Jesse Rutherford is an American singer and actor who rose to prominence as a bandleader. The Neighborhood. In addition to writing songs for the group, he releases solo albums and singles. The performer works in such genres as alternative rock, indie rock, hip-hop, dream pop, as well as rhythm and blues.
Childhood and adult life of Jesse Rutherford
Jesse James Rutherford was born on August 21, 1991 in Newbury Park, California. Little is known about the singer's early life. In his interviews and publications, he rarely recalled his childhood and youth. When Rutherford was a child, he lost his father. The sad incident greatly affected his psyche.
In an interview with one of the publications, the artist admitted that the school was a nightmare for him. He not only did not like to study, but also to be there. Since childhood, Jesse wanted to devote himself to the creative field. So when he was 10 years old, he started doing small commercials for commercial organizations. In addition, the boy participated in talent shows in which he played members of N'Sync and Elvis Presley.
The talent of the artist did not go unnoticed. Soon his candidacy began to be considered for small roles in the cinema. Moreover, Rutherford managed to star in the film "Life or Something Like That" with Angelina Jolie, in one episode of the science fiction series "Star Trek: Enterprise".
At 13, Jesse began playing drums and singing. In adolescence, music became the most interesting for a guy. Therefore, acting was in the background. Rutherford sang in local city bands, which played a significant role in his development as a performer. Thus, he found his unique style and decided on the genres in which he wanted to work.
According to Jesse, he was not a bully at school. As an adult, the singer had problems with the law. In December 2014, he was arrested for drug possession. Transportation Security Administration agents spotted Rutherford in the terminal's food court while he was trying to throw away a bag of marijuana.
The singer does not talk about his personal life. It is known that until 2014 he met with singer Anabel Englund. Since 2015, he has been dating American video blogger and designer Devon Lee Carlson. The girl is also a co-founder of the Wildflower company. The organization produces accessories for the iPhone.
The creative path of Jesse Rutherford
Jesse began writing his own compositions in 2010. Prior to that, he played in a local band called Curricula. Rutherford's first major musical work is the Truth Hurts, Truth Heals mixtape, which consists of 17 short tracks. The aspiring artist released his solo album Jesse in May 2011. All records are performed in the rap genre. But due to the lack of "production" and little experience in music, the mini-album was not liked by the fans.
In the same year, Jesse, together with Zach Abels, Jeremy Friedman, Mikey Margot, Brandon Freed, created the group The Neighborhood. Their first track Female Robbery was released in 2012 and collected quite a lot of auditions for the new band. Thanks to the composition Sweater Weather (2013), the musicians were very popular. It quickly reached number one on the Billboard Alternative Songs and received many positive reviews.
Rutherford is the author of the black and white concept. Her main idea is honesty and openness when communicating with fans. The frontman immediately became a favorite of the audience because of the interesting style and intriguing expressions. As part of The Neighborhood, he went on several world tours. He also went to the Coachella festival and performed at Jimmy Kimmel's Tonight Show.
Jesse Rutherford Solo Works
In addition to working on songs for The Neighborhood, Jesse is now developing as a solo artist. In 2017, he presented the album "&", consisting of 11 short tracks. In it, the artist combined indie rock, hip-hop, rhythm and blues, dream pop. The songs did not have a common theme. Therefore, they are more reminiscent of fragments that were not included in the studio recordings of The Neighborhood.
Also in 2019, the frontman released his second solo album GARAGEB&, which consisted of 12 tracks. Here, as in the previous work, there is a combination of genres and styles. The singer admitted that the album got into the public domain because of his dependence on the phone. 10 out of 12 songs were recorded using the GarageBand mobile app. Thus, he wanted to show how you can get rid of the passion for social networks and use gadgets for creative development.
Interesting Facts
Jessie loves to wear unusual clothes and combine different styles. In his youth, he worked in several clothing stores. Of course, this instilled in him excellent taste. The ability of the artist to combine multi-gender styles with non-standard design solutions reveals his creative potential.
Rutherford released his book in 2016. It consists of almost 3 thousand of his own photographs. The performer took clothes for photo shoots from his wardrobe. Filming stopped when the images ran out. In the description of the book, he wrote the following: "2965 photographs, no processing and one character." Photographer Jesse English helped the singer to realize the project.
In 2014, the artist learned about the disease - one of the forms of color blindness. Many "fans" of The Neighborhood have begun to associate this fact with the fact that the video often shows an aesthetic with black and white tones.
In addition, Jesse tweeted about his achromatopsia: “Just recently found out that I have color blindness. On the other hand, all that black and white stuff now makes a little more sense."
The artist is a big "fan" of the American director Tommy Wiseau. The latter even starred in the band's video for the song Scary Love. After meeting with the idol, he said that Tommy played his part well in the video and enjoyed the filming process. Moreover, the screenwriter was an excellent conversationalist for Jesse.
