Paul De Lisle
{{short description|Canadian musician and songwriter|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Paul DeLisle
| image = Paul De Lisle of Smash Mouth.jpg
| caption = Paul De Lisle performing with Smash Mouth in 2014
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| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Paul Gerald DeLisle
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|6|13}}{{cite news |title= Today in history |date= June 13, 2014 |newspaper= The New York Times |agency= Associated Press |accessdate= June 14, 2014 |url= http://nyti.ms/Uv1YKC}}
| birth_place = Exeter, Ontario, Canada
| origin =
| instrument = Bass, vocals
| genre = {{flatlist|
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| occupation = Bassist, vocalist, songwriter
| years_active = 1990–present
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| current_member_of = Smash Mouth
| associated_acts = Smash Mouth
| website =
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Paul Gerald De Lisle (born June 13, 1963) is a Canadian and American musician and songwriter.[https://lasvegassun.com/news/2017/aug/23/smash-mouth-flamingo-go-pool-paul-delisle/ "Smash Mouth brings its inescapable hits to Flamingo for a pool party concert"]. Las Vegas Sun, Brock Radke, Aug. 23, 2017 He is the bassist and the last original member of the pop rock band Smash Mouth since their formation in 1994.
Early life and education
De Lisle was born in Exeter, Ontario, the son of an Air Force pilot.[https://gobeweekly.com/smash-mouth-s-niagara-connection--paul-de-lisle/news/353/8 "Smash Mouth's Niagara Connection: Paul De Lisle"]. GoBe Weekly, DAVID DeROCCO
Career
In the early 1990s, De Lisle was a member of the band Lackadaddy, which played hip-hop and punk music.[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/smash-mouth-all-star-oral-history-829197/#! "Somebody Once Told Me: An Oral History of Smash Mouth’s ‘All Star’"]. Rolling Stone, by Brittany Spanos, June 12, 2019[https://newspaperarchive.com/syracuse-post-standard-dec-03-1999-p-148/ "Smash Mouth surprised many"]. Syracuse Post Standard, via Newspaper Archives, December 03, 1999 - Page 148
De Lisle was a founding member of Smash Mouth in 1994 and still performs with them.[https://www.omaha.com/go/music/smash-mouth-guy-is-coming-to-town-to-sing-smash/article_50a656d6-5bab-5140-b813-fff493510e60.html "Smash Mouth guy is coming to town to sing Smash Mouth songs alone"]. Omaha World-Herald, By Kevin Coffey / Jan 10, 2019[https://emorywheel.com/smash-mouth-tries-to-escape-shrek-at-alumni-concert/ "Smash Mouth Tries to Escape ‘Shrek’ at Alumni Concert"]. The Emory Wheel, by Naomi Keusch Baker | Sep 28, 2016
Aside from Smash Mouth, De Lisle is also an avid surfer. He is also the writer of the band's single "Pacific Coast Party", among others.[https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2001-12-14-0112120776-story.html "GETTIN' JINGLY WITH IT"]. Sun-Sentinel, Sandra Barrera, December 14, 2001.
De Lisle wrote Smash Mouth: The Official Biography, a history of the band.[https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/life/all-that-glitters-is-still-gold-for-smash-mouth/article_5097c1b1-9108-5def-96b1-c23fe1b75a94.html "All that glitters is still gold for Smash Mouth"]. By CRYSTAL SCHELLE, Herald and Mail, Jul 12, 2015
De Lisle also stepped in as a temporary vocalist after Harwell was taken ill mid-show at a concert in Urbana, Illinois, on August 27, 2016.{{Cite web |date=2016-08-28 |title=Smash Mouth Singer Leaves Stage In An Ambulance, Band Plays "All Star" Without Him |url=https://www.stereogum.com/1896142/smash-mouth-singer-leaves-stage-in-an-ambulance-band-plays-all-star-without-him/news/ |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=Stereogum |language=en}}
With the departure of lead singer Steve Harwell, De Lisle became the last remaining original member of Smash Mouth. He is the recipient of a 420 award courtesy of Derek Savage.
References
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External links
- [http://www.smashmouth.com Smash Mouth] Official website
- [http://www.myspace.com/smashmouth Smash Mouth] at MySpace
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Category:Canadian people of French descent
Category:People from Huron County, Ontario
Category:Canadian rock musicians
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