Ed Kowalczyk

Eddie Kowalczyk, widely known as the lead singer/frontman/guitarist of the band LIVE, has built an impressive résumé with his bandmates that includes eight full-length albums, total sales exceeding 20 million albums, a huge international fan base and extensive touring all over the world. LIVE has been one of the most successful and enduring alternative rock bands of the 1990s and 2000s. One of the main things that have enabled LIVE to maintain a devoted fan base is the substantial and durable nature of their lyrics, which have often reflected Kowalczyk's personal and spiritual concerns. “My approach as a songwriter is to write songs that are not finite and will resonate with listeners for a really long time,” Kowalczyk asserts. “Sixteen years after our first album 'Mental Jewelry' I am still able to get something out of songs LIVE recorded in the early 1990s--and I think that one of the reasons why we have had so many fans for so long is that our fans are also continuing to find nuances in our songs.” Their latest release 'Live at the Paradiso - Amsterdam' features live recordings of the band's breathtaking catalogue as well as two new studio tracks showing the band's growth over 20 years.