{"name":"Gary Jules","title":"Gary Jules","id":1847,"slug":"gary-jules","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/api/v3/core/authors/1847/?format=json","bio_short":"Gary Jules (born in 1969 in Fresno, California as Gary Jules Aguirre) is an American singer-songwriter. He is best known for his cover of the Tears for Fears song <a title=\"Tears for Fears &ndash; Mad World\" href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Tears+for+Fears/_/Mad+World\" class=\"bbcode_track\">Mad World</a>, which was featured in the film Donnie Darko.  Gary Jules attended The Bishop's School in La Jolla, California. Some of his early projects/bands were The Ivory Knights, <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Our+Town+Pansies\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Our Town Pansies</a>, Woodenfish and <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/The+Origin\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">The Origin</a>.  Jules started off his solo recording career with the debut <a title=\"Gary Jules - Greetings From The Side\" href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Gary+Jules/Greetings+From+The+Side\" class=\"bbcode_album\">Greetings From The Side</a>.  Originally released by A &amp; M, this album slipped through the cracks  due to neglect on the label's part, and Jules was dropped.","artist_img":"//guitarparty.overcastcdn.com/images/GaryJules4096_57.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x675-c100.format-jpeg.jpg","songs":[{"id":1630,"title":"Mad World","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/mad-world/"}]}