Biography
The American vocalist, the bass guitarist and the frontman of the Christian rock band Skillet nominated on the Grammy, fate would be different. If John Cooper on the nicknamed Doggy did not show a hardness of character in his youth, millions of fans did not observe today for the work of the cult singer and the musician. But, fortunately, history does not have a subjunctive inclination.Childhood and youth
The star of Christian Rock was born in April 1975 in Memphis. John grew up in a deeply religious family. At age 5, the boy came to Christ, which imposed a print on the whole further biography.
The hobby of young Cooper Rock (in the 5th grade he heard the work of PetRa) caused a protest of parents, believed that the music of this direction was from the devil. But the Son was surprisingly persistent: John did not refuse Rock.
Parents went with offspring compromise: only compositions performed by Christian rockers sounded at home. Listening to the Amy Grant and Russ Taff Group, the guy learned to Azam Guitar Game. At the age of 15, John Cooper with peers and like-minded people organized the Tribulation Music Team.
Later, the star vocalist shared in an interview that the atmosphere that reigned in the house was depressing. He was not allowed to grow her hair, wear black clothes, listen to music where drums and guitars sounded. The path to creativity was lined with prohibitions and taboos, overcoming which, though she did not decorate life, but raised a strong character.
Personal life
John's novel with the future spouse Corey Cooper began in Memphis. The couple met in the church, where young people came to the service. But under the crown of the girl liked the musician led only after a year and a half, because Corey with his family moved to Wisconsin. Fate again satisfied the dates again, who in the end crowned with marriage.The wife gave John two children - daughter Alexandria and Son Xavier, who is the younger sister for 3 years.
Corey shares her husband's passion - she plays keyboard and rhythm guitar. Spouses instead of wedding rings on the fingers there are tattoos. Many thoughts on the body of John talk about love for God and his wife. In "Instagram" stars dozens of photos with spouse and grown children.
Music
In 1989, Cooper joined the Christian group of Seraph, which settled in Memphis. The musicians gave concerts and toured in the central south, acted in heating from more famous colleagues from Mortal rock teams and Guardian.
The last page in the work of Seraph was written in the mid-1990s. The team was able to publish the only studio album. John Cooper was not going to finish the musical career after disbanding the group and in Tandem with the musician Ken Storts founded Skillet, asking the blessings from the local pastor. Musicians joined the drummer tray McLurkin.
At the beginning of the way, the guys played grunge and post-indantial, but were not going to stop and tried forces in other styles. Creative thumbnails of the early period are heard in the sound of the first disc Skillet, diverse and inhomogeneous. It consists of compositions based on biblical motives. According to the foreman and colleagues, their songs should become a "bridge between God and the Linding souls."
The first tour groups in European cities took place in 1998 and brought John Kupeur and his colleagues fame. Skillet has an army of fans, criticism warmly accepted newbies, disguised them with bright prospects. Fans celebrated the impact on the music of Americans of Kurt Kobein's heritage. For Doggy Cobain was a star number 1 from early adolescence, so avoiding the influence of the "Nirvana" frontman turned out to be impossible.
2 years after the first album, the second was released, in the sound of which music lovers heard a calmer alternative rock.
In 1999, the composition of the group has undergone changes: storts and McLurkin left Skillet. Soon, their place was taken by newbies - Corey Cooper guitarists, Set Morrison and Drummer Jen Lajer.
In 2000, the renewed rock team replenished with a third album discography called Ardent Worship. The popularity of the group has grown.
John Cooper now
In the spring of 2019, Skillet visited tours in 13 cities of Russia, and at the end of the summer, Doggy recalled himself and the team by the release of the 10th album, called Victorious ("victorious"). A video appeared on the single Legendary in June 2019, and in August the anniversary disc was released.Now Cooper works above the new compositions, promising to please the fans of hits in the genres of Christian and alternative rock, as well as the symphony and New Metal.
Discography
- 1996 - Skillet
- 1998 - Hey You, I Love Your Soul
- 2000 - Invincible.
- 2001 - Alien Youth
- 2003 - Collide
- 2006 - Comatose.
- 2009 - Awake
- 2013 - Rise.
- 2016 - Unleashed.
- 2019 - Victorious