Gary Lightbody is an Irish singer, songwriter, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known for being lead singer and among the founders of the alt-rock band Snow Patrol. After attending Dundee University in Scotland, 1994, he formed a band named “Shrug” with fellow students Jonny Quinn and Mark McClelland. Over the years as the band progressed, they had changed its name Snow Patrol. Lightbody often battled with depression and alcoholism in his career. According to a German interview, he considered song writing a form of “therapy” for himself. In addition to his work in Snow Patrol, Lightbody also became part of the supergroup The Reindeer Section.