Genres Indie rock Labels Murderecords Occupation(s) Musician Name Jay Ferguson | Role Songwriter Years active 1991–present Music group Sloan (Since 1991) | |
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Born October 14, 1968 (age 55) ( 1968-10-14 ) Origin Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Movies Sloan: A Sides Win: Singles 1992 to 2005 Albums Twice Removed, Smeared, One Chord to Another, Navy Blues, Pretty Together | ||
Instruments Guitar, bass, drum kit | ||
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Jay Ferguson (born October 14, 1968) is a member of the Canadian rock band Sloan. He is the only member in Sloan who comes from Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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When he was twelve years old, he was given a job at a secondhand record store by George Zimmerman. Before Sloan, he was in a band with Chris Murphy called Kearney Lake Road. In 1991 Ferguson and Murphy started Sloan along with Patrick Pentland and Andrew Scott. Ferguson plays rhythm guitar and occasionally bass and drums. Some of his more famous songwriting contributions are "I Hate My Generation" from the album Twice Removed, "The Lines You Amend" from One Chord to Another, "Who Taught You to Live Like That?" from the album Never Hear the End of It, and "Witch's Wand" from the album Parallel Play.
In December 2005 Ferguson began hosting a show on CBC Radio 3 with Sloan bandmate Chris Murphy. Their show broadcasts Saturday and Sunday on Sirius Satellite Radio station (channel 94).
Ferguson also collaborates with other musicians and can be heard on Gentleman Reg's 2004 release Darby & Joan. He also occasionally DJs at Toronto area clubs.
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In 2005, Halifax musician Mary Cobham released an album about the Sloan member called Songs in the Key of Jay, which explores themes of Teenie-Bop magazines and her long-standing crush on Jay Ferguson.
Ferguson does not drink or smoke ( he started drinking wine around 2010 ) and has self-identified as straight edge since his teenage years.