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Rob Thomas-lead vocals

Kyle Cook-lead guitar, vocals

Adam Gaynor-rhythm guitar, vocals

Brian Yale-bass

Paul Doucette-drums

Rob Thomas-who was born on a military base in Germany and reared in the southeast-honed his
songwriting abilities while fronting in a variety of local bands in his high school years (he lists such
artists as Van Morrison, Elvis Costello, Al Green and R.E.M. as influences). While enjoying the local
scene, Thomas was introduced to matchbox 20 drummer Paul Doucette and bassist Brian Yale. After
playing together for a few years in bands and touring regionally, the threesome (Thomas, Doucette,
and Yale) decided to start a new band-what was to become matchbox 20. After recruiting the talents
of Adam Gaynor from Criteria Recording Studios in Miami and Kyle Cook from the Atlanta Institute of
Music, the lineup was complete.

The band quickly joined forces with producer Matt Serletic, who co-produced the Collective Soul
albums, and began tracking demos. It wasn't long before the project attracted attention from both
coasts. And soon matchbox20 found itself added to the Lava/Atlantic roster. The band wasted no
time and headed back into the studio with Serletic to record their debut album, Yourself Or Someone
Like You.

Rob Thomas is a storyteller whose lyrics focus mainly on personal relationships, and he delivers his
lines with a certain intimacy, like two friends sharing a good secret. Yourself Or Someone Like You
builds momentum from the strong vocal delivery of principal songwriter Thomas, who doesn't so
much sing these songs as bite into them. He's complimented by the background vocals of lead
guitarist Kyle Cook and rhythm guitarist Adam Gaynor, whose electric and acoustic guitar
arrangements are combined with the rhythm section of drummer Paul Doucette and bassist Brian
Yale.

The instinctive union among these five musicians--immediately evident during the band's electrifying
live shows--is a reminder of what can be achieved when musicians never lose sight of the fact that
the song is the most important thing. "I think we get up there and try as honestly as we can to
convey the songs as energetically and heartfelt as we can," says Thomas. "These are our songs and
we really feel good about 'em. I don't think we try and put any dramatics into it, but after a show when
we're just talking to people, they'll tell us, You know you were so into it, that was so intense to
watch.' To us, we were just playing the songs and losing ourselves in them. It's like if you come to a
rehearsal, you're gonna see the same thing. It's not something that we can help really."

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