Adam Burbank Lazzara (born September 22, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He is the lead vocalist of the

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Taking Back Sunday Taking Back Sunday is an American rock band from Long Island, New York. The band was formed by guitarist Eddie Reyes and bassist Jesse Lacey in 1999. The band's members currently are Adam Lazzara (lead vocals), John Nolan (lead guitar, keybo ...

. Along with singing lead vocals, Lazzara plays guitar and occasionally the harmonica.

Biography

While recording their first six track EP,

Jesse Lacey Jesse Thomas Lacey (born July 10, 1978) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer who is best known as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the American alternative rock band Brand New. He is known for his enigmatic a ...

left the band to form Brand New with Brian Lane, the drummer of The Rookie Lot. Then, John Nolan half-jokingly asked his friend, Adam Lazzara from

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if he would move to

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and play bass for the band. Within the next week, Adam had moved to Bellmore with John, and was the full-time bassist. Adam worked at guitarist

Eddie Reyes Taking Back Sunday is an American rock band from Long Island, New York. The band was formed by guitarist Eddie Reyes and bassist Jesse Lacey in 1999. The band's members currently are Adam Lazzara (lead vocals), John Nolan (lead guitar, keybo ...

' father's deli for pay. After vocalist Antonio Longo left the group, Reyes convinced Lazzara to switch to vocals. Since, Lazzara has recorded seven albums with Taking Back Sunday.

Personal life

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In early 2006, Lazzara met

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, guitarist of

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, while on tour. They started dating and became engaged on February 14, 2007. They were to be married in March 2008, but it was announced by Dupree's father in January 2008 that the wedding had been called off and that she and Lazzara had split. One month after breaking things off with DuPree, Lazzara began dating Misha Vaagen, a local bartender who had been a family friend of the DuPrees. They were married by June 2008. and had their first child, named Keaton Ari Danger, in January 2009. In February 2015, Lazzara was arrested for a DWI while in

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. He was released on a $2,500 bond.

Discography

With

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Tell All Your Friends ''Tell All Your Friends'' is the debut studio album by American rock band Taking Back Sunday, released on March 26, 2002, through Victory Records. Established in 1999, the group underwent several line-up changes before settling on vocalist A ...

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Where You Want To Be ''Where You Want to Be'' is the second studio album by American rock band Taking Back Sunday. While touring to promote ''Tell All Your Friends'' (2002), guitarist John Nolan and bassist Shaun Cooper left the group and were replaced by Fred Mas ...

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Louder Now ''Louder Now'' is the third studio album by American rock band Taking Back Sunday. In April 2005, the group had begun writing material for the album. Two months later, they signed with Warner Bros. Records and contributed a song to the ''Fantasti ...

'' (2006) *''

New Again ''New Again'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band Taking Back Sunday. When guitarist Fred Mascherino left the group after the Projekt Revolution tour ended in September 2007, band members took a break after years of touring. ''New ...

'' (2009) *''

'' (2011) *'' Happiness Is'' (2014) *'' Tidal Wave'' (2016) Solo *"Because It Works" (2013)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lazzara, Adam 1981 births Living people American people of Italian descent People from Sheffield, Alabama People from High Point, North Carolina People from Long Island American rock singers Singers from Alabama 21st-century American singers 21st-century American male singers