Everclear's Art Alexakis on Story Behind 90s Hit Classic Father Of Mine | Pop Fix| Professor of Rock

[@TotallyTVNATION]

This dude will never know how oddly specific every single line in this song was for me personally. To know that someone else in the whole entire world felt the same way was so insanely comforting in a world where you feel totally alone.

[@JefferyHunt]

What you say makes me think of the lines of this hymn: How great the pain of searing loss - The Father turns His face away, As wounds which mar the Chosen One Bring many sons to glory. Jesus has been where you were. When I think of Jesus, in his crucifixion, being forsaken by his father, and I picture the kid in the video to Father of Mine, I just weep. The excerpt above is from a hymn called “How Deep The Father’s Love For Us”. I think of it as a kind of companion piece to this song. Also check out the hymn Dear Refuge of My Weary Soul by Anne Steele.

[@toddtyoung]

@@JefferyHunt Amen, Jefferey.

[@Revolution1117]

So true Nick and same feelings. The only exception is after he left me & my Mom when I was 10 yrs old to marry his new squeeze (w/a new family), we had to move out of our nice 3BR middle-class home on a cul-de-sac to a lower-middle class apartment project in a primarily Hispanic neighborhood right next to the Santa Fe Railroad tracks & I-5 freeway...with me being the new white kid in the hood. Hardly got to know him even before the divorce, so yeah, I turn "Father of Mine" WAY up!! Peace.

[@angelsunlight]

Amen

[@JesseColton]

It was oddly specific to me too. I have that same very specific memory of "I remember blue skies walking the block, I loved it when you held me high, I loved to hear you talk" and "Wasn't easy for me to be a scared white boy in a black neighborhood."

[@Adam321Red]

My little boy had a better child-hood than he would normally have had because of this song. You know why? Because of the one line in this song, "I loved to hear you laugh". I learned from this song that kids love to see their parents happy. And because of that I always made it a point to laugh and be in a good mood whenever I my little boy was in the room. That one line in the song stuck with me and I used it as a "theme" in the kind of parent I wanted to be. Many thanks to you Art Alexakis.

[@catloverextreme]

He is a really good dude. My old band opened for him in anchorage, alaska several years back and he went out of his way to introduce his self and be kind. Also, my estranged dad and I were driving one day and this song came on and it was one of the most uncomfortable moments of my life. Gorgeous song tho...

[@johnconnell4503]

Thanks for sharing

[@salozmen29]

Always good to hear stories of these guys being decent human beings.

[@jeffduflo8204]

Just wow, coincidences.

[@oompaloompadoompa-de-doo3614]

Imagine how he felt lol

[@jackdanson2]

Saw them well over 20 years ago at a smallish club right as they were getting big. After they played he came out and sat down at the bar. My friends and I were annoying little 14 year olds, as kids are, who wouldn't leave him alone. He was still really sweet to us. Would have been totally understandable if he told us to screw off, but he actually had a conversation with us like we were regular people.

[@theelusiverainbow]

I met Art before an Everclear show when I was 11, in 1995. He was so kind and down-to-earth, spending at least 20 minutes talking to my brother, mom, and me. He also briefly spoke to us after the show, thanking us for coming. He's truly one of the nicest professional musicians I've ever met.

[@evasmojang]

An experience you'll never forget

[@DWINC]

In 95? Was this when he supported Silverchair by any chance?

[@theelusiverainbow]

@@DWINC, no. I believe Everclear was the headlining act, as I’d never heard of the other two bands that played. It was a pretty small venue that my brother’s band played at several times called Hollywood Alley.

[@toddtyoung]

Whenever I hear the line, “now that I’m a grown man, with a child of my own, I swear I’m never gonna let him know all the pain I have knoooooown!” I get overwhelmed with emotion. It resonates so strongly with me. My Dad wasn’t part of my life, but I made sure to be a faithful father to my kids. This song reminds us how we can use the pain to break the cycle, and change the future. Powerful. Thank you, Art, for this gift.

[@philnh2131]

Having shitty parents definitely impacted my decision to not have kids. I didn't want to be them.

[@user-wn6pr4qh5v]

This song is basic word for word my childhood to young adulthood. Dad went awol when i was 4 or 5 and would send a bday card now and then. Moved to an all black neighborhood when i was 9. Ended up having 4 sons myself and my experience growing up made me the dad i was. I always swore my sons would never know of the pain I knew. Great song.

[@remo_williams]

This song always gets me. I grew up without my dad. Thank goodness for my grandpa, and then when I turned 13, mom moved us in with my step-dad, and he really took me in and taught me about work and auto mechanics. I'm so grateful he took care of me and my mom.

[@pts5217]

I have an amazing dad, but this song brings me to tears. The pain, vulnerability, and lost innocence kills me

[@ThePokessmot]

You know man sometimes they are there but aren't ya know ?

[@ahhwe-any7434]

I had my dad around till 19. Maybe "picture" wise, we seemed normal. My parents are still married. But I wouldn't say he was the most active w/ me. It's just a long story. But I just thought of this song today, at work. Thinking of how I relate to ppl. I think ppl that come from broken things will always feel weird inside. Not really always knowing how to relate to others... Bc I guess it does alter your outlook on how u view the world. I remember when he credited to Drew as idek remember the wording specifically, but they pretty much just put respeck on each other, lol. & thats the 1episode I even remember from loveline. Idkw,... it just is. This new generation needs another kind of love line. But w/ Dr Drew's compassion, patience, maturity, and humor And idk if this is an unpopular opinion but maybe radio needs to start throwing older ppl back in the mix. So kids might get insight, on older humans just being humans. Tbh maybe I could've been bratty...back then. Like y is this older dude still talking about his daddy issues? But its just the way he articulates his lyrics I guess that makes it easier to digest for ppl. Kid him vs older him type stuff.

[@deadkennedy210]

So much pain in such a catchy song..i feel the same way with each listen

[@andyscott70]

I had a pleasant, happy, stable, quiet, uneventful childhood. I had a great dad, I now have a great son, but this song hits me hard everytime, the tune, the passion, the anger, the feeling Art's giving out, but who on earth in their right mind can abandon any of their children for whatever reason? I'm generally not big into lyrics, I like tunes, but this chokes me everytime. This, and Wonderful....

[@evasmojang]

@@ThePokessmot "daddy stuck around but he wasn't present"

[@Lovelockmm]

That line "My daddy gave me a name then he walked away." Yeah, I feel that one.

[@rodneymeadows7658]

This song helped me stay on track with my kids, after my marriage ended. I'm SO GLAD I stuck around for them! #marriagescomeandgobutkidsareforever

[@baba3578]

I’m so thankful for people like you, I’m only 15 but I’ve already lost so much of my childhood because my mom never let him have much custody

[@robertdenton2638]

Good on you bro, seriously

[@joshuahickman7130]

I love this song I'm 41 now an I still love it cuz I can relate my dad left wen I was 8 an wen I heard this song I cried an loved it.

[@mmoses5272]

I love the "scared white boy in a black neighborhood" line. There's nothing phony or contrived about that lyric.

[@johnconnell4503]

No there fuckin isnt....I am from Syracuse...oh that's was my life til I hitchhiked to California

[@Natalie-ox7xm]

I went to elementary and middle school in Richmond Heights, south Florida and I was the only white person in a lot of my classes. I was a quiet book reader, but still got beat up. It's not a race thing to me, kids are mean to anyone who they percieve a different. But the lyric definitely resonates.

[@abdominique5574]

Bad things are more common than most people admit. I had try to do something to me I didn't talk to anyone about. I was used to getting blamed for everything that happened to me. Luckily, they were too high to successfully fight me. I dealt with school riots in Junior High and High School.

[@MyNextShotWontMiss]

Same here. I grew up on the edge of Kensington and North Philly in Philly. I had a couple close friends but I went through stuff that most can't understand.

[@jimjones4838]

and a star wars poster on my bedroom door !

[@hizo64HH]

I have an amazing dad and an amazing relationship, and this song still gets me.

[@timothyoldaker6610]

Great song! I had a dad that left when i was 2 and was in and out of my life constantly. Every time he moved, he just disappeared and would pop up all of a sudden and act like he wasn't gone. This song always spoke to me more than ever realized until i got older.

[@mykelaird6691]

This song brought me to tears as a grown man.

[@thomasgraves3030]

The song contains such strong emotional details about Art's life that probably depicts the life of more Everclear fans than anybody can ever imagine.

[@eddiecoke5869]

Without a doubt, Art Alexakis is one of the most underrated songwriting icons of the 90s. Father Of Mine and Local God are 2 of my favorite songs he wrote. Father Of Mine really helped me through a difficult period in my personal relationship with my dad (a retired Conservative Baptist/Missionary Church minister from Jamaica, West Indies aka the Caribbean). My dad was very strict on the music (I listened to), movies I watched and events that I attended with my childhood friends. It made me angry 😠😡😤 and bitter towards him. Yet it was this song and counselling for kids like me (Christian counselors who truly helped PKs ➡️preacher's kids) that helped me understand him. This amazing song and Almighty GOD truly got me through the toughest times in my life. And through it all, I'm grateful to Almighty GOD for giving me the courage and strength to love and forgive my dad to this day (he's still around). Thanks Art, Greg and Craig for making this amazing song possible.

[@Redplanetfilms1]

Had the same situation as Art, Dad took off to Oklahoma, about 1000 miles away from me and my brother. Never understood the decision, especially when I had kids.i could never leave, no matter what. One of my all time favorite songs!

[@catwilson1774]

I had an alcoholic father. It was like growing up with a whole other person. He was mean and he ignored us and eventually abandoned us to be with his mistress. I first heard this song a couple of years ago I am 51 years old. It made me cry. I've been a fan of everclear ever since. I understand his pain in more ways than he could possibly know.

[@ConnorNess]

My father also was an alcoholic. He died at 51 years old; I was 23. I've ignored a lot of emotions left over from all of that, and actively avoided listening to this song for a long, long time. I went through a tough situation a few weeks ago that brought this stuff back up, and decided to try and listen. I couldn't make it past the first few notes before I broke down. So many memories just overwhelmed me. 9 years later and I'm finally getting help. I just wish I had sooner, rather than downplay my own experience and tell myself it wasn't that bad. It was, and it left its mark. If anyone is reading this in the future and can relate to this song, don't discount your trauma. The only shame in therapy is the stigma against it. Even those with the healthiest childhoods benefit from it.

[@KARMAP0lic]

This song perfectly sums up my childhood and helped me through a tough time not growing up with my dad

[@ferretsnax]

I'm adopted. I've been a fan of Everclear since I was 11, I'm now 35. Art's music has always spoken to me in a special way. Everclear is the ONLY band I have gone out of my way to see live, & multiple times. Each were magical for me.♥

[@stonecrow1247]

Song hits home. Dad didn't split but was never around for any of my siblings. Too busy drinking or working. When he quit drinking I was already out of home and we really never understood each other or like dude said didn't really care too. I'm fully involved in my daughters life from day one and we understand each other 🤘😁 could never think about not being in her life.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Glad to hear your story! Thanks for sharing and tuning in.

[@bigsnkby1]

This song was so deep when it came out. Made me tear up every time I hear it.

[@briansheets3996]

I went through the damn same scenario as the song. I'm 55 now with 4 daughters. Father of Mine resonated with me when it first came out, and still does to this day.

[@victorrodriguezguzman136]

That song makes me cry every time i hear it.

[@robertdenton2638]

Great great song. Hits me literally every time I hear it. You can hear the raw pain in his voice

[@sodafreak78]

This song has hit me since the first time I heard it. My dad left when I was 2. Saw him here and there and maybe got a card every few years. Then he came back in my life at 15 then back out and took his life not long after. Any way hearing art talk about this song its the first time I have ever cried about this song. How can some one just walk out on there kid.

[@davidmoore1460]

Every Everclear album has been exactly the head meds I needed at the time. I listen to them every day. Thank you, Art. It's not quite wonderful yet... But I'm still learning how to smile. (Fire Maple Song is the best med in the cabinet)

[@katespringsteen8220]

My father gave me a name as well and walked right out of that hospital, the day my mum died giving birth to me. Thank god for my maternal grandparents

[@christinascarpinitohakim6106]

This song is exactly what happened to me. I was shocked when I heard it . I thought someone wrote a song about what happened to me in my childhood. His song brought me comfort that someone understands my pain because it was identical. I love this man because he can relate to me and we had the same childhood at the same age . And in his interview he said things that I feel I want to say to him Thankyou for that song . ❤

[@scottpearson2540]

Art writes anthems from the heart. Everclear's So Much For The Afterglow is a masterpiece to me. I drive 18 wheeler and playing that album start to finish is a journey I've taken dozens of times. One of my go to CD's for sure! The songs are so easily accessible that every time I play it I find myself harmonizing with them right from the beginning automatically before I even realize I'm doing it. I can honestly say that anyone who bought So Much For The Afterglow got more than their money's worth, they also got a little piece of Art himself.

[@TheAnimator79]

I bought So Much For The Afterglow in 1997 after reading an album and interview with Art in Total Guitar magazine and they have been one of my favourite bands ever since. I had never heard of them before that.

[@CRJ2929]

Sparkle and fade since 6th grade. I'm 39 now and I still listen to it all the time

[@hilltop6600]

My wife is younger than me and she never heard the song. I played it for her and she started crying uncomfortably and said it's your life babe every word and I told her I wasn't alone in that childhood

[@theseattlegreen1871]

Art Alexakis seems genuinely family oriented from this video alone. Great vibes from a killer' band ! Much love Mr. Alexakis!✌

[@therealgaragegirls]

Father of Mine was written especially for me. At least it feels that way. Thank you. 💜

[@RichardTheBigBunny]

I still cry or tear up whenever I hear FATHER OF MINE. There was a time when I would sob if I paid any attention to it at all when it played on the radio - and 99X Atlanta played it A LOT. It tells my story a little too closely. Thank goodness I had a fantastic mother and I never knew anything but love from her. As for my father: alarmingly absent. I saw him for about three months over the summer when I was 8 - apparently long enough for him to know for sure he definitely didn't want me around or to be my father - and I saw him at my high school graduation.

[@3DCHome]

Same deal with my birth father....changed how I treat people, specially my sons. You never grow out of the pain.

[@Sorrow_For_Mary_music]

I had a great relationship with my dad, but I still cried like a baby the first time I heard this song, because it wasn't my dad who walked out on me. It was my mom

[@krissanchez4816]

Thanks for writing this song. I’ll never understand how parents walk away. It’s the easy choice. Hearing this song helped keep me from walking away. I didn’t want to give my daughter a name and walk away. She came to live with me around the time this song hit big , and I listened to it , I said I won’t walk away. Many days and nights crying while driving a truck trying to give her a life. We made it. She’s now 30 and is a school teacher. Again , thank you for the song. It had a great impact on our lives.

[@tyten28]

I always identified with this song growing up in a similar situation. It was really cool to hear the back story behind the song. Thank you!

[@cpearson7372]

I remember the first time hearing this song. I played it, over and over. It was all my anger and pain from my childhood, our father left us so many times. I have 3 daughters, and I will never leave them, willingly. Thank you for this song, Art !

[@ericdamian6373]

Bruh! I never knew my biological father so I can relate to this on some level. I’m a bit of an empath, so needless to say I always choke up when I listen to this Masterpiece of a song. I’m blessed to now be a father too, and I remember literally crying when I told my kids about this.

[@rearea-2862]

I found this song to hit home..ugh a twist of how I felt about my mother who left me. Sometimes I replace the Father by Mother of Mine. Every line hits home. Love you, Art!

[@AlexByrdfurnsculpt]

My parents got divorced probably because of my mother, but my father stopped trying to be involved with us... In the past few years I became a father, diagnosed with MS as my father was on his deathbed, he was unconscious in hospice the first time they met. Art Alexakis has been a special musician to me and even more nowadays

[@samgrace6813]

This song always makes me cry. When ever my father was around or I had to around him I was scared and depressed. I have a very abusive father. He cheated on my mom when I was 3 years old. They got divorced when I was 4. I come to find soon before I was 5 he has a whole new family and they were just as bad as him. My father was in multiple rock bands not well known. He claims to have written guitar music for candle box and says he has met Art and says they got along great and Art is a great guy. I don't understand how they can get along with such different views and don't understand why my father and mom both loved Everclear as do I as well. My mom went through so much trying to take care of us kids. My mom, one of my siblings, and I got blamed a lot for things that have happened with my father when we were only children. Art has such a beautiful voice.

[@b5maddog]

Everclear will always be my favorite band. Absolutely love and admire Art. All his songs have touched my life in one way or another. It all started with Father of mine. Always a heartfelt man. Thanks for interviewing Art and sharing this story.

[@brennoncrossingham5943]

My favourite band im 48yrs old aussie the storys his songs tell are awesome and yeah teary. 😇🙏😁👌

[@Mr_Sunshine_High]

This song is my life, my sister turned me to this band and one day was like, "no this is your song". Its really amazing how it captures alot of people's lives. Its a classic and for me a forever song! Maybe i make that film one day. Go looking for this hit one day.

[@ThePokessmot]

This song is why I'm always with my son even though his mom and I are not togather.

[@misterm5325]

and so many are quick to throw the father under the bus without interrogating the mother to find out her part in the fracture.

[@ThePokessmot]

@@misterm5325 well theres more to it than that but my son is my World

[@iamlegend2937]

One of my favorite artists and writers of all-time. The way he concisely, succinctly, and perfectly tells his stories and conveys emotions with his lyrics is second to none. Art and his music got me through some of the toughest of times, and I thank God for him and his art. Knowing there was someone out there, with such a platform and powerful voice who had felt and experienced the same things I had have me strength in knowing I wasn't alone. Thanks, Art! And thanks Professor of Rock!

[@brendanthompson2082]

Makes me feel better knowing how many relate to this song. I always wondered why my father didn't love me enough to stick around. He screwed up and died without his sons, and grandchildren. He could have had so much with just a little effort. I've made it clear to my boy that a man always lives up to his responsibilities. Always.

[@pbcfisher3206]

I bought that CD for that song.. it's the Anthem for GEN-X.. Legendary.

[@masterplumber9471]

Hits to close to home growing up....great song.

[@Lunchb024]

I was watching 90's nation yesterday and came across this song for this first time. The music video was on point with my personal life except I don't have kids, it got me really emotional. Really good song.

[@troyriser8074]

I grew up in virtually identical circumstances to Art Alexakis, the writer of that song. I cried when I first heard it when it first came out, and I never cry.

[@kristenclevenget6429]

I have loved Everclear since the 90's and I'm a product of the 80's. Any time I hear an Everclear song I stop what I'm doing and scream it! So distinct, relatable and powerful music. And I heard that on AM Radio.

[@alexandrialubomir4805]

Love this song even more as an adult. Daddy issues run deep. Thank you for this and sharing your story (Father’s Day)

[@misterm5325]

If it is that bad then don't forget to grill your mother on her choice in men.

[@larryshepherd5380]

Art is one of the best lyricists of the 90's he wrote so many great songs. Just on" sparkle and fade & so much for the afterglow" those albums are masterpieces.

[@onegconger8045]

Love that song brings back alot of emotions from when my father left me and my brother

[@1ststater611]

Outstanding. I'm 63 and relate

[@heatherfoster2223]

I can really relate to this song. I think that it was so popular because there are many people that can relate. Adults have no idea how divorce or abandonment affects children that are involved.

[@markoutwithmark]

I love when great pain gives way to great art. It's the best part of living.

[@johntalley6028]

Song sure means more when you’ve lived it. Kudos

[@ozmatic4678]

This song spoke to me as a kid and still does as 38 yr old. My kids always come first (:

[@pmcgee78]

I saw Everclear with Matchbox Twenty in 2000, they are a great live act still, Santa Monica has always been a favorite of mine since the first time i heard it, Father Of Mine is a very powerful song

[@ProfessorofRock]

Right there with ya.

[@benbecker3398]

I saw that tour as well. Everclear remains one of my favorite live bands of all time. They were so tight, no light show or pyrotechnics, just amazing live music. They opened for matchbox 20, but after seeing both I rather thought it should be the other way around.

[@oldgamerrocks5801]

that song was the vow i made to my boy when he was born...awesome group

[@jasonwece2528]

I have always loved their music. My mom was very abusive. My dad was not abusive but was very structured military minded. I always looked up to him as a hero because he didn’t physically abuse me but after growing up I realized he never cared. He gave me away. I’m 46 now and am struggling to deal with it as I have kids and even grandkids and I just can’t relate to either of my parents. Very estranged now. I realize he didn’t practice what he preached. It’s very sad and I listen to this song and it makes me cry but I love it. It actually helps me. Thank you

[@NESADDICT]

This was the first album I bought when I got a job when I was 17 for I will buy you a garden. I fell in love with father of mine on the first listen. I remember when it finally hit the radio months later, I felt special because I had know about it for months prior. I was like it’s about time you guys played this on the radio!

[@emajinkiti]

Forever my favorite artist! Thank you Art! ❤️

[@tlevergood]

So so powerful. I have loved Everclear since approx 1998 when I heard Everything to everyone I was instantly hooked. The radio totally overplayed Santa Monica which was awesome, then Wonderful became a massive hit single and then I heard Father of Mine. Such an amazing song, I loved it so much I sang it for my sister and we both cried as we both come from broken homes. She was about 6 yrs old when my daddy drove away, I was 4 and if I close my eyes I can still see the yellow Ryder van backing up to the house out in the country where we were raised. After that, we had to leave our beautiful house and move to the city living in a townhouse which felt like the projects, so this song really spoke to me. Happy ending though, my dad (although he left) was always actually a part of my life. I was raised by my mom, but he did right by her and paid child support. My childhood is actually way better than my wife's was as she also had her dad leave at an early age. We both keep in touch with our dads, but things will just never be the same, you can't go back so there's no choice but to move forward. I miss Everclear so much. The other day I had Alexa play so many great songs and it brought me back to when I was a teenager.

[@dannaphys5008]

As a Father that loves his kids more than can be expressed, and was there every minute of them growing up, this song is oddly meaningful to me. I took my daughter for her 1st concert to see Everclear in AC when she was just 8 years old. I remember it being 20 degrees and bitter cold. Before the show we walked down the boardwalk from the House of Blues to the Rainforest Cafe. It was 20 degrees and bitter cold but the cold is last in my memories of that night. The Everclear show led to many years of concert that we shared together. Concerts from my favorite bands of the 90’s, that became her favorite bands. Each concert together is a memory etched in my mind that can never be taken away by anything. Love you Chickie!

[@raymondpinsky1103]

I lived it. I'm not alone. Hits the mark all the time.

[@Sidney051]

Love the song and love the artist for writing this song. When I had my daughter I was instantly in love with her. It’s a love you can’t explain. I can’t imagine walking away from her. I would rather die than not be in my daughters life. Great interview. Some artists are just real and Art Alexakis is one of the real ones.

[@multitaskmama35173]

I absolutely love Art! Such an honest soul.

[@SaraHauber]

Art will always be one of the best human beings to ever make music.

[@hipchicagal2111]

I love Art, love Everclear, this album is my favorite. Good on Paul Hunter for directing the powerful video for "Father Of Mine". Although mine was present in our home, he should not have been. Blessings to all parents who do their best, love, and don't physically or emotionally harm or abandon their children. Even if they themselves were. They're our future. Do your absolute best with them, and more! They deserve it. So did you. 💕

[@ryangallo1014]

I got on stage with Everclear in Philadelphia at the electric factory and got to sing that song on stage with him and it made me feel so good to sing because I felt the same way about my father... Gives me chills to think about

[@aldelgado9343]

Great song, It tells how my childhood was.

[@falcon0351]

Onya Alex this song rings true to so many of us brother.thanks so much for your talent and inspiration ❤️🇦🇺greetings from Australia 👍

[@adamdrew4514]

Would love to see them come to Australia again

[@jamestaylor8000]

Give “68” and “After All these Years by Nolan Taylor a listen

[@Jammer90210]

The entire album is amazing! Every song was so good on it. It's very rare when you can find an album where EVERY song is enjoyable to listen to, but "So Much For The Afterglow" is definitely one of them!

[@13donstalos]

Agreed. "White Men in the Black Suits" has always been a fav of mine.

[@consuelomartinez3474]

Everclear music is so amazing!!!! The lyrics speak to the soul

[@mikeyluk5113]

Love this band. No crap, no filter, just good music!

[@theraven6836]

Seems like such a genuine guy with a good heart. Love his music too.

[@agerard5703]

Saw him at a local music festival ~6 years ago. What a true entertainer and great artist!

[@MindRiot395th]

Beautiful interview man! Everclear is such an amazing rock band, Art you're a wonderful family man!

[@leeknox404]

I Love Everclear!!! Grew up with them and Art's music Really hits home. So happy he's still around, and he has been a part of my life, emotionally, for a long time-60 years and counting. Much Love and Respect!!!

[@chrisitl]

I adore this guy, in a 100% respectful way

[@joegreemore1912]

That was an absolutely masterful interview. The best I’ve seen. Thank you both!

[@thedappercook]

SO mich for the afterglow is a classic 90s album, absoloutely incredible.

[@ricardomacias9035]

Everclear 98 memorable 4 life. Thank you ""The MUSIC kid"

[@seymourwhitetail4945]

It's an anthem song for many. It is something people relate to but hopefully it didn't define who they became. Grateful for a dad who worked swing shift for over 20 years and always had time to play catch with me in the backyard. I love you Dad ❤️

[@mattpowell8377]

One of my most favorite songs. Makes me remember my childhood and my father leaving. When I had my son it made so much more sense. Great song for sure.

[@0852555]

This song hits me so personally. I was 8 when my Dad left. I never understood, and in my 50's now and still don't.

[@2FRESH-4U]

When I listed to this band at 12 it wasn’t my thing but when I hear his music now it really hits me differently

[@jennifersaunders315]

I will always love the song Wonderful by Everclear. It really makes u think about some stuff.

[@toweroperator]

I freaking love this song it grounds me … every time I loose the vision this song is like a rain X it makes things clear again “” sooo EVERCLEAR””😉

[@bloodboughtsaint777]

Damn, this song cemented Everclear as one of "My Bands" during my high school years. My father was in an out of my life growing up. He really wasn't there for me ever. In fact, I was more of a tool for him to get at my mother than a human being. As an adult, I tried to get my father back into my life. He was present at my wedding, and has met a few of his grandchildren. However, my last text to him as back in 2015 asking him what his schedule looks like for the next month so we can work out seeing each other. I just had another kid. His response was, "ok". I'm still "waiting" (eyerolls) for him to get back with me. I'm not going to do him like he did me, but he clearly never wanted anything to do with me and still doesn't. He's getting pretty old, and he'll likely die alone. I feel bad for him because I don't think he's ever been able to tell someone that he loves them and mean it. But as a kid, not feeling wanted was not a healthy way to grow up. My paternal grandfather was a man's man. He was a gentle loving soul (RIP). So, I know my father isn't this way because of his dad. To this day, this song brings tears to my eyes. I rarely put this album on because of it. My kids love my music from the 90s, but this is one bad I haven't had them listen too. In part, because I don't think they could connect with it. For those of us who've grown up this way, it was a source of belonging and healing.

[@Shaman0420]

Thanks Everclear. Do you guys got me through plenty of tough spots in my life. I’ve never stopped listening I even play your songs on guitar now. #HeartSpark$

[@rpmcmurphy5125]

I was 13 years old when this song came out and blew up. My father was absent from my life all the while starting another family and I had to watch from the outside. This song has helped me make a lot of peace with what happened.

[@ryanmcmahon3555]

This song really hits me because I went through a similar thing.

[@salozmen29]

This song really hits home for me. My Dad left my mom when I was 7. After years and years of beating and abusing her. Haven't seen him since.