Extreme

Whoever said that, big boys don't cry
You say you never shed a tear
Well, listen, that's a lie
We're all defenseless
When it comes to pain
I said boys and girls alike, yeah
We're all the same
It's my party, and I'll cry if I want to
Big boys don't cry
As if nothing seems to matter
Big boys don't cry
Then why do I
Big boys don't cry
Because nothing in this world ever matters
Big boys don't cry
Hey, I'm not ashamed
To say a tear is in my eye
Because another tear will take its place
Before I die

Extreme is an American rock band, currently headed by frontman Gary Cherone and guitarist Nuno Bettencourt. The band reached the height of their popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s with original line-up Gary Cherone, Nuno Bettencourt, Paul Geary and Patrick Badger.

Among some of Extreme’s musical influences are Van Halen, Queen, Aerosmith and Led Zeppelin. The band played at The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in 1992. Geary left the group in 1994 to form an artist management company, and Cherone joined Van Halen in 1996. The band has described their music as “funky metal” in the early days, but it would evolve much more in the mid-1990s by blending classic rock influences with post-grunge and alternative rock.

They have released five studio albums, two EPs (in Japan) and two compilation albums since their formation. The band was one of the most successful rock acts of the early 1990s, selling over 10 million albums worldwide. Extreme achieved their greatest success with their 1990 album Pornograffitti, which peaked at number 10 on the Billboard 200, and was certified gold in May 1991 and double platinum in October 1992. That album featured the acoustic ballad single “More Than Words”, which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.

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