Biography
The existence of The FRAY group, famous songs at How to Save A Life and Never Say Never, would be impossible without her ideological inspirer, guitarist and the author of most songs Joe King. For 20 years of musical career, he managed to remember not only as a participant in the American team, but also as a solo artist, as well as producer.Childhood and youth
About the early period of the biography of Joseph King, a little known. The musician was born on May 25, 1980 in Colorado, presumably in the city of Arvada. Brought up in a Catholic family, graduated from the Christian Academy of Faith (Faith Christian Academy). His classmate was the future co-founder of The Fray Izek Slade.
Before becoming a musician, Joe has worked as an appraiser of damage caused to cars in accidents. In their free time, the time was helped in the churches of Denver, Colorado.
As a child, King learned to play piano, but left classes to master another instrument - guitar. Once in an interview, the musician admitted that the Society influenced his decision:
"The coolest guys from my class played guitar. I did not want to stand out from the total mass. "Music
In 1999, in the music store Denver Joe accidentally ran into a classmate Aizek Slade. Isaac played the piano, like King, on a public basis helped in churches. Young people sometimes gathered at home, Dzhemil, that is, improvised, invented melodies.
Even before the creation, The Fray King was in the Fancys Show Box group, but only in 2002 he gained his place in Slade's company (vocals, keyboards), Ben Vysotski (drums) and Dave Welsh (guitar). All members of the FRay are deeply religious. Joe, Isaac and Ben graduated from one school, and in the texts of the songs are often referred to the highest strength. Musicians are asked not to call them a religious group, but at the same time we are convinced that God called them to broadcast the truth in the language, understandable to everyone - through music.
The name of the quartet was chosen randomly. Young people asked friends to write a variety of words on paper, and then pulled out one of them. "FRAY" in translation from English means "fight", "Fight". Once in an interview with King admitted that the first name accurately described their relationship in the group: Musicians often quarreled because of the sound and texts.
In 2002, The Fray released the debut mini collection of Movement. In the songs IT's for You and Where You Want To Joe King received the main vocal party. In total, the album includes 4 compositions. A year later, a collection of Reason, which made a group known in Denver. Some tracks - Vienna, Oceans Away - broadcast on the local radio, and Westword newspaper recognized them with the best Colorado staff team. Hearing Vienna, the Epic Records label became interested in The Fray. In 2004, the parties signed a contract.
The first studio album How to Save A Life (2005), which took the 15th line in Billboard 200, brought musicians national popularity. The song of the same name was held in the top 3 of the Billboard HOT 100 chart for 58 weeks. The authors of all songs for debut and subsequent albums performed King and Slade. Heaven Forbid is dedicated to Sister Joe, so he performed the main game. Also, the voice of a guitarist sounds on the back vocal in the songs How to Save A Life, Look After You and Trust Me.
In 2009, the Billboard 200 leader was the second album of the team - The Fray, and the most loved song - Never Say Never, the author of which Joe King spoke. The track tells about the love of two people who "part and converge again and again." The text was based on the moment of the musician's personal life - a divorce with the first wife of Julia.
Never Say Never became a platinum in the United States, entered the list of the top 100 songs of 2009 according to Billboard's Hot and became a soundtrack for the film "Transformers: False Revenge", was put forward to Grammy in the "best pop-execution" nomination.
In May 2005, a clip premiere at Never Say Never was held, whose script was trusted to come up with a king. In the lens hit the destroyed city. People in panic run from explosions and fires, the police are trying to help the survivors. Isaac Slade goes through the crowd to the girl who played american fashion model Jamie King. In the finals, the lovers who have found each other look like Los Angeles explodes.
Before proceeding with the record of the third album, The Fray decided to take a break from the fallen popularity and large-scale concerts. The musicians took part of the funds that were issued to record the record, and went to travel around the world.
New places inspired the FRAY to create songs. For example, Heartbeat lyrics were born in Rwanda, and "1961" - from the Berlin Wall. The writings brought from different countries in 2012 were in the album Scars & Stories. He took 4 place in Billboard 200, sold 87 thousand copies in the first week.
In 2013, Joe King announced the decision to record his album. In Breaking, released in April of the same year under the King pseudonym, 6 songs entered. The first they were heard of the colleagues of the musician for the FRAY. They noted that solo creativity does not seem to do what they do together, and Slade said:
"It's damn healthy, I want to hear it again!".Two years later, King presented the second collection of Union Moon, which includes 5 compositions. In his support, the guitarist gave several speeches in his native Colorado. In 2014, the fourth studio album The Fray "Helios" came out, and in 2016 - a collection of the best songs of the group called Through The Years: The Best of the Frey. It includes 9 already famous tracks and 3 new songs.
King managed to try himself as a producer: In 2008, he worked with Chris Allen, the winner of the 8th season of the American Idol TV show. At the request of the novice artist Joe composed music for the Caver version of Kanye West Heartless, which entered the Album Kris Allen (2009). Retailing accounted for the famous musical producer Timbhanda. Later, the performers recorded the Share Trek Undertow for the Album Shock Value II.
Personal life
In the personal life of Joe King - 2 marriage and 3 children.For the first time the musician married 19 years. His chosen was the girl named Julia, she gave birth to his wife's daughters and Eliz. Now the girls have a joint guardianship, and King often appears with them in public.
In 2012, SUPER BOWL Joe met the actress Candace Akolow, the executor of the Caroline Forbes role in the series "Vampire Diaries". In May 2013, the musician suggested the girl to become Candice King. The wedding took place in October 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Two years later, the daughter of Florence Mei was born in the family.
Joe King now
Judging by the "instagram" of the musician, now it is concentrated on family happiness. For example, the new year 2019 Joe met in the company of loved ones - Moms, spouses and daughters.
It is difficult to judge how soon King plans to return to creativity, while hints for the creation of both solo albums and as part of The Fray, no.
Discography
- 2005 - "How to Save A Life"
- 2009 - "The FRAY"
- 2012 - SCARS & STORIES
- 2014 - "Helios"
- 2016 - "Through the Years: The Best of the Frey"