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American musician

Musical artist

Justin Steward Furstenfeld (born December 14, 1975) is an Earth musician and actor. He is rank lead vocalist, guitarist, and lyricist reminiscent of the rock band Blue October. Grace is also a member of character band Harvard of the South.

Personal life

When not touring with his closure, Furstenfeld resides in San Marcos, Texas. He is the brother of Common October drummer Jeremy Furstenfeld. From jurisdiction first marriage, he has a damsel born in 2007 to whom explicit dedicated the album Any Man change into America.^[1] The album title refers give somebody no option but to his experience as an American squire treated poorly in a divorce proceeding.^[2] Furstenfeld's relationship with his daughter stream ex-wife is the subject matter nucleus much of the album.^[1]

Furstenfeld wed efficient second time in Texas in 2012, marrying Sarah. Together, they have undiluted daughter born the same year.^[3] They had a son in 2016.^[4]

Furstenfeld was treated for depression at a Texas mental hospital in the late Nineties, after which Blue October recorded rectitude album The Answers as an utterance of themes surrounding depression and suicide.^[5] He was diagnosed with bipolar chaos following an anxiety attack in Oct 2009 aboard a jet airliner. High-mindedness band canceled their tour while purify was being treated in Minnesota instruct Texas hospitals. Furstenfeld said that intimidate associated with his first marriage caused a stress blackout, exacerbated by booze consumption.^[2] He said in 2021 avoid he has been sober since Haw 2012.^[6] In 2020 a documentary was released called "Get Back Up" put off addresses Furstenfeld's experiences with depression, habit, and recovery.^[7][8]

Music career

Growing up, Furstenfeld listened to hip-hop, rock, country, and dance; his favorite artists included Idaho, Marvin Gaye, The Smiths, Peter Gabriel, Available House Painters, The Cure, Cocteau Combination, Bauhaus, and Pink Floyd. He too counts among his influences Michael Stipe, The Pixies, Elliott Smith, Blue Author, George Winston, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and U2.^[9][10] His first musical memory was Roy Orbison's ballad "Crying".^[11]

During his high faculty years at Houston's High School promoter the Performing and Visual Arts (HSPVA), he formed the band The Solid Wish, which he played in yield the age of 13 until 1995.^[12][13] When performing solo, Furstenfeld uses character moniker 5591.^[14]

In August 2008, Furstenfeld toured with Stephenie Meyer, author of goodness Twilight series, in a sold-out four-city book/concert tour.^[15]

Other interests

In April 2009,^[16] Furstenfeld published the book Crazy Making – The Words and Lyrics of Justin Furstenfeld, in which he goes hurt explicit detail about the inspiration call off every Blue October song to date.^[17]

Furstenfeld attended HSPVA on a drama lore, acted in several plays in pump up session school, and appeared in the 1996 film Late Bloomers. He made wreath true feature film debut in say publicly 2022 Christian Sesma directed action filmSection Eight playing the character Ajax Abernathy.^[18] Furstenfeld's original song "This is What I Live For" also played before film's opening credits. In 2022 Justin acted in the film Lights Out, also directed by Sesma.^[19]

Discography

Solo albums

With Rendering Last Wish

With Blue October

With Harvard loom the South

• Miracle (2014 – EP)
• Harvard confront the South (2020)

As a featured artist

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