The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus was officially formed in 2003 after the addition of other members who were then in other bands.
After all playing in different groups in the Ocala music scene, singer Jeremy McKinnon , guitarists Neil Westfall and Tom Denney , bassist Joshua Woodard, and drummer Bobby Scruggs came together in 2003. Soon after, the band embarked onto playing only 7 shows in their first year of touring.
Early in 2003, the band went on tour as an opening act for CKY . While several differing stories have occurred concerning the tour, they were kicked off the tour shortly after it began.
In Spring 2003, the All-American Rejects set out on their first headlining tour, called the Too Bad for Hell Tour. In later 2003, the All-American Rejects released, Live from Oklahoma… The Too Bad for Hell DVD! , their first live DVD – which was later certified Gold by the RIAA…
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After some mild success the entire band quit except for JT, who decided to continue the band with new members and changed the band name. In 2003, Matt Ridenour, bassist and backing vocalist, passed a hotel called Hawthorn Inn & Suites on his way to work. He decided to add…
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The group was then signed by DreamWorks Records , a subsidiary of film company DreamWorks Pictures (also known as DreamWorks SKG). The band hit the road for eight shows in January, and DreamWorks issued a broader-scale distribution of the debut LP. The album peaked at No. 25 on the Billboard…
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In 2002, at age 13, vocalist Hayley Williams moved from her hometown Meridian, Mississippi , to Franklin, Tennessee , where she met brothers Josh Farro and Zac Farro at a weekly supplemental program for home-schooled students. Shortly after arriving, she began taking vocal lessons with Brett Manning. Prior to forming…
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Between 2002 and 2004, the band experienced the height of their popularity with headline slots on the Warped Tour with Blink-182 and a supporting tour with Green Day . Third album Sticks and Stones was released on June 11, 2002, and peaked at number four on the Billboard 200 chart.…
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The name of the band was suggested by bass guitarist Mikey Way , younger brother of Gerard, who was working in a Barnes & Noble when he was struck by the title of a book by Irvine Welsh named Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance . The first recording sessions…
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They recorded their debut album, I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love , just three months after the formation of the band and released it in 2002 through Eyeball Records.