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James Maxwell Stuart Collins (born August 28, 1978) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter who is best known as the lead vocalist, primary songwriter, and bassist of the
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band
Eve 6 Eve 6, stylized as EVE 6 or EVƎ 6, is an American rock band formed in 1995 in Southern California, best known for its hit singles " Inside Out" and " Here's to the Night". It disbanded in 2004, returned for numerous tours in 2007 with a new l ...
which he co-founded with Jon Siebels. He launched a solo career in 2013 called Marms + The Car Deaths. He has other musical projects including a band called Fitness, and more recently has created a singing Germanic alter-ego called Chevy Mustang.


Career

Max Collins (bass, lead vocals), Jon Siebels (guitar, backing vocals), and Nick Meyers (drums) formed the band formed in 1995 in La Crescenta, California first as Yakoo and then Eleventeen; the name Eve 6 was adopted later. /sup> The band issued the self-titled ''
Eve 6 Eve 6, stylized as EVE 6 or EVƎ 6, is an American rock band formed in 1995 in Southern California, best known for its hit singles " Inside Out" and " Here's to the Night". It disbanded in 2004, returned for numerous tours in 2007 with a new l ...
'' in 1998, attaining platinum success with hit singles " Inside Out" and "Leech," the former capturing the #1 spot on the Modern Rock charts and crossing over successfully to pop/Top 40 radio. More widespread recognition came with gold-selling sophomore effort '' Horrorscope'' (1999), with songs "Promise," "On the Roof Again", and Top 40 hit " Here's to the Night". From mid-2004 until May 2005, Collins performed in a band under the name Brotherhood of Lost Dogs with the drummer from
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, Brian Young, and bassist Joe "Bass" Howard formerly of
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. They played live shows in the
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area and never released any recorded material. In June 2005 Collins began a new project, The Sugi Tap, with a former band member in
Eve 6 Eve 6, stylized as EVE 6 or EVƎ 6, is an American rock band formed in 1995 in Southern California, best known for its hit singles " Inside Out" and " Here's to the Night". It disbanded in 2004, returned for numerous tours in 2007 with a new l ...
, Tony Fagenson. In October 2007, The Sugi Tap was put on hold "indefinitely". The band had released an EP, formerly available at The Sugi Tap's website; now only the album art of the EP and a link to Eve 6's Myspace page is available. Collins primarily plays
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es. As of October 2007, Eve 6 officially said that they are returning minus Jon Siebels, who was replaced by a temporary guitarist, Matt Bair of "The Sequel". As of July 2011, Eve 6 has reunited with all three original members returning. Their fourth studio album '' Speak in Code'' was released on April 24, 2012. In early 2013, Collins began a barrage of songwriting which launched his solo career. With the support of his fans, he fully funded his album ''Honey from the Ice Box'' in an online campaign through PledgeMusic. On September 6, 2013, the digital version of the album released early for his PledgeMusic supporters. In 2015, he collaborated with
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, providing vocals for their track "Pink Cloud." Collins started a new project with Eve 6 bandmate Ben Hilzinger and Kenny Carkeet of Awolnation called Fitness. In 2020, Collins launched his alter-ego, "Chevy Mustang", a complex artist/self-styled guru with a Germanic-sounding accent, and a following of students whom he refers to as disciples. Chevy Mustang's first single was "Because I Want To" - seemingly in response to the limitations of COVID restrictions. In June 2020, the next Chevy Mustang single, "Can I Be Your Friend" featured
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and a version of this song became an electronic birthday card option at
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on August 31, 2020. From April to September 2022, Collins wrote an
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named "Heart in a Blender" for the Input section of the online magazine Inverse, covering various topics such as mental health, toxic family members, and drug use. As of November 2022, he relaunched the advice column on
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and is also working on a book with the same name that is due out in 2023. In 2025, it was announced Collins will be playing bass for
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on a set of festival shows later in the year.


Personal life

On July 21, 2007, Collins married Victoria Misirli. Collins announced the birth of his daughter Isla (pronounced eye-la) Elizabeth Collins who was born on July 11, 2014. Collins' second daughter, Zia (pronounced zee-a) Victoria, was born on November 4, 2016. He and Misirli separated in 2019. He is the nephew of former actor Stephen Collins. His brother was in a band, Controlling the Famous. In December 2020, multiple media outlets took note of the fact that Collins had become a prolific poster to Eve 6's official
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account, which was "quickly becoming a trove of internet comedy," including queries to various public figures asking if they "like the heart in a blender song," "choice tidbits ... about his fellow washed stars," and "generic observations about wallet chains, weight gain, and merch with palm trees on it, as well as a running bit about not knowing the difference between Vertical Horizon,
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, Matchbox 20, et al."
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crowned Collins the "new king of Twitter" and "the anti-
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of Twitter," the latter contrasting Collins' celebrated output with that of Trapt lead singer Chris Taylor Brown.


Indecent exposure incident

On May 26, 2003, Collins was cited for
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after employees at a
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hotel reported him walking around the hotel naked.


Discography

''For Collins' work with
Eve 6 Eve 6, stylized as EVE 6 or EVƎ 6, is an American rock band formed in 1995 in Southern California, best known for its hit singles " Inside Out" and " Here's to the Night". It disbanded in 2004, returned for numerous tours in 2007 with a new l ...
, see Eve 6 discography.


Studio albums

*''Honey from the Icebox'' (2014)


References


External links


PledgeMusic Website for Max Collins

Myspace Website for The Sugi Tap
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