In the wake of similar allegations aimed at Third Eye Blind's Stephan Jenkins, two former members of Sugar Ray are suing Mark McGrath, claiming the frontman’s diva behavior cost the band millions of dollars. The lawsuit comes from bass player Matthew Murphy Karges and drummer Charles Stanton Frazier, who are accusing McGrath of a “series of self-serving and vindictive actions.” According to the 29-page complaint, “McGrath spent the last year engaging in a bitter campaign to destroy the personal and professional reputations of Frazier and Karges,” but only after he licensed the Sugar Ray name to a “newly ...
- 10/23/2013
- avclub.com
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June 18: Musician Paul McCartney is 70. Movie critic Roger Ebert is 70. Actress Constance McCashin ("Knots Landing") is 65. Actress Linda Thorson ("The Avengers") is 65. Keyboardist John Evans of The Box Tops is 64. Actress Isabella Rossellini is 60. Actress Carol Kane is 60. Actor Brian Benben ("Private Practice") is 56. Actress Andrea Evans ("The Bold and the Beautiful") is 55. Singer Alison Moyet is 51. Keyboardist Dizzy Reed (Guns N' Roses) is 49. Country singer-guitarist Tim Hunt (Yankee Grey) is...
- 6/14/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Mark McGrath wants to make one thing clear: Sugar Ray isn't putting out a new album because they think they'll be selling out arenas. "It's purely for the love," says the 41-year-old singer. "We're not blink-182 or No Doubt - they're playing arenas. We're playing House of Blues-sized venues and we're lucky and happy to be playing them," he adds. Sugar Ray's first studio record in six years, the just-released Music for Cougars, finds them returning to their signature breezy rock - after trying to shift toward dance and R&B - and aiming for those fans who've grown...
- 8/3/2009
- by Jessica Herndon and Marisa Laudadio
- PEOPLE.com
Band's first LP in six years was released Tuesday.
By Lindsay Wallace
Sugar Ray's Mark McGrath
Photo: Denise Truscello/ WireImage
Sugar Ray haven't gone away — they just hadn't released an album in six years. But all that changed on Tuesday (July 21), when the band released Music for Cougars and braced for a new round of tour dates that begins in North Dakota on Friday.
Before this interview even began, lead singer Mark McGrath had a question of his own. "Do you think the title of the new album, Music for Cougars, is negative?" When the response was in the negative, McGrath said, "I see a cougar as strong and empowered, knowing what they want and going after it!"
Despite that strong statement — and despite the band's string of multiplatinum albums on the strength of hits like "Fall Apart" and "Fly" — McGrath is nothing if not realistic about his band's prospects these days.
By Lindsay Wallace
Sugar Ray's Mark McGrath
Photo: Denise Truscello/ WireImage
Sugar Ray haven't gone away — they just hadn't released an album in six years. But all that changed on Tuesday (July 21), when the band released Music for Cougars and braced for a new round of tour dates that begins in North Dakota on Friday.
Before this interview even began, lead singer Mark McGrath had a question of his own. "Do you think the title of the new album, Music for Cougars, is negative?" When the response was in the negative, McGrath said, "I see a cougar as strong and empowered, knowing what they want and going after it!"
Despite that strong statement — and despite the band's string of multiplatinum albums on the strength of hits like "Fall Apart" and "Fly" — McGrath is nothing if not realistic about his band's prospects these days.
- 7/21/2009
- MTV Music News
Band's first LP in six years was released Tuesday.
By Lindsay Wallace
Sugar Ray's Mark McGrath
Photo: Denise Truscello/ WireImage
Sugar Ray haven't gone away — they just hadn't released an album in six years. But all that changed on Tuesday (July 21), when the band released Music for Cougars and braced for a new round of tour dates that begins in North Dakota on Friday.
Before this interview even began, lead singer Mark McGrath had a question of his own. "Do you think the title of the new album, Music for Cougars, is negative?" When the response was in the negative, McGrath said, "I see a cougar as strong and empowered, knowing what they want and going after it!"
Despite that strong statement — and despite the band's string of multiplatinum albums on the strength of hits like "Fall Apart" and "Fly" — McGrath is nothing if not realistic about his band's prospects these days.
By Lindsay Wallace
Sugar Ray's Mark McGrath
Photo: Denise Truscello/ WireImage
Sugar Ray haven't gone away — they just hadn't released an album in six years. But all that changed on Tuesday (July 21), when the band released Music for Cougars and braced for a new round of tour dates that begins in North Dakota on Friday.
Before this interview even began, lead singer Mark McGrath had a question of his own. "Do you think the title of the new album, Music for Cougars, is negative?" When the response was in the negative, McGrath said, "I see a cougar as strong and empowered, knowing what they want and going after it!"
Despite that strong statement — and despite the band's string of multiplatinum albums on the strength of hits like "Fall Apart" and "Fly" — McGrath is nothing if not realistic about his band's prospects these days.
- 7/21/2009
- MTV Music News
Mark McGrath is back to being a musician again. After a quick stint as an Extra correspondent, Sugar Ray is reuniting. The band will be releasing their first full-length album in six years through Universal, followed by a summer tour. The name couldn’t be better—Music for Cougars. We’re not sure what constitutes “cougar music” per se, but we trust Sugar Ray has been there, done that, and knows what the ladies like. All of the original band members are back—Craig “DJ Homicide” Bullock, drummer Stan Frazier, bassist Murphy Karges, and guitarist Rodney Sheppard. McGrath says...
- 5/5/2009
- Hollyscoop.com
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