1. Benjamin Jackson Burnley IV was born on March 10,1978 and is an American musician and the founder and frontman of the rock band Breaking Benjamin.
10 Facts About Benjamin Burnley
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Since signing with Hollywood Records in 2002, Burnley has composed six studio albums under the name Breaking Benjamin, three of which have reached platinum and two of which have reached gold in the United States.
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Benjamin Burnley has collaborated with acts such as Adam Gontier and Red.
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Benjamin Burnley was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and grew up in Ocean City, New Jersey, before moving with his family at the age of 12 to Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania.
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In 1999, Benjamin Burnley moved back to Pennsylvania, and started a band called "Plan 9" with drummer Jeremy Hummel.
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Benjamin Burnley has collaborated and performed with fellow alternative metal bands, including Three Days Grace, Evans Blue, and Disturbed.
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Benjamin Burnley has collaborated with Three Days Grace singer Adam Gontier on a song titled "The End of the Day".
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Phobias cover, which depicts a winged man hovering above the ground, represents Burnley's fear of flying, which has prevented Breaking Benjamin from touring outside the United States and Canada in the past.
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Benjamin Burnley suffers from hypochondria and a fear of the dark.
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Burnley is an avid video gamer, and conceived of the idea for Breaking Benjamin to write and record the song "Blow Me Away" for the soundtrack to Halo 2.