Nickelback is a Canadian rock band formed in 1995 in Hanna, Alberta.
Nickelback is one of the most commercially successful Canadian groups, having sold more than 50 million
albums worldwide and ranking as the eleventh best-selling music act,
and the second best-selling foreign act in the U.S. of the 2000s, behind
The Beatles.
-Wikipedia
Members:
Chad Kroeger - lead vocals, lead guitar
(1995-present)
Ryan Peake - rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
(1995-present)
Mike Kroeger - bass guitar, backing vocals
(1995-present)
Daniel Adair - drums, backing vocals
(2005-present)
Name Origin:
The band's name originates from the nickel in change that band member Mike Kroegergave customers at his job at Starbucks; he would frequently say, "Here's your nickel back."
From: Hanna, Alberta, Canada
Genre(s):
Post-grunge,
hard rock,
alternative rock,
heavy metal,
pop rock
Active From: 1995-present
Did You Know:
Invested $30,000 into their breakthrough album "The State"
Quotes:
"A lot of people think we take ourselves really seriously and we're this serious band..."
- Chad Kroeger bemoans fun, frivolous
"That was one of the most senseless acts that somebody could possibly do."
- Chad Kroeger remembers the killing of Damageplan's Dimebag Darrell.
"I truly, honestly believe he's one of the best rock drummers in the world today."
- Chad Kroeger on Nickelback's new drummer Daniel Adair.
"Totally. Yeah. You have that any time. We had that with 'How You Remind' and then with the single
after that, 'Too Bad', and then single after that, 'Never Again'. When everything did what
it was sort of projected to do, when it was doing what it was supposed to do it was a huge relief.
Like I said, I'll refer back to what I just said, this whole thing is based on what if's and crazy things
happening that you don't expect that could be good, bad or otherwise. I've never seen a business with this many
variables."
"It's not really anxiety, but a sense of relief that we got it this far. Life's just full of a bunch of what
if's and when you do this you realize that one crazy thing can happen and the whole thing can stop.
Do you know what I mean?"