- Kris Roe
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Name = Kristopher Lee Roe
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Origin = Anderson,Indiana ,United States
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Label =Isola Recordings Columbia Records Kung Fu Records Fat Wreck Chords
Associated_acts =The Ataris
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Notable_instruments =Kristopher Lee Roe (born
January 12 ,1977 inAnderson, Indiana ) is a singer, guitarist and songwriter in the alternative rock bandThe Ataris who formed in1994 .The Ataris released their fifth full length album "Welcome the Night" onFebruary 20 ,2007 on the band's own imprint Isola Recordings through the Sanctuary Group.He plays guitar left-handed and is known for playing an upside-down, right-handed Les Paul, which many wrongly believe is similar to a style made famous by guitarist
Jimi Hendrix . Hendrix actually strung the guitar to be correct for a left-handed guitarist, whereas Roe leaves the strings upside down. Roe is in fact right-handed, contrary to popular belief.Roe cites
Douglas Coupland , Nick Hornby, Irvine Welsh and Charles Bukowski, as influences. "In a lot of my lyrics," Kris reveals, "I like to encode a lot of hidden messages... I like our audience to read into things. Writing should be very in depth, very detailed. Every essence of the moment should be described."Fact|date=October 2007Kristopher is also an art photographer and has taken many of the photographs in The Ataris records. He has stated that he hopes to eventually publish a book of his photographs in the near future.Fact|date=October 2007
External links
* [http://www.myspace.com/kristopherroephotography Kristopher Roe Photography Myspace]
* [http://www.answers.com/topic/kris-roe/ Kris Roe on Answers.com]References
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