Living this life in the same sorta way that Kerouac lived, you get to hang out at shows and drink and you're able to not really face reality and adulthood the way most of my friends are.

He is the lead singer of Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service and is also known for his project ¡All-Time Quarterback! and his first band Pinwheel. Personal life and career
Gibbard was born in Bremerton Washington where he spent his formative years during the time of the grunge musical explosion in the early 1990s.

Benjamin "Ben" Gibbard (born August 11 1976) is an American musician known as a member of several successful indie rock bands. He is the lead singer of Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service and is also known for his project ¡All-Time Quarterback! and his first band Pinwheel.