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Myles Kennedy

Alter Bridge

With guitar playing influences spanning such artists as Led Zeppelin to John Sykes and Blue Murder, his vocal influences reflect a different source. Myles found his voice through hours of listening to his parents’ Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye albums. He also enjoys a lot of the Stax/Volt stuff and Otis Redding, considering this to be the backbone of pop music.

In late November of 2003, Mark Tremonti called Myles to see if he was interested in laying down some vocal tracks on a few songs he had written. The result was the ultimate formation of Alter Bridge in January of 2004, with Myles joining up with former Creed musicians Mark Tremonti, Brian Marshall, and Scott Phillips. Mark had already written most of the music for One Day Remains (2004) though Myles co-wrote "Find the Real", "One Day Remains", "Open Your Eyes", "Metalingus", and "The End is Here" with Tremonti. The album went on to be certified gold with multiple tours across the U.S. and Europe from 2004 to 2005.

For 2007’s Blackbird, Myles and Mark formed a true collaboration, allowing both Myles and Mark to express their different, but complementary guitar styles. Thus, unlike on One Day Remains, you’ll hear Myles playing guitar as well as singing on all the songs.