About Craig Montoya
Craig Aloysius Montoya is an American musician. He is best known as the bassist of alternative rock band Everclear during the band's popularity in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He continued to perform with other small acts and tribute bands following his departure from Everclear in the mid-2000s. He bought his first bass guitar and amp when he was sixteen, with money he earned mowing lawns. Alexakis united with him and drummer Scott Cuthbert, and together they founded Everclear. The band began to record in late 2004, but weeks before its self-titled release on May 27, 2005, Heard left the band for personal reasons. They worked with producer Joe Chiccarelli to record How Did We Get Here during 2007.
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