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{{Infobox_Contents | topic_name = Aaron Gillespie [[Image:AaronSing.jpg|250pxthumb|center|right]]|''Synopsis:'' Aaron Gillespie is part of a Metalcore subtopics = [[UnderoathChristian metal]] band, and a Emo side Project Band * [[The Almost]]. Gillespie, a member of the band Underoath since its inception, previously has said that he is a [[Christian]]. People have questioned his faith, noting that the band Underoath has used God's name as swear words in some song. | opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}} |}}
----__TOC__{{topics}}* Aaron Gillespie is part of the Metalcore band [[Underoath]] and a Emo band [[The Almost]]. Gillespie, a member of Underoath since its inception, has said that he is a [[Christian metal]]. People have questioned his faith, however, noting that the band Underoath has used God's name as swear words in some song.
{{opinions}}==Childhood==
==Main article==Gillespie was born in [[Clearwater]], [[Florida]] and grew up in a devout [[Christian]] family. He attended public schools and was a member of the church in his youth. Gillespie's parents divorced when he was 18. As a young boy his family was very poor. Aaron's Father traded a sprinkler system installation for Aaron's first drum kit at the age of four. Aaron's father also had to make Aaron's first cymbals out of bent sheet metal.
Aaron Gillespie is part of a Metalcore [[Underoath]] band, and a Emo side Project Band [[The Almost]]. Gillespie, a member of the band Underoath since its inception, previously has said that he is a [[Christian]]. People have questioned his faith, noting that the band Underoath has used God's name as swear words in some song. ==Musical career==
===Childhood===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 drums in church. In 2002 when ''The Changing of Times'' was released, Aaron started occasional 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 singing harmonic vocals full-time and playing the drums at the same time. Aaron is the only member to feature on every Underoath recording to date.
Gillespie Underoath's 2004 release ''They're Only Chasing Safety'' was born in [[Clearwater, Florida]]. He grew up in a devout [[Christian]] family. He attended public schools though and was a member of for the church in his youth. most part, written about Gillespie's parents divorced when he was 18. As end of a young boy his family was very poorfour year relationship. AaronHe told Alternative Press, "I think I would's Father traded a sprinkler system installation (his current job) for Aaronve died if we didn't write those songs. I thought I had ruined someone's first drum kit at the age of 4 years oldlife. AaronIt's father also had hard to make Aaronexplain, but you can's first cymbals out of bent sheet metalt just pretend that things are great and go on and get married."
===Musical career===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.
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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. ==Marriage==
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 sold 123,972 copies in the US. ===Marriage=== Aaron married his wife Jamie Anne Robertson on November 25, 2006. All of the members of [[Underoath]] were the groomesmen groomsmen at the wedding. The two now live in a house in Salt Lake City however , although Aaron doesn't spend much time there due to the demanding tour life.
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