Bill Mallonee

Mallonee played drums in high school and college before turning to songwriting and lead vocals when he formed Vigilantes of Love with keyboard player Mark Hall.^[1] He later played drums for a band that consisted of Buddy Miller, Julie Miller, Lucinda Williams, and Victoria Williams.^[1]

With Mallonee serving as Vigilantes of Love's frontman, the band's "Double Cure" was nominated for a 1997 Dove Award in the Alternative/Modern Rock Recorded Song of the Year category.^[5][6] The band experienced controversy in the Contemporary Christian music (CCM) market for the song "Love Cocoon." The song, which described marital sex, led to the band's album Slow Dark Train being dropped by some Christian bookstores.^[5] Mallonee has remarked that he never felt comfortable with the CCM label.^[1]

Though the Vigilantes disbanded in 2001, Mallonee has continued to write and sing. On his mid-2007 tour, he was joined onstage by his second wife, Muriah Rose, who plays keyboards and sings. The two have continued to tour together ever since. Throughout his career many of his songs have focused on his Christian faith and his family. Critically speaking, he is held in high regard as a songwriter, being named one of the 100 greatest living songwriters by Paste Magazine.^[7]

Mallonee ha citado a Woody Guthrie y Jack Kerouac como influencias en su composición de canciones. ^{[ 1 ]}

Mallonee describe su proceso de composición como algo que comienza con tocar sonidos en la guitarra, luego crea una melodía y finalmente construye la letra. ^{[ 1 ]}