Rob Thomas

Rob Thomas is the Grammy-winning frontman of Matchbox Twenty and a successful solo artist known for blending confessional songwriting with polished pop-rock, most famously on Santana's massive 1999 hit "Smooth" and his own chart-topping albums. As the lead singer for Matchbox Twenty, Thomas was at the forefront of the polished mainstream alt-rock that emerged in the late '90s. Unlike the grungy Seattleites who defined the first half of the decade, Thomas was clean-cut and not opposed to classicist pop hooks or sophisticated production gloss, a combination that worked to soften...