OneRepublic is an American rock band from Colorado Springs, Colorado. Formed in 2003 by Ryan Tedder and Zach Filkins, the band achieved commercial success on MySpace as an unsigned act. In 2003, the band was discovered by actress Kelly Barrett in Hollywood and signed to Sony BMG for three years, before moving to Mosley Music Group. -Wikipedia
Members:
Ryan Tedder -
lead vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, keyboard, bass guitar, tambourine, African drum, percussion (2002-present)
Zach Filkins -
lead guitar, viola, acoustic guitar, tambourine, backing vocals (2002-present)
Drew Brown -
rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboard, glockenspiel, marimba, bass guitar, piano, tambourine, percussion, drums, backing vocals (2002-present)
Eddie Fisher -
drums, percussion, African drum, cajón, guitar, glockenspiel (2005-present)
Brent Kutzle -
bass guitar, cello, acoustic guitar, keyboard, piano, lead guitar, tambourine, backing vocals (2007-present)
Past members:
Jerrod Bettis -
drums (2002-2005)
Tim Myers -
bass (2004-2007)
Name Origin:
Ryan came up with the name 'Republic' originally. He wanted something strong. He wanted something unifying. Something that would translate in all languages as Republic. They later changed the band name to OneRepublic after their record company mentioned that the name Republic might draw litigation from similarly named bands
From: Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
Genre(s):
Pop rock,
alternative rock
Active From: 2002-present
Associated Acts:
Timbaland
Influences:
The Beatles,
Fiona Apple,
Peter Gabriel,
U2
Quotes:
"We're no respecter of genre. If it's a good song or a good artist whether rock, pop, indie or hip hop, they've probably influenced us on some level...nothing's new under the sun, we're a sum of a bunch of parts."
"I refuse to look back thinking days were better
Just because they're younger days"
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Kids by
OneRepublic