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Full Name: Stephan Douglas Jenkins
Name Pronunciation: Steee-vin (not stef-on)
Birthdate: September 27, 1964 (38 years old) in Southern California.
Sign: Libra, year of the Dragon
Grew Up: Briefly in Wisconsin, but mostly in Palo Alto, California.
Current Residence: Has a house in the Pacific Heights district of San Francisco. Is rumored to have homes in Lake Tahoe, CA and Manhattan.
Previous Residences: Lived on 767 Haight Street in San Francisco in the late 80s. Lived for years (until Summer 2001) as a "punk rocker" in the Cole Valley area of San Francisco. Summer 1999 lived on a house boat in Sausalito, CA while recording "Blue".
Graduated: 1983 Gunn High in Palo Alto, CA. 1987 University of California at Berkeley with a degree in Literature. Stephan was Valedictorian of his graduating class. This is a great accomplishment, knowing that Stephan overcame dyslexia from childhood.
Height: 6'1" Weight: 180 lbs. Hair Color: Dark Brown Eye color: Green
Current Job: "music maker" Lead singer, songwriter and guitar for Third Eye Blind. Other credits on the self-titled debut album Third Eye Blind include: producer, percussion, brushes, programming, keyboard arrangements, and drums.
"Am I a rock star? Yeah, I guess. I also get to live in North Beach and go to a pub and drink my pint and go to a café and drink my coffee.
I carry groceries home on the tank of my motorcycle. I find pleasure in things that are simple. Is that a rock star's life? It is for me." - SJ
Hobby: Making movies. Stephan has a small role in "Rock Star" and a leading role in "Angelic Tuesday." He has also made a cameo appearance on the Chris Isaak Show (episode "The Devil Made Me Do It") which was broadcast on Showtime on 1/13/02.
Side Projects: Musical Director and Producer of "Breathe," an annual concert event benefiting breast cancer research. Producer / Manager for hip-hop group The Braids. Will be writing and producing some works for Billy Idol who is attempting a comeback. Has signed a co-publishing deal with EMI Music Publishing, in addition to multi-act production deal with Elektra Records and another production deal with Atlantic Records specifically for his work with The Braids. Now producing Third Eye Blind's material, sometimes under the name "The Mud Sisters."
Previous Job: Funky rap masta Puck, from rap duo Puck and Natty. Prior to that, in a band named "Splash."
Worst Habit: Being evasive.
Pet Peeves: Brad being a pig in the hotels.
Gross Outs: "People who eat their BOOGERS - it happens more than you think"
Biggest Turn-on: Long legs and big butts.
Boxers or Briefs: Briefs
Pets: American Staffordshire Terrier named "Boo".
Current Girlfriend: Vanessa Carlton, since summer 2002
Famous Ex-Girlfriend: Model/Actress Charlize Theron December 1997 - early 2001.
Automobiles: 1961 beige Buick Invicta Convertible, a 1998 Ford Explorer and a Triumph motorcycle.
Musical Influences: Camper Van Beethoven, U2 and The Police.
Hobbies: Surfing, snowboarding and volleyball, to name a few.
Stephan uses three words to describe himself: "Knock 'em down!"
Greatest compliment Stephan has ever received: "You rock!"
Stephan's most embarrassing moment: "I have no shame."
The best day of Stephan's life: "Today."
As a child Stephan envisioned himself growing up to be a marine biologist.
Stephan is left handed, but strums the guitar with his right hand.
Stephan is very handy on the drums! He also plays keyboards!
Stephan loves to snowboard, look for him in Tahoe in December 1998!
Stephan suffers from ADD - Attention Deficit Disorder. That means he has a hard time doing any one thing for a long period of time - short attention span.
Nacho and Mr. Flipper are some of the aliases Stephan uses when staying at hotels.
Stephan secretly digs The Carpenters and Abba.
Stephan and Metallica man Lars Ulrich are reportedly becoming bosom buddies!
Stephan has been dubbed the "Big Mouth in Music" by several members of the press.
If Stephan could be an appliance he would be "a big ol' power tool cutting through everything".
