Isaac Slade

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Isaac Slade, born in May, 1981, is the lead singer and pianist of alternative rock and piano rock band The Fray. He formed the band with childhood friend Joe King in 2002 after they bumped into each other at a local Guitar Center. He started singing when he was 8 years old, and started playing piano when he was 11 years old after temporarily losing his voice. Slade co-wrote all of the songs on The Fray's debut album How to Save a Life. Before forming The Fray, Isaac worked at Starbucks for several years. Slade married his girlfriend in April of 2006. Slade intends to continue with The Fray and one day hopes to get into acting and television.

[edit] Song Meanings

The song "How to Save a Life" is based on Slade taking a crack-addicted teen at a summer camp under his wing. The song is about all of the people that tried to reach out to him but were unsuccessful. As Slade says in an interview, the teen's friends and family approached him by saying, "Stop or I won't talk to you anymore," but when all he needed was some support. Slade lists U2, Better Than Ezra, and Counting Crows as his main influences. ^[1].

The song "Over My Head (Cable Car)" was written about Isaac's brother Caleb (whose nickname is "Cable Car") who had originally been the bassist for the band.^[2]. In the music video for the song, Isaac's youngest brother Micah was cast as a childhood version of Isaac. The Fray describes their songs as emotional, and believe all their songs have an influential message.