1. This Is How A Heart Breaks

2. Lonely No More

3. Ever the Same

4. I Am An Illusion

5. When the Heartache Ends

6. Something to Be

7. All That I Am

8. Problem Girl

9. Fallin' To Pieces

10. My My My

11. Streetcorner Symphony

12. Now Comest the Night

Rob Thomas - Something to Be

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As the driving force of matchbox twenty, Rob Thomas is widely acknowledged as one of the most distinctive vocalists and gifted songwriters in contemporary music.

Since making their debut in
1996, matchbox has evolved into one of the most admired and
consistently successful rock bands in recent history, with over 25
million albums sold worldwide.

As
matchbox twenty’s primary composer, Thomas has penned a
remarkable string of chart-topping hits, including “Push,”
“3AM,” “If You’re Gone,” “Bent,” “Real World,”
“Back 2 Good,” “Mad Season,” “Disease,” “Unwell,”
and “Bright Lights.” matchbox has earned the distinction
of having had more #1 hits and spending more weeks at #1 on both the
national Modern AC and Adult Top 40 charts than any other artist in
history.

Rob’s
growing reputation as an exceptional songwriter has led to
invitations to collaborate with a select list of artists – most
notably Santana, for whom he wrote and sang the smash single,
“Smooth,” which earned Thomas three Grammy Awards. He has also
worked with the likes of Willie Nelson, Marc Anthony, Mick Jagger,
and Bernie Taupin. Combining all of his projects, Thomas has
contributed to the sales of over 75 million records. He has earned
13 BMI Awards, including both songwriter and song of the year, and
he was named Billboard’s Songwriter of the Year two years
in a row.

In
June 2004, the Songwriters Hall of Fame presented Thomas with its
first-ever “Starlight Award” – created to recognize a
songwriter in the early years of his or her career who is already
making a lasting impact. Rob’s composing talent has also been
acknowledged with cover stories in American Songwriter (which
named him songwriter of the year) and Performing Songwriter.

Among
his many honors, in 2001 Rob was inducted into the South Carolina
Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame. Thomas – who grew up in
such South Carolina cities as Lake City, Turbeville, and Columbia –
became the youngest-ever member of the Hall of Fame. The award
placed him in the company of such South Carolinian legends as James
Brown, Minnie Pearl, and Dizzy Gillespie.

Rob
and his wife have established Sidewalk Angels Foundation, a
non-profit organization created to aid those in need in and around
America’s big cities – working with various charities to assist
people who are destitute or homeless and get lost in the system;
those who cannot afford proper medical care; and animals that have
been abandoned or abused.

Sidewalk
Angels Foundation takes its name from the lyrics to Thomas’ solo
recording, “A New York Christmas.” First released in 2002, the
single’s sales that year benefited Blythedale Children’s
Hospital in Valhalla, N.Y. Reissued for Christmas 2003, the
single’s proceeds were given to Pets Alive, a no-kill animal
shelter in Middletown, NY. In August 2004, a benefit concert in New
York City featuring Rob, Jewel, Daryl Hall, and Rhett Miller raised
over $100,000 for Sidewalk Angels, which in turn donated the
evening’s proceeds to Pets Alive.

Born
on a military base in West Germany, Rob spent much of his youth
shuttling between his grandmother in South Carolina and his mom in
Florida. After dropping out of both high school and his difficult
home life, the 17-year-old drifted around the Southeast, hitchhiking
and crashing where he could. The only constant in his life was
music, an inspiring soundtrack that included artists ranging from Al
Green and Van Morrison to Elvis Costello and Elton John. He
released the pressures of his life in his songwriting, at the same
time developing his signature vocal style while fronting a number of
local rock bands – which ultimately led to the formation of
matchbox twenty.

With
the forthcoming release of his debut solo album, Thomas begins a new
chapter in his remarkable musical journey.

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