downtime. Personal life In 2008, just as he was wrapping up work on the sixth Dashboard Confessional album, Carrabba's sister was in a serious car accident that put her in a coma for several months. "I was torn between being with her through most of her waking hours until we were kicked out of the hospital at the end of their shifts and going home and doing my work," he said. Carrabba required double shoulder surgeries following a motorcycle accident in 2020. Career Carrabba started his career with the Vacant Andys. In 1998, while playing with the Vacant Andys, he filled in on guitar in New Found Glory, when regular guitarist Chad Gilbert was on tour with his other band, Shai Hulud. In 2001, he joined the band Further Seems Forever for their debut album The Moon is Down, before moving on to found Dashboard Confessional. In 2002, Dashboard Confessional won the MTV2 Award at MTV Music Awards for the video for "Screaming Infidelities." The video was considered the "dark horse" nominee at the time, as it was up against The Strokes, The Hives, Norah Jones, Nappy Roots, and Musiq. The video was directed by Maureen Egan and Matthew Barry. Reuniting with Further Seems Forever It was announced on August 24, 2010, that Further Seems Forever would be reuniting with original vocalist Chris Carrabba with the release of a teaser video featuring rehearsal footage of the song "The Moon Is Down." Covered in the Flood In November 2011, Carrabba released an album of covers entitled Covered in the Flood exclusively on his solo US tour. The album contains 10 tracks originally performed by artists that include R.E.M., Big Star, Guy Clark, Justin Townes Earle and The Replacements. Guest appearances Carrabba appears on the Hot Rod Circuit song "Unfaithful." Carrabba provides backing vocals on the Say Anything song "Retarded in Love," on the Twothirtyeight album Regulate the Chemicals, and on the New Found Glory cover of the song "The Promise", which is featured on the album From the Screen to Your Stereo Part II. Carrabba also appears in Notar's song "Reach." Carrabba appears in nothing,nowhere.'s song "Hopes Up", featured on the album REAPER. Carrabba is featured on a version of the band Neck Deep's hit single "December." Carrabba was a special guest DJ at Emo Nite LA's 2nd anniversary party. References External links 1975 births American male singer-songwriters American rock guitarists