Nathan Leone

Nathan Leone
Nathan Leone performing at The Forum in London, England
Background information
Born	(1975-05-31) May 31, 1975 (age 41)
Origin	Chicago, Illinois
Genres	Post-hardcore Alternative rock Punk rock Alternative metal Post-grunge
Years active	1998–present
Labels	Roadrunner Records
Associated acts	The Blank Theory Madina Lake

Nathan Daniel Leone (/liːˈoʊniː/ lee-OHN-ee) is a songwriter and the lead singer of rock band Madina Lake. He was born on May 31, 1975. Nathan is three minutes younger than his identical twin Matthew Leone, who plays bass in Madina Lake.

Nathan grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. He has a twin brother and three older sisters: Allison, Jill and Paula.

Nathan fell out of a grocery cart when he was five, tearing a muscle in his eye, thus resulting in having to wear an eye patch and glasses for much of his childhood. He sometimes loses control of the muscle in his eye, but does not have a lazy eye.

When Nathan was 12 years old, his mother was killed in a car accident. The song "Morning Sadness" is influenced by her death and Nathan has trouble talking about her in interviews. On their album Attics to Eden the track Friends & Lovers includes lyrics where he is speaking about his childhood and his mother, much like Morning Sadness.

Nathan landed a sports scholarship to go to college in Indianapolis, Indiana at Butler University. He pursued professional soccer in the United States and for nine months in Florence, Italy. Nathan used to intern at Scratchie's Chicago headquarters.

Nathan and his brother Matthew formed their first band, The Blank Theory, in 1998. In the early days of The Blank Theory, they also formed an independent label called 4 Alarm Records which also included The Frogs, The Pinehurst Kids, and Monkey Paw.