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My Take
John Nolan interests me as a study in restless artistic honesty. Best known as guitarist and co-lead vocalist of Taking Back Sunday, he walked away in 2003 with bassist Shaun Cooper to start Straylight Run, then later returned. That willingness to break and rebuild, to chase a different sound at personal cost, feels genuinely earnest rather than calculated. As a singer-songwriter from Rockville Centre, New York, he writes from emotional specifics, and his Pisces sensitivity seems to pour straight into the music. I have a soft spot for artists who put raw feeling on the line, and Nolan strikes me as one of them.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- John Nolan
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョン・ノーラン
- Reading
- じょん・のーらん
- Born
- February 24, 1978 (age 48)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Horse
- Origin
- Rockville Centre, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / musician / singer-songwriter / guitarist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was John Nolan born?
Born February 24, 1978 (age 48).
Where is John Nolan from?
John Nolan is from Rockville Centre, New York, United States.
What does John Nolan do?
John Nolan works as singer, musician, singer-songwriter, guitarist.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.