Shannon Hoon: We wanted to let the "No Rain" thing go away and we wanted to go away. We wanted people to just forget about us.
Shannon Hoon: There's no leader of this band, and there never will be. That's the key. You can't control how the public perceives you--people see rock'n'roll bands as the guitar player and the singer--but that's not Blind Melon. We're fortunate that every person in this band can write a great song.
Blind Melon officially went their separate ways on March 4, 1999. They officially got back together on September 15, 2006 with a new band member/lead singer, Travis Warren.
Blind Melon decided upon the name of their band when Brad Smith said "What's happening, Blind Melons?" Brad got this phrase from his father. Brad's father used to ask his neighbors this question because there was about ten of them all living in one house. These neighbors were considered to be hippies and were all poor. The image of this seemed to fit the band. Before they chose "Blind Melon", they thought of calling themselves "Gristie," "Frog," "Mud Bird," "Naked Pilgrims," "Brown Cow," and "Head Train."
Blind Melon's song "No Rain" was ranked at number 22 on MTV's 'Greatest Music Video Ever Made' countdown in the year 1999.
Blind Melon has appeared on the cover of these magazines: Pollstar The New Review of Records Circus Creem Rolling Stone
Blind Melon band member, Shannon Hoon, was found dead on October 21, 1995 from a drug overdose.
Blind Melon band members include or have included: -Shannon Hoon (Deceased) on vocals, the harmonica, the kazoo, and the acoustic guitar. -Christopher Thorn on the guitar, the mandolin, and the harmonica. -Rogers Stevens on the guitar and the piano. -Brad Smith on the bass, the flute, and background vocals. -Glenn Graham on the drums and percussion. -Travis Warren on vocals.
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