In 1996, the group opened for Oasis at the Civic Auditorium. As yet unsigned, Stephan Jenkins garnered attention by producing The Braid’s cover of Bohemian Rhapsody, earning him a publishing deal rumored to be the highest any unsigned artist received. The group started their fanbase playing small shows in San Francisco, starting to find their sound. Despite many people adding Third Eye Blind to the long list of post-grunge groups in the late 90s, their style was more upbeat and less angry. After an early concert, Kevin Cadogan met Jenkins and joined the group alongside former Counting Crows drummer Brad Hargreaves. He went through several musicians before finding Fungo Mugo bassist Arion Salazar. After graduating from the University of California Berkley, he decided to start the band. The name refers to one of your chakras, the third eye. I want something else (Doo doo doo, doo doo-doo doo.Stephan Jenkins founded Third Eye Blind in San Francisco, California, in 1993. Someplace back there, in the place we used to start (Doo doo doo, doo doo-doo doo.) I was taking sips of it through my nose (Doo doo doo, doo doo-doo doo.)Īnd I wish I could get back there (Doo doo doo, doo doo-doo doo.) The sky was gold, it was rose (Doo doo doo, doo doo-doo doo.)
She's got her jaws now, locked down in a smileĪnd I want something else, to get me through this life Still it's all that I wanna do, just a little now Slide up around the belly, face down on the mattress Those little red panties they pass the test Now I'm struggling to survive, those days you were wearing that velvet dress The velvet it rips in the city, we tripped on the urge to feel alive When I'm with you I feel like I could dieĪnd when the plane came in, she said she was crashing The beach gives a feeling, an earthy feelingĪnd the four right chords can make me cry How do I get myself back to the place where you said. How do I get back there, to the place where I fell asleep inside you I keep stock with the tick-tock rhythm, I bump for the dropĪnd then I bumped up, I took the hit that I was given I want something else, I'm not listening when you say good-byeĪnd I wish I could get back there, someplace back thereĭoing crystal meth, will lift you up until you break I want something else, to get me through this We give them the games we play, she said. I felt you long after we were through, we were throughĬause I felt you long after we were throughĪnd I make her smile, like a drug for youĭo ever what you wanna do, coming over youĪnd I speak to you like the chorus to the verseĬhop another line like a coda with a curseĬome on like a freak show takes the stage I lift your head while they change the hospital sheets I don't see you anymore since the hospital You don't get drunk on red wine and fight no more Third Eye Blind has sold around 12 million records worldwide.Įverything is quiet since you're not around The band found commercial success in the late 1990s, with Third Eye Blind and Blue going six times and single platinum in the United States respectively. Several songs were a commercial success as well, with "Semi-Charmed Life," "Jumper," and "How's It Going to Be," all reaching the Top 10 of the US Billboard Hot 100, and "Never Let You Go" reaching the Top 20. The band's current iteration, including Kryz Reid (lead guitar), Alex Kopp (keyboards), and Alex LeCavalier (bass guitar), recorded the band's fifth studio album, Dopamine, which was released in 2015. The band released Out of the Vein in 2003 and Ursa Major in 2009, with only Jenkins and Hargreaves as the remaining core members. The band continued on, but with many line-up changes and gaps between album releases. Shortly after the release of the band's second album in 1999, Blue, with the same line-up, Cadogan was released from the band under controversial circumstances.
The songwriting duo of Stephan Jenkins and Kevin Cadogan signed the band's first major label recording contract with Elektra Records in 1996, which was later reported as the largest publishing deal ever for an unsigned artist. The band released their self-titled album, Third Eye Blind, in 1997, with the band largely consisting of Jenkins (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Cadogan (lead guitar), Arion Salazar (bass guitar), and Brad Hargreaves (drums). Third Eye Blind is an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1993.