John Gourley - wikipedia John Gourley John Gourley John Gourley at 2010 Sasquatch ! Festival Background information Birth name John Baldwin Gourley Also known as The Fantastic The 1981 ( age 35 -- 36 ) Willow, Alaska, United States Origin Portland, Oregon, United States Genres Rock post-hardcore Occupation ( s ) Musician singer songwriter Instruments Vocal, Guitar Years active 2002 -- present Associated acts Anatomy of a Ghost Portugal. The Man John Baldwin Gourley ( born 1981 ) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter from Alaska. He is the lead singer and guitarist in the Portland, Oregon rock band Portugal. The Man. Gourley was previously the lead singer in screamo punk band, Anatomy of a Ghost. Gourley is also a visual artist, who often uses the alias The Fantastic The. Contents 1 Early life 2 References 3 Further reading 4 External links Early life Gourley was born in 1981 to John T. Gourley and Jennifer. He and his two siblings grew up in Alaska moving from town to town, wherever their father 's contracting business took the family. Gourley 's parents both competed in the Iditarod, and for a while the family lived in a remote `` off the grid '' cabin accessible only by dogsled. He grew up helping to take care of dozens of mushing dogs. He attended Wasilla High School, but dropped out at age 15 to study at home and work in construction with his father. Gourley joined four fellow Wasilla musicians : his best friend Zach Carothers and the three members of band Nice Guy Eddie ( Dewey Halpaus, Joe Simon, and Nick Simon ), to form punk band Anatomy of a Ghost in 2002. They toured across the country and released their album Evanesce in October 2003 on Fearless Records. The members wanted to pursue their own ideas, however, so the band split up in May 2004. Gourley and bassist Carothers formed the nucleus of Portugal. The Man. References Jump up ^ Gette - King, Dylan ( 22 December 2011 ). `` Band with local roots stays grounded amid success ''. Mat - Su Valley Frontiersman. Retrieved 22 September 2017. Jump up ^ http://www.fearlessrecords.com/artist/54 Jump up ^ `` About ''. The Fantastic The. ^ Jump up to : Hopkins, Kyle ( 21 January 2012 ). `` Portugal. The Man singer tends his Alaska roots ''. Alaska Dispatch News. ^ Jump up to : White, Caitlin ( 26 June 2013 ). `` The Man Behind Portugal the Man ''. Pigeons and Planes. Jump up ^ Hakata, Josh ( 4 October 2008 ). `` Back home, Palin lives model life in Last Frontier ''. MLive. Retrieved 7 July 2015. ( John T. ) Gourley, who with his wife, Jennifer, raised three children in a generator - powered cabin near Wasila Jump up ^ Jacobs, Justin ( 2 October 2007 ). `` Portugal 's Gourley a man of many layers ''. The Pitt News. University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved 7 July 2015. Jump up ^ Novak, Jessica ( 25 May 2011 ). `` Portugal. The Phoner ''. Syracuse New Times -- via HighBeam Research. ( Subscription required ( help ) ). ( John Gourley ) dropped out of school when he was 15 to build houses with his father Jump up ^ Ressler, Casey ( 28 October 2002 ). `` From humble Wasilla beginnings, the band is making it big ''. Mat - Su Valley Frontiersman. Jump up ^ Apar, Corey. `` Anatomy of a Ghost - Biography ''. AllMusic. Retrieved 7 July 2015. Further reading Elliott, Will ( 27 July 2007 ). `` Valley rockers look forward to homecoming gigs ''. Mat - Su Valley Frontiersman. Woodburn, Peter ( 30 October 2009 ). `` Portugal. The Man Band Interview ''. Redefine. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2015. Talbott, Chris ( 5 August 2011 ). `` Portugal. The Man : From Alaska to rock stardom ''. Daily Herald. Arlington Heights, IL. Associated Press. External links `` Portugal. The Man Unwind Back in Hometown ''. Rolling Stone. 22 August 2013. VIAF : 186048151 GND : 1014057604 MusicBrainz : 9e6c375c - 8a04 - 436d - be28 - a7abac8159fc Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Gourley&oldid=808600970 '' Categories : Musicians from Alaska Living people People from Wasilla, Alaska 1981 births Musicians from Portland, Oregon Hidden categories : Pages containing links to subscription - only content Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers Date of birth missing ( living people ) Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 3 November 2017, at 21 : 57. About Wikipedia

Question: who is the lead singer of portugal the man
Answer: John Baldwin Gourley