Third Eye Blind San Francisco
He did have acquaintances and friends whose experiences he was able to draw upon when composing the lyrics.
Third eye blind san francisco. It was released to radio as the lead single from the album on february 18 1997 by elektra records according to frontman stephan jenkins the song is about crystal meth addiction and the feeling that your life is always about to change and never be reliable. Semi charmed life is a song by american rock band third eye blind from their eponymous debut studio album third eye blind 1997. Also prevalent in the san francisco music scene was the dependency on speed namely crystal meth as depicted in the song.
Photo by kim komenich the chronicle 2007 san francisco chronicle kim komenich. Third eye blind is a post grunge alternative rock band formed in the mid 1990s in san francisco california. Third eye blind is an american rock band formed in san francisco california in 1993 the songwriting duo of stephan jenkins and kevin cadogan signed the band s first major label recording contract with elektra records in 1996 which was later reported as the largest publishing deal ever for an unsigned artist.
Third eye blind background originally from san francisco third eye blind is headed by singer stephan jenkins. When san francisco s third eye blind fronted by stephan jenkins released their eponymous debut album in 1997 they suddenly became one of the biggest alternative bands in america. The band released their self titled debut album in 1997 with the band largely.
Jenkins has confirmed that the lyrics are in no way autobiographical or about any member of third eye blind. Head s up podcast listeners. The original members were stephan jenkins singer songwrite.
Although seeming to come out of an overnight success jenkins worked for years on the songs before he even met his future bandmates and their first self titled album in 1997. The third eye blind podcast has arrived.