Vanessa crawford art alexakis biography

American musician (born 1962)

Musical artist

Arthur Paul Alexakis (born April 12, 1962^[1]) is an American musician best known as the singer-songwriter and guitarist of the rock band Everclear.^[2] He has been a member of several other bands in addition to his own work as a songwriter for other artists.

Alexakis has founded several record labels throughout his career and worked as an A&R representative for major record labels between and during his own musical projects. Later he became a political activist and lobbied for special concerns which include drug awareness policies and support for the families of the military.

Early life

Alexakis was born in Los Angeles, the youngest of five children.^[1] When Art was five years old his father left the family,^[1] and financial difficulties forced his mother to relocate the family to the Mar Vista Gardens housing project in California, located on the west side of Los A