1. he's born in 1964. don't think this is ever stated actually

2) whoa he is? but...there goes the underground appeal of this tall rehead

3), yeah i agree with reles, but i think what's really causing it is the hormones in american food cause lower voices and NA has more mcdonalds and such so you see where i'm coming from.
or it's chance.
i've heard some english bands where the singer sounds all low tone

nickelback sux
might be an issue with american alternative rock having been commercialized beyond everything and we get mediocore stuff more often than england, which is closer to europe, where techno and trance are popular with the kids nowadays

i dont' even see why they call it alternative anymore, it's so popular
alternative? to what?