Editing Eve 6 (section)

=== Formation (1995–2004) ===
[[File:Jon Siebels.jpg|thumb|left|210px|Guitarist [[Jon Siebels]] in 2012]]
The band originally consisted of [[Max Collins (musician)|Max Collins]] (bass, lead vocals), [[Jon Siebels]] (guitar, backing vocals), and Nick Meyers (drums).<ref name="The Great Rock Discography">{{cite book
| first= Martin C.
| last= Strong
| year= 2000
| title= The Great Rock Discography
| edition= 5th
| publisher= Mojo Books
| location= Edinburgh
| page= 331
| isbn= 1-84195-017-3}}</ref> The band formed in 1995 in [[La Crescenta, California]] first as Yakoo, then Eleventeen; the name Eve 6 was only adopted later.  Their first [[concert|gig]] was at Eagle's Coffee Pub in [[North Hollywood, Los Angeles]]. Eleventeen had secured a [[recording contract]] with [[RCA Records|RCA]] while the band's members were still in [[high school]] and being managed by Jake Knight.<ref name="Larkin90" /> After recording the unreleased ''[[Eleventeen (EP)|Eleventeen]]'' EP, Meyers left the band, and was replaced by [[Tony Fagenson]].<ref name="Larkin90">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music]]|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=2000|edition=First|isbn=0-7535-0427-8|pages=147/8}}</ref>

The band's final name is a reference to ''[[The X-Files]]''. Fagenson, a [[fan (person)|fan]] of the show, suggested the name after seeing an episode titled "[[Eve (The X-Files)|Eve]]," which included a character who went by the name of "Eve 6."<ref>Bell, Carrie. "The Modern Age." Billboard: The International Newsweekly of Music, Video and Home Entertainment June 6, 1998: 87. ProQuest. Web. July 18, 2015</ref>

The band issued the self-titled ''[[Eve 6 (album)|Eve 6]]'' in 1998,<ref name="Larkin90" /> attaining platinum success with hit singles "[[Inside Out (Eve 6 song)|Inside Out]]" and "Leech," the former capturing the No. 1 spot on the Modern Rock charts, spending several weeks on the top ten list on [[MTV]]'s ''[[Total Request Live]],'' and crossing over successfully to pop/Top 40 radio. The album also includes "Tongue Tied" which was used as a soundtrack for the racing game ''[[Test Drive 6]]''. More widespread recognition came with gold-selling sophomore effort ''[[Horrorscope (Eve 6 album)|Horrorscope]]'' (2000), which spawned "Promise," "On the Roof Again," and the Top 40 hit "[[Here's to the Night (song)|Here's to the Night]]."

The band made appearances on ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]],'' ''[[The Late Show with David Letterman]],'' ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]],'' ''[[Late Night with Conan O'Brien]],'' and ''TRL'' with [[Carson Daly]], with their videos in constant rotation on [[MTV]], most notably "Here's To The Night" which sat near the top of MTV's ''TRL'' countdown for much of the summer of 2001. The band then released the more experimental ''[[It's All in Your Head (Eve 6 album)|It's All in Your Head]]'' in 2003, featuring top 10 Modern Rock hit  "Think Twice," but parted ways with RCA thereafter. Their rapid rise to prominence at an early age had led to mental and physical exhaustion, and in 2004 Eve 6 announced an indefinite hiatus.

"There were parts which were fucking incredible, and amazing and awesome, and there were aspects that were terrifying and freaky that you don't know how to handle. I feel like we did some growing up in public," says Collins. "I needed to stop drinking. In order to do that, the wheels had to come off. I don't think I could have done it if the band was still going."