[1] His grandfather, Carl Ebert, had been Intendant of Deutsche Oper, Berlin; he also was a famous actor trained by Max Reinhardt.

[2] His father influenced young Alexander by playing music by artists like Patsy Cline, Willie Nelson, and Johnny Cash.

He attributes the revival of his interest in professional music to his childhood friends and excessive drug usage during that period of his life.

[5] Ebert began writing and recording music (primarily rap) with his longtime friend Tim "Timmy the Terror" Anderson in 1997.

With Goldstein as an official third member, Ima Robot began recording demos and performing shows around Los Angeles.

On September 12, 2006, Ima Robot released their second album Monument to the Masses which featured the singles "Creeps Me Out" and "Lovers in Captivity".

[6] Ebert was quoted as saying that "most of the songs were recorded between two and four years ago", but that he looks forward to making music with Anderson and Nikolic again.

"[8] After years of his Los Angeles party lifestyle and subsequent drug addiction, Ebert broke up with his then-girlfriend, moved out of his house, and spent some time in rehab.

"[9] Ebert developed Sharpe into a messianic figure, saying "He was sent down to Earth to kinda heal and save mankind, but he kept getting distracted by girls and falling in love."

"[8] The band began to take shape with the addition of singer Jade Castrinos, whom he saw sitting on an outdoor bench and immediately knew he needed to have a relationship with.

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman on May 10, 2012, promoting their next album entitled Here, which was released on May 29, 2012.

On August 4, 2015, it was announced that Ebert would appear as the lead singer on Avicii's single "For a Better Day" from his album Stories.