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Christofer Drew Ingle is a singer/songwriter from Joplin, MO. He is in four bands currently. He is in Never Shout Never with Caleb Dennison (lead guitar), Nathan Ellison (drums), Taylor MacFee (bass), Dustin Dobernig (keyboard), and Hayden Kaiser (percussion). Some other friends on tour with him are Jeremy Burke (friend/tour manager), Carter Hulsey (best friend), Scott Fahrig (friend/tech guy), Nick Smith (friend/merch guy), Big Cat(tech), Denton (sound guy), Hansel(mastermind), and Lucy(tour pug). On stage you'll usually see Chris singing on a rug without anything on his feet. There are usually scarves or flowers on the mic stand. He plays the uke, guitar, harmonica (usually at the same time as guitar), and sometimes a tambourine. He can play the piano. He can even play the drums a bit. His bandmates are also members of his side project called eatmewhileimhot. They play all the same instruments and Chris screams his heart out. :) He does ALL the vocals. He told me on May 7th that there will be some new eatmewhileimhot songs online for FREE soon! :D He just recently started two other bands. The first is called Glenwood. Chris plays bass, Hayden Kaizer plays drums, Scott Fahrig plays guitar, and Taylor MacFee is the lead singer. They've only had one show so far. Glenwood is mainly just for fun so they can jam with their friends. He started yet another band called "the ooolala". It was really just a one-day thing. He was home on break for a week and had some tunes in his head he needed to get out. He called his buddy and they got real stoned and recorded some stuff. He probably won't work any more on it though. He recently tweeted: #becauseofweed i started a band call[ed] "the ooolala" haha

He has released 3 EPs and one full-length album. On July 27th, Never Shout Never will release “Melody” and eatmewhileimhot will release xALBUMx. On August 24th, Chris will release his first album under Christofer Drew called “Harmony.”

Here is a list of all in order of release:

•NeverShoutNever Albums
Demo-Shmemo EP (Not Official)
The Yippee EP
TheYippee EP (Special Edition)
30days (Single)
Me and My Uke
Happy (Single)
The Summer EP
Never Shout Never EP
What Is Love?
Almost Alice
Punk Goes Classic Rock

•eatmewhileimhot Albums
All My Friends EP
xXBURRITOXx (Single)

A full list of songs and their albums will be at the bottom.

Growing up was hard for him but he made it through and has no regrets. He was born in SanDiego and lived there until he was 2. He then moved to Portland and lived there until he was 5. He grew up in Joplin, MO. His parents' names are Nancy Keifner and Edward Ingle. His mother taught him about life and love. His father taught him about music and how to be a man. His parents have recently divorced (August of '09), which inspired his new song "What Is Love". He has an older brother named David who is an artist. He has two younger sisters. Hannah is 18 and off to college. He is paying for her tuition. Sarah is his 15-year-old sister. She inspired his song "15". Chris' high school life was rough. He got picked on for not playing football. He did, although, run track, cross country, and thought about tennis as a career for a while. His father was big into tennis. He was a real dork in high school. No one really talked to him. Therefore, he would stay home half the time and make music. Then; he got dropped. That is sometimes the hardest thing for him to tell people. He doesn't want anyone to think that dropping high-school is a good thing. At about 13, he started getting interested in the guitar. He learned how to play on his dad's guitar. He started smoking when he was 14. He smokes American Spirits which are pure tobacco. He is trying to quit. His 16th year was a busy one. That year, he started Never Shout Never. He became a vegetarian that year as well. At 16, he lost his virginity to his girlfriend of 8 months. His love was pure; hers was not. He found out that she cheated on him with one of his team mates from the tennis team. This experience inspired his song “Lost It". At the time, he hung out with his friends at a hookah bar where he had his first experience with weed. That year of his life was full of experimentation. He got into some heavy shiz. He is not very proud of it. He started experimenting with a lot of psychedelics. He said they were fun, but not something to take as lightly as he was. That phase of his life is complete though. It was a great time of self discovery. He's always had low self-esteem and been depressed in his teens. His parents weren't pleased with all his behavior, so they kicked him out. Nick Smith dropped out of school with him to help support him and because he believed in him. He spent 3 months living in his car and friend's couches. He got back on his feet with the help of his friends and band mates. His music brought him through his hard times. He's produced 3 EPs and his first full-length album. He's currently on tour. He just finished up touring on the AP Tour in his band Never Shout Never along with The Summer Set, Every Avenue, Hey Monday, and The Cab on the AP Tour. Warped tour is where he’s at right now. Having a blast and chillen with his buds all summer long :)

Chris has many tattoos. He got his first one when he was 16 in a trailer park. That tattoo is on his right wrist. It says "faith" in Hebrew. The peace sign on his left foot symbolizes how he tries to walk in peace every day. He has double bands on his biceps and the Greek symbols for Alpha and Omega on his forearms. The Alpha is on his right forearm and the Omega is on his left. Alpha and Omega symbolize beginning and end. There is a sun on his right shoulder and a crescent moon on his left, also symbolizing the beginning and end. He has a live tree just under the sun on his right bicep above the bands. He has a dead tree just under the moon on his left bicep above the bands. There is a black bird with its wings spread on the both of his forearms just under his elbow. On both of his elbows, he has a yin-yang sign. He just recently got two new tattoos on his wrists on April 22 in front of about one thousand of his fans. Each is made up of a band, dots all the way around, another band, two circles inside each other, and another band. Inside the right circle is the Chinese symbol for the eternal Tao and inside the left circle is the Chinese symbol for peace and harmony. The tattoos face in. Chris has an anchor on each hand. The design is intricate and detailed. His right hand has his mom's initials, "N. K." His left hand has his father's, "E. I." His right knuckles have the word "LIVE" across them and his left have "FREE". On his right thigh is a treble clef that usually extends all the way to his knee so you can see it in the knee holes of his jeans. A bass clef is on his left thigh and doesn't extend as far down. Across his chest just under his collar bone reads "Love is my Weapon". Under that, taking up the rest of his chest, is a dove with its wings spread. This symbolizes peace in his heart. Probably his least known tattoo is the word "TRUTH" on the inside of his bottom lip. Chris got it on March 20 after the Austin, Texas SXSW at Emo's. He was kinda regretfully "messed up" and went down the street to get it done. Teeny-tiny stars inside his Chinese tattoos were first spotted in his "join the revolution" picture of him pouring coooookie crisps that he posted on June 5th. He probably got the tatt on June 1st when he tweeted the word "ouch". :) He's said his body is a canvas and he's gonna "put his body to shame". So, there are many more to come.
**there are more. if you want a full list, i have one posted separately, and on ask.com several times.

Chris loves him some hats. :) Each hat symbolizes a phase in his life. His navy blue pilot hat symbolized him being on autopilot. His white sailor hat symbolized him being lost at sea. So far, my favorite has been his bear hat. It symbolizes him being a wiley kid and just havin fun. His raccoon hat was the last one he wore. He has not yet talked about what it means to him. He hasn’t worn a hat since he cut his hair.

Chris has had the same hair for his whole music career. Lots of his fans only like him because he’s cute; his hair was a big part of that. He wants to be known for his music, not his looks. On May 15th, he got a mohawk. Although liquor inspired his decision, it was a good decision. Just before a performance in his hometown of Joplin, MO, called Boom Town Days, Chris cot his hair cut yet again. It is just hair. He titled one of his early pictures “fuck hair.” because it doesn’t make him who he is. It will weed out all of his fans that only liked him for his looks. I, however, will stand by him. :)

Another accessory he is never seen without are his bracelets. He only wears them on his left wrist. Every time you see him, he'll have more and/or different ones. He normally has many on at one time. Most are gifts from fans that are thrown to him while onstage. He shows how much he cares about his fans by wearing them.

His style is very unique. He is strongly influenced by the Bob Dylan and Beatles era. They influence everything he does; his music, style, mood, and behavior.

He is single. His favorite color is green; the color of life. He is 5'11". He is left-handed, but plays with his right. His gauges are 7/8 and he is planning on going to 1 inch. His least favorite song of his is "Trouble" and his favorite song is "On The Brightside". "Harmony" is another one of his favorites. He just writes songs to get emotions or thoughts out of his mind; not for money. He doesn’t want to be famous-he hates cameras-although he would love for his music to touch as many people as possible. When he was offered a contract with Disney when he was 16, but turned it down because he's NOT A SELLOUT - people need to quit saying he is. He believes that Jesus Christ is the only way to heaven. He loves everyone and respects their beliefs. He does not go to church. He hasn't been since he got kicked out when he was 16. He does love his Jesus though :) He has a strict vegan diet. It was a little difficult to get used to, but now his body feels great! Also; it keeps him slim, hah. Being vegan on tour has been hard, so he has gone back to vegetarianism for now. He has an apartment in Joplin where he lives with one of his best friends; Carter Hulsey. His mom has moved into his room since his parent's divorce; he sleeps on the living room floor. He even recently bid on a house in Joplin. He loves talking to his fans and loves to hear how we view life and such. He loves the people that have enough guts to come and converse like regular people with him. He got a live band so he could take some of his best friends on tour with him. It makes the whole experience a little more fun. He knows some of us hate it, but you haters have to understand that he does what makes him and his best friends happy. Not you. He is 100% straight. He has been called gay ever since he started playing music. I guess he does come off that way (high voice, tight clothes, girly hair, lol). He assures us though, that he loves himself some lady. He has had the same girlfriend for about 2 and a half years on and off-they have officially broken up since Jan or Feb '10. He changes with each day. He takes steps forward and back. He tries to grow like a tree, and hopes that he can reach his full potential by the end of this short life. Change is good, but growth is better :) He hopes to have a rebirth with this new album. He would love to put out this record under "christofer drew"; but he still needs to work out some logistics, hah. He has about thirty songs written and ready to record; but unfortunately…he must choose. The new sound is going to be a little more folk-driven. He is scheduled to record his new album this summer. Since he was about thirteen; he has always been a very heart-broken person. He mostly only listened to melancholy or depressing tunage. Although, as he started to get a couple more years on him, he started to develop a love for feel-good music. He thinks in a sense; it fills the void. He just wants to create music that makes people feel. It doesn't always have to be happy, but he always wants there to be emotion behind the music. He can't completely speak for his family; but at first, they were a little more startled than anything. He literally dropped out of high school out of nowhere and hit the road. He got kicked out of his house for a little bit, but as his parents saw that he was genuinely working towards a goal; they happily welcomed him back. As of now, his family is unbelievably supportive. He misses them everyday, and hopes that he can make them proud. At the moment, he is completely single and not looking; just waiting for love to naturally occur. If he was looking...he is attracted to girls that he can't figure out. Also, he loves a girl that smiles. :D He likes brunettes, but doesn't really care as long as they are just as smelly and happy and loving as he is. :) The reason he practices positivity is because there is no reason not to. This life is literally exactly what you make it. You can look up, or you can look down. He chooses to always look up. He smiles instead of frowns.

Christofer Drew is an inspirational guy. He is a role model in so many ways even though he doesn't think so. He has been through what so many other teens have been through and has learned from it. He tries to spread peace and love to everyone that will listen. He is so REAL with his fans and doesn't hide anything. That way, we know who he is as a person. He lets us all in and shares what's in his brain on a normal basis.

I can't say I'm in love with him, because I don't know him. But, I know what kind of person he is. I love him for who he is and what he can become. <3

If you have yet to see NeverShoutNever live, you must ASAP! There is a certain higher emotional level at the live shows. They rewrite all their songs for the tour. In my opinion, the live versions are wayy better. :)

He has released 3 EPs and one full-length album with NeverShoutNever. Here is a list of all in order of release:

Demo-Shmemo EP (NotOfficial)
•smellyalata
•myfriendjane
•dare4distance
•overtheyears
•loversloveliarslie

The Yippee EP
•heregoesnothin
•bigcitydreams
•smellyalata
•dare4distance

TheYippee EP (Special Edition)
•hereoesnothin
•dare4distance
•bigcitydreams
•uralltalk
•overtheyears (demo)

30days (Single)
•30days

Me and My Uke
•Trouble
•Your Biggest Fan
•Did It Hurt?

Happy (Single)
•Happy

The Summer EP
•Happy
•Hummingbird
•I Just Laugh
•Simple Enough
•On The Brightside
•Losing It
•Liar Liar (Bonus Track)

Never Shout Never EP
•What Is Love?
•Jane Doe
•She's Got Style
•Big City Dreams (Live)

What Is Love?
•Love Is Our Weapon
•Jane Doe
•Can't Stand It
•Sacrilegious
•I Love You 5
•California
•What Is Love?
•The Past
•Damn Dog (Bonus Track)
•Fifteen (Bonus Track)

Almost Alice
•SeaWhatWeSeas

Punk Goes Classic Rock
•Bohemian Rhapsody (Cover)

Blizzard of '89 (Single)
•by The Ready Set ft. NeverShoutNever

Other Songs
•Making Love
•Simple Enough
•Ladybug
•Sky High Standard
•First Dance
•LOL
•The Time Passing

eatmewhileimhot Songs

All My Friends EP
•All My Friends
•The Two-Armed Man
•Screw The Standard
•The Point
•When In Rome

xXBURRITOXx EP
•xXBURRITOXx

Other Songs
•IBeatGirlsAt...Sports
•Ihitasquirrelanditchangedmylife
•Mother May I
•Pain
•Vampiresliveinmybrain
•SweetSex
•xDESTROYx
•xSMWHOREx
•xGRIZZLYx

Chris' music career matured through social networking. He started with a MySpace. He also has a Facebook. YouTube has many of his unofficial songs. He has his own account called nevershoutneverblogs. He frequently live-broadcasts through the live video streaming websites Stickam and Ustream. His Ustream account is called TheLoveway. He's been a member there for his whole AP Tour. He’s sung some of his 30 unpublished songs live on Ustream and some were recorded on YouTube.
They include:
•Coffee&Cigarettes
•Lovesick
•Harmony
•If You Go, Leave Your Key in the Mailbox
•The Day the Music Died
•Breakup Song
•The Passing Time
•Hippopotamus Heartbreak
•I Like to Spit
•Song
•Sniffy Come Back
•Stickam
•iloveyoumorethanyou'lleverknow
•stoneyvillage ft. mod sun <3
•talk is cheap.
•this shit getz old.
•trampoline.
•sellout.
•First Dance (Harmony Album)
•Sweet Perfection (Harmony Album)
•The Lousy Truth (Harmony Album)
more to come...

eatmewhileimhot!'s first full length xALBUMx, was previously available for pre-order. In classic EMWIH! style, they've created a fairly offensive and clumsy special edition version of the album. This is strictly limited to 300 hand-numbered copies. You'd get the cd version of the record housed in a 12 by 12 inch vinyl sleeve. The cd will magically float in the center cut hold of jacket and almost appear to be a legit vinyl version of the record. IT IS NOT! These are pretty insane looking and are a solid conversation starter. You'd also get the album before it hits stores and before it's available digitally.

xALBUMx Tracklisting
•xDESTROYx
•xSMWHOREx
•xPIZZAx
•xGRIZZLYx
•xBICYCLEx
•xVAMPIRESx
•xMUSTACHEx
•xBURRITOx

The standard CD version of the album (jewel case with multi-paged solid black booklet) and digital version of xALBUMx will be released on July 27, 2010. The album was recorded at Engaged Audio and produced by Kevin Gates and EATMEWHILEIMHOT!

"Melody," a Deluxe Single only available on iTunes, will be released on July 27th. It contains 2 songs from the upcoming album HARMONY, as well as an exclusive jam called Coffee and Cigarettes. But why is this called a "DELUXE SINGLE" and just not a boring old "SINGLE?" Because a ton of pretty awesome extra content was added to this. On top of the music, there is a music video for Coffee and Cigarettes that Chris made sitting at a dining room table in the middle of the night, 10 exclusive photos Chris took in a children's playground in Los Angeles while recording, handwritten lyrics for the song, and an interview with the legendary (and awesome) Butch Vig talking about the upcoming full length.

Christofer Drew’s first album will be released on August 24th. It contains the 11 song HARMONY cd, a few live tracks from our last tour, and most importantly....you get a package of flower cds and a HARMONY limited edition flower pot with all the instructions you need. They are trying to do something positive with this release outside of just the music, so this is their tiny way of giving back. The packaging for the cd is made with recycled materials and we hope all of you will plant these seeds somewhere and make a little spot a little prettier.

instant mp3 downloads of 2 EXCLUSIVE live songs
•Damn Dog
•Love is Our Weapon

tracklisting:
•harmony
•this shit getz old
•cheatercheaterbestfriendeater
•lovesick
•piggybank
•i love you more than you will ever know
•first dance
•lousy truth
•trampoline
•sweet perfection
•sellout

peace. love. & popsicles. ;)