In 2011, Kevin Cadogan was honored on the show Pensado's Place by record producer Eric Valentine.
17 Facts About Kevin Cadogan
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The Kevin Cadogan family maintains their Irish heritage, and Kevin Cadogan holds dual American and Irish citizenship.
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Kevin Cadogan's song "Waiting For Me" refers to his close ties to Ireland.
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Kevin Cadogan attended Berkeley public schools up to his graduation in 1988.
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Kevin Cadogan later attended San Francisco State University, graduating in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in broadcast communications.
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Kevin Cadogan began learning the guitar at age 12 and began playing in bands shortly after.
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Kevin Cadogan was introduced to Stephan Jenkins, who would become his songwriting partner in Third Eye Blind, at a concert in San Francisco in 1993.
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Kevin Cadogan won two California Music Awards for best songwriter along with bandmate Jenkins and was nominated three years in a row as best guitarist in California along with Kirk Hammett from Metallica and Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine.
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Kevin Cadogan was awarded, along with Jenkins, the award for best songwriter at the 1998 California Music Awards.
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On March 13,1999, Kevin Cadogan presented at the California Music Awards at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California.
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Kevin Cadogan co-wrote six of the thirteen songs on Third Eye Blind's second album, Blue.
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Kevin Cadogan says he was unaware that this change had been made in the contract.
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Kevin Cadogan filed suit alleging wrongful termination, adding that his production, recording, and songwriter royalties were withheld after he was fired from the band.
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Kevin Cadogan was omitted from the band's history in the biography section of the liner notes, and credit for his work was falsely given to Tony Fredianelli, the guitarist who had replaced him.
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Kevin Cadogan released three solo albums titled Wunderfoot, 12 Nights in Studio A, and Thousand Yard Stare.
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Kevin Cadogan made a guest appearance on a recording of Third Eye Blind closing track "God of Wine" with Lovedrug for the band's fan-chosen covers album from the I Am Lovedrug campaign.
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Kevin Cadogan left the project shortly after its inception following an unsuccessful crowdfunding campaign to help pay for the recording of an album.