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Train
1994-
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Artistfacts:
| Columbia Records rejected them in 1996, but signed them in 1998 after they released their first album on their own. |
| Hotchkiss and Monahan are both married to schoolteachers. Their wives introduced them, and they formed the band. |
| Monahan was in a cover band in Erie, Pennsylvania before moving to San Fransisco and forming the band. He specialized in Led Zeppelin covers. |
| They were not signed to a label when they recorded their first album. They financed it themselves for $25,000. |
| Hotchkiss, Stafford, and Colin were all originally bandmates in a group called the Apostles. |
| After they gained a following, they signed to Aware Records, the same label that gave stardom to Better Than Ezra and Matchbox Twenty. |
| Monahan cites an Aerosmith show he saw at 14 as his influence as a musician. At that show, he caught a drumstick in the chest. Guitarist Robbie Robertson from The Band has also been cited as a major influence. |
| Monahan thinks that The Wizard of Oz and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory are the best movies ever. |
| Stafford has two cats, named Maxwell and Bingo. |
| Colin's favorite musical artists include: Sparkle Horse, Whiskeytown, Rachels, Cocteau Twins, and Ennio Marricone. |
| The Blue Front Cafe on Haight Street in San Francisco was the first coffeehouse to give Train a regular gig. |
| Train's self-titled debut album features Counting Crows keyboardist Charlie Gillingham. |
| Managed by Jon Landau, the same man who takes care of Bruce Springsteen and Shania Twain. |
| Underwood is originally from Saratoga Springs, New York. (thanks, chet - saratoga springs, NY) |
| Monahan has a scar on his chin from when he was in a car accident at seventeen years old. |
| Pat once accidentally fell off the stage while performing "It's About You". (thanks, Meg - B, Canada, for above 2) |
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Comments:
| the new album is pretty good. - Patrick, Humboldt, IA |
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