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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> |
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| Name = Kristopher Lee Roe |
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| Img = Kristopher.jpg |
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| Background = solo_singer |
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| Born = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1977|1|12}} |
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| Origin = [[Anderson, Indiana|Anderson]], [[Indiana]], United States |
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| Instrument = [[Vocals]], [[Guitar]], [[Moog synthesizer]] |
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| Genre = [[Pop punk]], [[Punk rock]], [[Alternative rock]], [[Emo]] |
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| Occupation = [[Musician]], [[Singer-songwriter]], [[Record producer|Producer]] |
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| Label = [[Isola Recordings]], [[Columbia Records|Columbia]], [[Kung Fu Records|Kung Fu]], [[Fat Wreck Chords|Fat Wreck]] |
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| Associated_acts = [[The Ataris]] |
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'''Kristopher Lee Roe''' (born January 12, 1977 in [[Anderson, Indiana]]) is the singer and guitarist for [[pop punk]] band [[The Ataris]] who formed in 1995. [[The Ataris]] released their fifth full length album ''[[Welcome the Night]]'' on February 20, 2007 on the band's own imprint Isola Recordings through the Sanctuary Group. |
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==Career== |
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Roe discovered [[Israelis|Israeli]] [[punk rock]] band [[Useless ID]]. After the band's music caught his attention, he invited them to record a split CD with the Ataris, resulting in 2000's ''[[Let it Burn]]''. The split CD earned Useless ID a record contract on [[Kung Fu Records]]. |
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===Handedness=== |
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Roe plays guitar left-handed and is known for playing an upside-down, right-handed Les Paul, which many wrongly believe is similar to a style made famous by guitarist [[Jimi Hendrix]]. Hendrix actually strung the guitar to be correct for a left-handed guitarist, whereas Roe leaves the strings upside down, even on his lefty instruments. Roe is right-handed. |
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===Influences=== |
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Roe cites [[Douglas Coupland]], Nick Hornby, Irvine Welsh and Charles Bukowski, as influences. Says Roe: "In a lot of my lyrics, I like to encode a lot of hidden messages... I like our audience to read into things. Writing should be very in depth, very detailed. Every essence of the moment should be described."{{Citation needed|date=October 2007}} |
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===Photography=== |
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Roe has taken many of the photographs in the Ataris' records. He hopes to publish a book of his photographs in the near future.{{Citation needed|date=October 2007}} |
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==Personal life== |
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Roe moved back to Anderson after spending time in [[Los Angeles, California]], and touring in support of "So Long, Astoria". He has one daughter, Starla; the song "The Saddest Song" is dedicated to her. |
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[[Image:KristopherRoe2006.jpg|thumb|Kris Roe (self-portrait)]] |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.myspace.com/kristopherroephotography Kristopher Roe Photography Myspace] |
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*[http://www.answers.com/topic/kris-roe/ Kris Roe on Answers.com] |
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==References== |
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[[Category:American rock guitarists]] |
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[[Category:1977 births]] |
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[[Category:People from Anderson, Indiana]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[it:Kris Roe]] |
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