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===Childhood===Aaron Gillespie was born in is part of the Metalcore band [[Clearwater, FloridaUnderoath]]. He grew up in and a devout Emo band [[ChristianThe Almost]] family. He attended public schools though and was an active Gillespie, a member of the church in his youth. Gillespie's parents divorced when Underoath since its inception, has said that he was 18. As is a young boy his family was very poor[[Christian]]. Aaron's Father traded a sprinkler system installation (People have questioned his current job) for Aaron's first drum kit at faith, however, noting that the age of 4 years old. Aaronband Underoath has used God's father also had to make Aaron's first cymbals out of bent sheet metalname as swear words in some song.
Underoath's 2004 release ''Gillespie was born in [[Clearwater]], [[Florida]] and grew up in a devout [[They're Only Chasing SafetyChristian]]'' family. He attended public schools and was, for a member of the most part, written about church in his youth. Gillespie's end of parents divorced when he was 18. As a four year relationshipyoung boy his family was very poor. He told Alternative Press, "I think I wouldAaron've died if we didn't write those songs. I thought I had ruined someones Father traded a sprinkler system installation for Aaron's lifefirst drum kit at the age of four. ItAaron's hard father also had to explain, but you canmake Aaron't just pretend that things are great and go on and get marrieds first cymbals out of bent sheet metal."
Gillespie is also actively pursuing a side project called [[The Almost]], in which he played all of the instruments, excluding bass in some songs. ==Musical career==
Define Gillespie's mother has an interest in music, and he was around music his "whole life". When Gillespie was 14, he was asked to join his current band, Underoath, after former guitarist Luke Morton's father witnessed Gillespie play the Great Line drums in church. In 2002 when ''The Changing of Times'' was certified Gold released, Aaron started occasional harmonic vocals in Underoath. When Dallas left, Underoath went through a lot of changes in their style, and by the RIAA on November 112004, 2006when ''They're Only Chasing Safety'' was released, representing 500,000 shipped units of Aaron started singing harmonic vocals full-time and playing the drums at the albumsame time. It Aaron is the second album in Tooth & Nail history only member to feature on every Underoath recording to reach that distinction (The first being Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo by MxPx in 2000)date.
===Marriage===
Aaron married his wife Jamie Anne Robertson on November 25, 2006. All of the members of [[Underoath]] were the groomesmen at the wedding. The two now live in a house in Salt Lake City however Aaron doesn't spend much time there due to the demanding tour life.
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==Childhood=Musical career===His mother has an interest in music, and he was around it his "whole life". When Gillespie was 14, he was asked to join his current band, [[Underoath]], after former guitarist Luke Morton's father witnessed Gillespie play the drums in church. In 2002 when The Changing of Times was released, Aaron started to occasianal harmonic vocals in [[Underoath]]. When Dallas left,Underoath went through a lot of changes in their style, and by 2004, when [[They're Only Chasing Safety]] was released, Aaron Started full-time singing Harmonic Vocals and playing the drums at the same time showing Aarons amazing musical abiltity and co-ordination. Aaron is the only member to feature on every Underoath recording to date.
Underoath's 2004 release ''They're Only Chasing Safety'' was, for the most part, written about Gillespie's end of a four year relationship. He told Alternative Press, "I think I would've died if we didn't write those songs. I thought I had ruined someone's life. It's hard to explain, but you can't just pretend that things are great and go on and get married." Gillespie is also actively pursuing a Emo side-project called [[The Almost]], in which he played all of the instruments, excluding bass in some songs. ''Define the Great Line'' was certified Gold by the RIAA on November 11, 2006, representing 500,000 shipped units of the album. It is the second album in Tooth & Nail history to reach that distinction (the first being ''Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo'' by MxPx in 2000). The Almost's debut album [[''Southern Weather]] '' hit the U.S. Billboard charts at 39 with 29,000 copies sold. As of July 11, 2007, the album has had sold 123,972 copies in the USUSA. ==Marriage== Aaron married his wife Jamie Anne Robertson on November 25, 2006. All of the members of Underoath were the groomsmen at the wedding. The two now live in a house in Salt Lake City, although Aaron doesn't spend much time there due to the demanding tour life.[2] ==Quotes== ==Links==
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