Jonny Craig

Jonny Craig: Biography in Details

Who is Jonny Craig?

Jonny Craig is a Canadian-American singer and songwriter. He is the lead vocalist of the band Dance Gavin Dance and the former vocalist of Emarosa and Ghost Runner on Third.

Moreover, he has appeared in various music videos by other artists, like “She makes Dirty World Sound Pretty” by Pierce The Veil and in 2014.

Jonny Craig: Age, Parents, Ethnicity

Jonny Craig was born on March 26, 1986, in Minot, North Dakota, US. He is 35 years old. His nationality is Canadian and American. His ethnicity is North American.

Jonny’s parents’ name is unknown. He has a sister: Natalie Craig. He developed his singing skills through his grandmother.

She used to sing in the church choir when he was a kid and also used to teach him.

He once said that when he was young, his mother would play music by Michael Bolton and he would sing along.

Education

Jonny Craig was not a very well-behaved student. Craig has said that he “had a hard time keeping out of trouble” and “high school wasn’t for him.”

His lack of interest in school is what pushed him to leave high school and attain his G.E.D., and then put all his focus into music.

Jonny Craig: Professional Life, Career

Prior to forming his first band, Craig was auditioning for bands when entering high school in the United States in 2000, none of which he was accepted.

Craig then formed the band westerHALTS in 2000, a garage band from Tacoma, Washington.

At age 15, Craig released his first known song with them titled “Change, Leisure, and Retirement” in 2001. In a recent AP Podcast, he states that the band was”….just for something to pay for weed, something I played over the weekends.”

He then joined as the lead vocalist for Tacoma-based pop-punk band Ghost Runner on Third in 2002.

He received positive reviews with this band’s debut EP, Speak your Dreams, released on January 4, 2005.

Early in his career with Ghost Runner On Third it has been cited that overwhelming drug problems led to his departure, as told by Dance Gavin Dance in their old blog concerning Craig after he was Kicked out of the band.

In March 2007, it was explained that Jonny Craig came up with the name Dance Gavin Dance and had planned to name his previous band, “Ghost Runner On Third”, by that name.

In early September 2008, Chiodos and Cinematic Sunrise vocalist Craig Owens announced that both he and Jonny Craig would be recording an EP record by the end of the year, also mentioning Vic Fuentes and others.

Jonny Craig released his debut solo album A Dream Is a Question You  Don’t Know How to Answer on August  18, 2009, through Rising Records.

On August 18, 2010, Dance Gavin Dance parted ways with vocalists Kurt Travis and Jonny Craig, along with other original vocalists, Jon Mess, who returned to the band to record a new album.

In 2011, Jonny Craig was sent out by Craig Owens, as the MacBook scandal was breaking.  He was featured in Alternative Press’s issue #288 released on June 5, 2012.

In 2013, he released his solo EP, Find What You Love and Let It Kill you. The bands released their debut album in the summer of 2014 via Artery.

Furthermore, they’ve released a short video trailer, which features clips of the new music.

In early 2015, Jonny Craig released the album The Blueprint For Going In Circles, in collaboration with singer-songwriter Kyle Lucas, and The Le Cube Sessions, respectively.

Salary, Net Worth 2024

Jonny’s salary and net worth are unknown. Besides this, he has not shared any info about his Weekly earnings, Annual Salary, and Net Worth.

Jonny Craig: Rumors, Controversy

Rumors and videos began circulating the web over the past day that Jonny Craig had undergone a heroin relapse after being clean for well over a year.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Jonny Craig has a height of 5 feet 8 inches and weighs 72 kg.

He has brown hair and greenish-blue eyes.

Social Media

Jonny Craig is active on Facebook and Instagram.

He has more than 118k followers on Facebook and 103k followers on Instagram.

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