Five for Fighting

Person · Open Library

Works

9

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

United States

Active from

1965-01-07

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

1,019,854

Total plays

12,667,791

Five for Fighting is the stage name of U.S. singer-songwriter John Ondrasik. His latest work being 2013's 'Bookmarks', his breakout into international success came with his 2000 album 'America Town', which went platinum in the U.S. due to the widespread acclaim of his song "Superman (It's Not Easy)" in late 2001. His 2004 album 'The Battle For Everything' has also enjoyed considerable chart success in the U.S. Ondrasikhas released a DualDisc of his 2004 album as well <a href="https://www.last.fm

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

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   · 2016 · cited 127x

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   · 2011 · cited 65x

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   · 2020 · cited 57x

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Quotes

• “Shot down, said you never had the chance,Took a ride on a suicide romance.Could have sworn there was somebody homeTo facilitate the great unknown.Oh woman, I ain't going to meet you anywhere.Don't know where I'm going yet,But I sure am getting there.”
• “I can't stand to fly.I'm not that naïve.I'm just out to findThe better part of me.I'm more than a bird, I'm more than a plane,I'm more than some pretty face beside a train.It's not easy to be me.”
• “I wish that I could cry,Fall upon my knees.Find a way to lie'Bout a home I'll never see.It may sound absurd but don't be naïveEven heroes have the right to bleed.I may be disturbed but won’t you concedeEven heroes have the right to dream.And it's not easy to be me.”
• “Fifteen, there's still time for you,Time to buy and time to lose, fifteen.There's never a wish better than this,When you only got a hundred years to live.”
• “I'm thirty-three for a moment,I'm still the man, but you see I'm a "they"A kid on the way, babe,A family on my mind.I'm forty-five for a moment,The sea is highAnd I'm heading into a crisis,Chasing the years of my life.”
• “What kind of world do you want?Think anything.Let's start at the start,Build a masterpiece.Be careful what you wish for,History starts now...”

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Wikidata facts

Official website

www.fiveforfighting.com

Image

John Ondrasik at Edwards Air Force Ball.jpg

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