Adam Lazzara initially met the members of Taking Back Sunday at a show in Greensboro, North Carolina.

A week after that, Eddie Reyes, the guitarist of Taking Back Sunday at the time, called Lazzara and asked if he wanted to play with them for a couple of shows.

[3][4]Taking Back Sunday recorded their first album with Mike Sapone, which was then burned onto CD’s at band members Shaun Cooper and Mark O'Connell’s apartment.

[8] It peaked at number 48 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 8 on the Alternative charts,[9] and ranked number 52 on Rolling Stone's "The 100 Best Songs of 2006"[10] Today, the current members of Taking Back Sunday are: Adam Lazzara (lead vocals), John Nolan (lead guitar, keyboards, vocals), Shaun Cooper (bass guitar) and Mark O'Connell (drums), accompanied by Nathan Cogan (guitar) for their live performances Adam Lazzara was born September 22, 1981 in Sheffield, AL. His family moved to High Point, North Carolina when he was a young child and he attended Southwest Guilford Elementary School, Middle School and High School.

"[4] He started playing in bands throughout highschool[4] and was inspired by artists like Nirvana, Michael Jackson, and Lifetime and "skateboarded everywhere until I was probably 19 or 20.

Lazzara was briefly engaged to Chauntelle Dupree, guitarist of Eisley, in 2007, but the pair split before marrying.