Personal lifeīurnley has several phobias, a fact that inspired the title of their 2006 album Phobia. He made a guest spot on a special remix of The Drama Club's single "Brand New Day." He also co-wrote the Red hit song "Shadows." Currently, Burnley has been collaborating with former Three Days Grace singer, Adam Gontier, Together, Burnley and Gontier have written a song titled "The End of the Day". He has performed numerous live duets with fellow alternative rock bands such as Three Days Grace and Evans Blue. Collaborationsīurnley has lent his vocal and songwriting talents to other acts as well. Finally, Aaron left Lifer, and was offered a spot in Ben Burnley's band, and they became a four-piece. Lifer continued going through struggles, and months later, Aaron sat in for a set with Benjamin.
Later on, Mark left Lifer and found himself playing bass for Breaking Benjamin. During one show, Ben said "Thank you, we're Breaking Benjamin," thus reclaiming the name from 1998. Plan 9 would occasionally open for Lifer at home shows. The lineup consisted of Ben on vocals and guitar, Jeremy on drums, and Jason Davoli on bass. In 1999, Ben Burnley moved back to Pennsylvania, and started a band called "Plan 9" with drummer Jeremy Hummel. They recruited old friend Mark Klepaski to play bass and he joined in, and shortly after, Nick Hoover was asked to leave the band. The other three members went on to form the band Strangers With Candy (later known as Lifer). In 1998, Burnley and former lead guitarist Aaron Fincke, got together (along with Nick Hoover and Chris Lightcap) and started the band "Breaking Benjamin." Eventually, Ben wanted to try something different and went out to California to try some new material. The mic's owner walked onstage and said, "I'd like to thank Benjamin for breaking my f*cking microphone." Breaking Benjamin
BENJAMIN BURNLEY WINSTON MCCALL CRACKED
After performing a Nirvana cover, Ben knocked over a microphone (in imitation of his lifelong idol Kurt Cobain) and cracked it. It was during this era that his band got its name. Before Breaking Benjamin was formed, Ben Burnley earned money playing cover songs, mixed in with his own in various coffee houses and other all age venues mostly with local neighboring musicians. During his early teen years he taught himself to play guitar by listening to Nirvana's Nevermind (he cites Nirvana as his biggest influence). At 21 he moved to Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, where he became a roommate of former Breaking Benjamin bass player Jonathan Price. At 16, he became home schooled and quickly passed the GED requirement. Benjamin Burnley was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey and grew up in Cape May County and in the Snyder County town of Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania.
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