dʒˈɑːn ˈɑːndɹɐsˌɪk hæd sˈaɪnd wɪð ˌiːˌɛmˈaɪ ɹˈɛkɚdz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv ænd ɐdˈɑːptᵻd fˈaɪv fɔːɹ fˈaɪɾɪŋ æz hˈɪz "bˈænd nˈeɪm" dᵻspˈaɪt bˌiːɪŋ ɐ sˈoʊloʊ ˈækt.
John Ondrasik had signed with EMI Records in 1995 and adopted Five for Fighting as his "band name" despite being a solo act.