third Eye Blind]] and several music artists. In 1997, he co-produced Third Eye Blind's [[Third Eye Blind (album)|self-titled debut studio album]] with [[Eric Valentine]]. The duo also helmed production on The Braids' debut studio album, ''Here We Come'' (1999). He co-produced follow-up ''[[Blue (Third Eye Blind album)|Blue]]'' (1999) and ''[[Out of the Vein]]'' (2003) with Arion Salazar and Third Eye Blind, while acting as the sole producer on ''[[Ursa Major (Third Eye Blind album)|Ursa Major]]'' (2009), ''[[Dopamine (Third Eye Blind album)|Dopamine]]'' (2015), and ''[[We Are Drugs]]'' (2016). In 2004, Jenkins co-wrote four songs for and produced [[Vanessa Carlton]]'s second studio album, ''[[Harmonium (Vanessa Carlton album)|Harmonium]]''. He co-wrote five songs for Carlton's follow-up, ''[[Heroes & Thieves]]'' (2007), in addition to co-producing the effort with [[Irv Gotti]] and [[Linda Perry]]. In 2015, Jenkins produced Spencer Barnett's extended play, ''13 Summers In''. In 2020, Jenkins co-wrote [[Blackbear (musician)|Blackbear]]'s "I Feel Bad".{{citation needed|date=August 2023}} |
||
=== Acting === |
=== Acting === |
||
Jenkins made his acting debut with a cameo in the film ''[[Rock Star (2001 film)|Rock Star]]'' (2001) playing Bradley, the lead singer of the fictional band Black Babylon. He has also appeared in the former [[Nickelodeon]] series ''[[All That]]'', and he appeared on the [[MTV]] candid camera show ''[[Punk'd]]'' when [[Vanessa Carlton]] was the subject of one of [[Ashton Kutcher]]'s practical jokes. He also starred as the lead role in the 2003 independent thriller, ''[[Art of Revenge]]''. |
Jenkins made his acting debut with a cameo in the film ''[[Rock Star (2001 film)|Rock Star]]'' (2001) playing Bradley, the lead singer of the fictional band Black Babylon. He has also appeared in the former [[Nickelodeon]] series ''[[All That]]'', and he appeared on the [[MTV]] candid camera show ''[[Punk'd]]'' when [[Vanessa Carlton]] was the subject of one of [[Ashton Kutcher]]'s practical jokes. He also starred as the lead role in the 2003 independent thriller, ''[[Art of Revenge]]''.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}} |
||
== Personal life == |
== Personal life == |
||
Jenkins was diagnosed with [[chronic fatigue syndrome]] preceding the 1997 release of ''[[Third Eye Blind (album)|Third Eye Blind]]''.<ref name="chronicle" /> |
|||
In 1987, Jenkins graduated from the [[University of California, Berkeley]] with a [[Bachelor's degree|B.A.]] in [[English literature]].<ref name="chronicle">{{cite news |title=Frankly, 3EB's Stephan Jenkins is older, wiser and doesn't give a damn |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/Frankly-3EB-s-Stephan-Jenkins-is-older-wiser-11305632.php |last=Vaziri|first=Aidin|date=July 21, 2017 |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]}}</ref><ref name="literature">{{cite news |title=Stephan Jenkins on 'Third Eye Blind' 20 Years Later |url=https://observer.com/2017/04/third-eye-blind-stephan-jenkins-interview/ |last=Joffe|first=Justin|date=April 7, 2017 |work=[[Observer Media]]}}</ref> Jenkins was diagnosed with [[chronic fatigue syndrome]] preceding the release of ''[[Third Eye Blind (album)|Third Eye Blind]]'' (1997).<ref name="chronicle" /> |
|||
Jenkins was in a three-year relationship with actress [[Charlize Theron]] until October 2001. Some of [[Third Eye Blind]]'s third album, ''[[Out of the Vein]]'', explores the emotions Jenkins experienced as a result of their breakup.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2003/04/20/PK64418.DTL&type=entertainment|title=He can see clearly now|author=Julian Guthrie|date=April 20, 2003|newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|access-date=January 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081222111618/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fchronicle%2Farchive%2F2003%2F04%2F20%2FPK64418.DTL&type=entertainment|archive-date=December 22, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Carlton">{{cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/feature/interview-vanessa-carlton/9 |title=Interview: Vanessa Carlton|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302202808/http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/feature/interview-vanessa-carlton/9 |archive-date=March 2, 2014 |publisher=[[Slant Magazine]]|date=October 4, 2007|access-date=April 9, 2011}}</ref> From 2002 to 2007, Jenkins dated [[Vanessa Carlton]].<ref name="Carlton" /> |
Jenkins was in a three-year relationship with actress [[Charlize Theron]] until October 2001. Some of [[Third Eye Blind]]'s third album, ''[[Out of the Vein]]'', explores the emotions Jenkins experienced as a result of their breakup.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2003/04/20/PK64418.DTL&type=entertainment|title=He can see clearly now|author=Julian Guthrie|date=April 20, 2003|newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|access-date=January 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081222111618/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fchronicle%2Farchive%2F2003%2F04%2F20%2FPK64418.DTL&type=entertainment|archive-date=December 22, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Carlton">{{cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/feature/interview-vanessa-carlton/9 |title=Interview: Vanessa Carlton|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302202808/http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/feature/interview-vanessa-carlton/9 |archive-date=March 2, 2014 |publisher=[[Slant Magazine]]|date=October 4, 2007|access-date=April 9, 2011}}</ref> From 2002 to 2007, Jenkins dated [[Vanessa Carlton]].<ref name="Carlton" /> |
||
| Line 70: | Line 71: | ||
Jenkins is a supporter of the [[Black Lives Matter]] movement.<ref name="spin">{{cite news |title=Third Eye Blind's Stephan Jenkins on His Debt to Black Culture |url=https://www.spin.com/2020/06/what-is-my-culture/ |last=Jenkins|first=Stephan|date=June 22, 2020 |work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]}}</ref> He is an advocate for [[LGBT rights by country or territory|gay rights]], stating that he was influenced by [[LGBT culture|queer culture]] in San Francisco.<ref name="spin" /> In 2016, Jenkins voiced support for [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] in the [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 U.S. presidential election]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Third Eye Blind's Stephan Jenkins backs Clinton: Trump running 'deplorable' campaign |url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/10/06/politics/third-eye-blind-stephan-jenkins-gets-political-we-are-drugs/index.html |last=Zaru|first=Deena|date=August 16, 2017 |work=[[CNN]]}}</ref> |
Jenkins is a supporter of the [[Black Lives Matter]] movement.<ref name="spin">{{cite news |title=Third Eye Blind's Stephan Jenkins on His Debt to Black Culture |url=https://www.spin.com/2020/06/what-is-my-culture/ |last=Jenkins|first=Stephan|date=June 22, 2020 |work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]}}</ref> He is an advocate for [[LGBT rights by country or territory|gay rights]], stating that he was influenced by [[LGBT culture|queer culture]] in San Francisco.<ref name="spin" /> In 2016, Jenkins voiced support for [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] in the [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 U.S. presidential election]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Third Eye Blind's Stephan Jenkins backs Clinton: Trump running 'deplorable' campaign |url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/10/06/politics/third-eye-blind-stephan-jenkins-gets-political-we-are-drugs/index.html |last=Zaru|first=Deena|date=August 16, 2017 |work=[[CNN]]}}</ref> |
||
In 2024, he put his San Francisco house on the market for $3.6 million.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vaziri |first=Aidin |date=March 19, 2024 |title=Photos: Third Eye Blind singer's San Francisco home hits the market for $3.6 million |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/realestate/article/stephan-jenkins-home-sale-san-francisco-19258637.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329133029/https://www.sfchronicle.com/realestate/article/stephan-jenkins-home-sale-san-francisco-19258637.php |archive-date=March 29, 2024 |access-date=April 22, 2024 |work=San Francisco Chronicle |language=en}}</ref> |
|||
In a 2022 interview on the podcast ''Guys We Fucked'',<ref>{{cite podcast |title=DOES FAME RUIN SEX? ft. Stephan Jenkins |url=https://omny.fm/shows/guys-we-f-d/does-fame-ruin-sex-ft-stephan-jenkins |date=June 16, 2022 |time=41:37 |access-date=March 6, 2023 |work=Guys We F****D |publisher=[[Luminary (podcast network)]] |language=en-US |first=Krystyna |last=Hutchinson |first2=Corinne |last2=Fisher |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306205546/https://omny.fm/shows/guys-we-f-d/does-fame-ruin-sex-ft-stephan-jenkins |archive-date=2023-03-06}}</ref> Jenkins stated that "touring is bad for you," noting he hated how he looked [on tour] in the 2020 short film ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12037498/ Motorcycle Drive By]''. |
|||
== Discography == |
== Discography == |
||
| Line 129: | Line 130: | ||
[[Category:People from Indio, California]] |
[[Category:People from Indio, California]] |
||
[[Category:Musicians from San Bernardino, California]] |
[[Category:Musicians from San Bernardino, California]] |
||
[[Category: |
[[Category:Musicians from Palo Alto, California]] |
||
[[Category:Guitarists from California]] |
[[Category:Guitarists from California]] |
||
[[Category:20th-century American guitarists]] |
[[Category:20th-century American guitarists]] |
||
Latest revision as of 00:35, 1 November 2024
 |
Stephan Jenkins | |
|---|---|
 Jenkins performing in 2011 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Stephan Douglas Jenkins |
| Born | September 27, 1964 Indio, California, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupations |
|
| Instruments |
|
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Member of | Third Eye Blind |
| Formerly of | Puck and Natty |
| Website | 3eb |
Stephan Douglas Jenkins (/ˈstiːvən/ STEEV-ən; born September 27, 1964) is an American singer, guitarist, and the frontman of the alternative rock band Third Eye Blind. He began his musical career in 1992 as part of the short-lived rap duo Puck and Natty, alongside Detroit rapper Herman Anthony Chunn. Following the breakup of the duo, Jenkins and guitarist Kevin Cadogan formed Third Eye Blind in 1993. The band released their eponymous debut studio album in 1997, which went multi-platinum in the United States. Since then, they have released nine more albums: Blue (1999), Out of the Vein (2003), Ursa Major (2009), Dopamine (2015), We Are Drugs (2016), Thanks for Everything (cover album) (2018), Screamer (2019), Our Bande Apart (2021), and Unplugged (2022). As part of Third Eye Blind, Jenkins has received one Billboard Music Award and eight California Music Awards.
Jenkins released a live album, Live at Amoeba, as a Record Store Day exclusive vinyl in 2016. Jenkins made his debut as a solo artist as a feature on Run-DMC's 2001 single "Rock Show". In the same year, he made his acting debut with a cameo in the film Rock Star. He also appeared in the television series All That (2003) and Punk'd (2005), in addition to pursuing his first lead role in the 2003 thriller Art of Revenge. As a producer, Jenkins helmed the production on albums by The Braids, Vanessa Carlton, and Spencer Barnett.
Early life
[edit]Jenkins was born in Indio, California. Shortly after his birth, his family moved to Wisconsin where his father was a professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, after graduating from Northwestern University.[1] They later moved to Palo Alto, California when Stephan was six.[2] When he was seven years old, his parents divorced. His mother became an alcoholic.[3][4] During elementary school, he had dyslexia, causing him to repeat first grade. His father, who later got positions at Stanford and then the University of California, Berkeley, would help him with his dyslexia. He attended Henry M. Gunn Senior High School and graduated in 1983.[2] Jenkins got interested in music early in life. He recalls creating original musical works at the age of five using pots and pans on the floor of his kitchen at home in northern California. In 1987, he graduated from University of California, Berkeley, with a Bachelor of Arts in English literature.[5][6][7][8]
Jenkins began musical work as a drummer. During high school, he performed with Fast Forward, consisting of Jenkins on drums, Nick Dement (guitar), Ben Austin (bass), and Greg Magel (guitar). Though the precocious Jenkins was still in high school, the other three were students at neighboring Stanford University. With the breakup of Fast Forward, Austin and Magel departed; Jenkins and Dement added new bassist Scott Lockhart and formed the trio Splash.[citation needed] Stanford University student Lawrence Schoeffler made a music video for their song "Suzaie" as part of his graduate portfolio in film production, which was broadcast on MTV Basement Tapes (1983) and won a bronze medal at the International Film & TV Festival of New York.[9][better source needed]
Puck and Natty
[edit]Jenkins then formed Puck and Natty (the name originating with the Shakespeare characters, but also serving as a playful poke at a well-known Bay Area jazz duo, Tuck & Patti), a 'funky rap masta' group, with Detroit rapper Herman Anthony Chunn in 1992. Puck and Natty was short lived; however, their track, "Just Wanna Be Your Friend" landed on a soundtrack album of the hit TV show Beverly Hills, 90210 in 1992. In a 1999 interview with the San Francisco Chronicle, Jenkins provided a synopsis of the way things went down. "'You want me to do a song for your TV show that I've never seen? No problem,' recalled Jenkins. 'It was $7,800. I bought groceries.'" The duo later changed their name to Puck & Zen because of a complaint from the jazz duo, Tuck & Patti.[10][better source needed]
Third Eye Blind and mainstream success
[edit]
Jenkins formed Third Eye Blind in 1993 with Kevin Cadogan. They played small gigs around the San Francisco Bay Area for years and were, for the most part, unknown until they were signed in 1996 by Elektra Records. The band's deal with Elektra was later reported as the largest publishing deal ever for a previously unsigned artist. Jenkins has written or co-written every song on the band's five studio albums and one EP. Jenkins won two California Music Awards for Best Songwriter along with bandmate Cadogan; in addition, he was nominated three years in a row as Best Vocalist and won Artist of the Year.[citation needed]
Other work
[edit]Producing
[edit]Jenkins has produced for Third Eye Blind and several music artists. In 1997, he co-produced Third Eye Blind's self-titled debut studio album with Eric Valentine. The duo also helmed production on The Braids' debut studio album, Here We Come (1999). He co-produced follow-up Blue (1999) and Out of the Vein (2003) with Arion Salazar and Third Eye Blind, while acting as the sole producer on Ursa Major (2009), Dopamine (2015), and We Are Drugs (2016). In 2004, Jenkins co-wrote four songs for and produced Vanessa Carlton's second studio album, Harmonium. He co-wrote five songs for Carlton's follow-up, Heroes & Thieves (2007), in addition to co-producing the effort with Irv Gotti and Linda Perry. In 2015, Jenkins produced Spencer Barnett's extended play, 13 Summers In. In 2020, Jenkins co-wrote Blackbear's "I Feel Bad".[citation needed]
Acting
[edit]Jenkins made his acting debut with a cameo in the film Rock Star (2001) playing Bradley, the lead singer of the fictional band Black Babylon. He has also appeared in the former Nickelodeon series All That, and he appeared on the MTV candid camera show Punk'd when Vanessa Carlton was the subject of one of Ashton Kutcher's practical jokes. He also starred as the lead role in the 2003 independent thriller, Art of Revenge.[citation needed]
Personal life
[edit]Jenkins was diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome preceding the 1997 release of Third Eye Blind.[7]
Jenkins was in a three-year relationship with actress Charlize Theron until October 2001. Some of Third Eye Blind's third album, Out of the Vein, explores the emotions Jenkins experienced as a result of their breakup.[11][12] From 2002 to 2007, Jenkins dated Vanessa Carlton.[12]
When asked about living as a high-profile musician, he stated "Am I a rock star? Yeah, I guess. I also get to live in North Beach and go to a pub and drink my pint and go to a café and drink my coffee. I carry groceries home on the tank of my motorcycle. I find pleasure in things that are simple. Is that a rock star's life? It is for me."[6]
Jenkins is a supporter of the Black Lives Matter movement.[13] He is an advocate for gay rights, stating that he was influenced by queer culture in San Francisco.[13] In 2016, Jenkins voiced support for Hillary Rodham Clinton in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.[14]
In 2024, he put his San Francisco house on the market for $3.6 million.[15]
Discography
[edit]Live albums
[edit]| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Live at Amoeba |
|
Guest appearances
[edit]| Title | Year | Other performer(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Rock Show" | 2001 | Run-DMC | Crown Royal |
References
[edit]- ^ "Our Q&A with Third Eye Blind Singer Stephan Jenkins". MilwaukeeMag.com. June 30, 2017.
- ^ a b Harrington, Jim (June 6, 1997). "Blind-sided". Palo Alto Online. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
- ^ "It's Time to Make Room for Struggling Renters". June 17, 2016.
- ^ Guthrie, Julian (April 20, 2003). "He can see clearly now / Third Eye Blind's Stephan Jenkins looks at success, love, creativity". Sfgate.
- ^ Guthrie, Julian (April 20, 2003). "He can see clearly now". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ a b Selvin, Joel (November 28, 1999). "Blind Ambition". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ a b Vaziri, Aidin (July 21, 2017). "Frankly, 3EB's Stephan Jenkins is older, wiser and doesn't give a damn". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ Joffe, Justin (April 7, 2017). "Stephan Jenkins on 'Third Eye Blind' 20 Years Later". Observer Media.
- ^ Schoeffler, Lawrence (October 2014). "Suzaie by Splash (see video description)". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 22, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
- ^ "Six-Pack: Stephan Jenkins". Rhino Records. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ^ Julian Guthrie (April 20, 2003). "He can see clearly now". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on December 22, 2008. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
- ^ a b "Interview: Vanessa Carlton". Slant Magazine. October 4, 2007. Archived from the original on March 2, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
- ^ a b Jenkins, Stephan (June 22, 2020). "Third Eye Blind's Stephan Jenkins on His Debt to Black Culture". Spin.
- ^ Zaru, Deena (August 16, 2017). "Third Eye Blind's Stephan Jenkins backs Clinton: Trump running 'deplorable' campaign". CNN.
- ^ Vaziri, Aidin (March 19, 2024). "Photos: Third Eye Blind singer's San Francisco home hits the market for $3.6 million". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on March 29, 2024. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
External links
[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stephan Jenkins.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Artists | |
Categories:
- 1964 births
- Living people
- American male bloggers
- American bloggers
- American male singer-songwriters
- American rock guitarists
- American male guitarists
- American rock singers
- American rock songwriters
- Male actors from California
- Singer-songwriters from California
- Third Eye Blind members
- University of California, Berkeley alumni
- People from Indio, California
- Musicians from San Bernardino, California
- Musicians from Palo Alto, California
- Guitarists from California
- 20th-century American guitarists
- 20th-century American male musicians
- Gunn High School alumni
- Musicians with dyslexia
- American musicians with disabilities