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Christopher Scott Thile ( /ˈθiːliː/ THEE-lee; born February 20, 1981) is an American musician, best known as the mandolinist and a singer for the progressive acoustic trio Nickel Creek.
The three members of Nickel Creek met in Carlsbad, California at That Pizza Place in 1989, listening to weekly bluegrass shows with their parents. Soon they were taking lessons and then playing festivals, and even recording albums. Their first, Little Cowpoke, was released in 1994. Nickel Creek has gone on to record several more albums, including their self-titled debut album and This Side, which went platinum and won a Grammy for Best Contemporary Folk Album. In 2005, Nickel Creek released Why Should the Fire Die?, which received massive critical acclaim and sold 250,000 units.
Thile has released other solo albums, including Not All Who Wander Are Lost, released in 2001, and Deceiver in 2004 (in which he wrote, composed, sang, and played every part). In 2008, Thile released a collaboration album with bassist Edgar Meyer, and also plans to release a collaborative album with Hilary Hahn.
Locking doors, spotless pores, finding comfort in a total bore, the number four,
Genealogical lore, nothing feels good unless I've felt it before.
The neighbor's gay, he shouldn't be that way,
I'm gonna treat him like a person but not today, when I'm old and grey, and
he's dying of AIDS, I'm gonna stop by his bed to remind him to pray.
Melvin is locking doors
He makes everything a chore
And he don't really care no more
Melvin is locking doors
Nervous when my little woman friend makes me kinda wanna be a man again.
Don't wanna bend, better to offend, but I'll get pissed when she looks at other men.
Melvin is locking doors
He makes everything a chore
And he don't really care no more
Melvin is locking doors
Locking doors, salting sores, when one wimp winces we'll win this war,
Show me some gore, man I'm so hardcore, but it doesn't feel good unless I've felt it before.