Eddie Ray Fisher (born December 17, 1973) is an American musician and songwriter. He is the drummer for American

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band

OneRepublic OneRepublic is an American pop rock band formed in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 2002. It consists of lead vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Tedder, lead guitarist and violist Zach Filkins, rhythm guitarist Drew Brown, bassist and cellis ...

. Eddie grew up in

Mission Viejo Mission Viejo ( ; corruption of ''Misión Vieja'', Spanish for "Old Mission") is a commuter city in the Saddleback Valley in Orange County, California, United States. Mission Viejo is considered one of the largest master-planned communities eve ...

, California and currently resides in

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, Colorado, where OneRepublic is based. Fisher joined OneRepublic in 2005, and has been the band's drummer ever since.

Personal life

Fisher became interested in drumming when he was in seventh grade after he saw a U2 concert in the Tempe Stadium,

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. Eddie has been married to Rhiannon Adler since 2017.

OneRepublic

He joined the band in 2006 after playing with the band's former bassist. Fisher has also been credited for writing songs such as:

Say (All I Need) "Say (All I Need)" is a song by American pop rock band OneRepublic. It is the third single released from their debut album '' Dreaming Out Loud'' and follows the global success of their previous top ten singles, " Apologize" and "Stop and Stare" ...

, Stop & Stare, "Someone to Save You", "Won't Stop" and "All Fall Down" off

's debut album ''

Dreaming Out Loud ''Dreaming Out Loud'' is the debut studio album by American rock band OneRepublic. The album was released on November 20, 2007, by Interscope Records. The album was recorded between 2004 and 2007 and it was produced by Greg Wells, with two song ...

''. He also contributed to writing the song " Good Life" from the band's second album, ''

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''. He did not write any songs on their third album, ''

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''. He also helped co-write the song “Colors” on the international deluxe edition of their 2016 album, ''

Oh My My (album) ''Oh My My'' is the fourth studio album by American pop rock band OneRepublic. It was released on October 7, 2016, through Mosley Music Group and Interscope Records, three years after the release of the band's third studio album, ''Native'' (201 ...

''.

Outside of OneRepublic

Fisher is known to have drummed on numerous tracks for the band

The Violet Burning The Violet Burning is an independent American Christian alternative rock band based in Boston, Massachusetts. The band was formed in 1989 in Orange County, California by Michael J. Pritzl. The band is the project of singer, songwriter and guit ...

. He is credited for drumming on tracks such as " Save You" and "If I Can't Have You" (

Kelly Clarkson Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter, author, and television personality. She rose to fame after winning the first season of ''American Idol'' in 2002, which earned her a record deal with RCA. Her debu ...

). He also drummed on the track "

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" ( James Morrison). He also writes songs for other artists.

References

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