Biography

July 14, 1987 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

6′ 4″ (1.93 m)

Is the seventh of nine children.

Lead singer of the band Imagine Dragons.

Married to Aja Volkman, the lead singer of the band Nico Vega.

He and ex-wife, Aja Volkman, co wrote "Bad Liar". Reynolds stated they had separated April, 2018 and reconciled November of that year. He explained the song was about their marriage coming to an end and how they couldn't lie to each other or themselves about it. However, they separated again in September, 2022 and their divorce was finalized in March, 2024.

[on how albums "Night Visions" and "Smoke + Mirrors" compare] The (new) record is very different than "Night Visions". I think "Night Visions", when I listen to it, sounds like Imagine Dragons five years ago, which was when we wrote that record. I think "Smoke + Mirrors" is definitely a more raw record. There are a lot of imperfections in it, which we kind of accepted about ourselves and embraced. Lyrically, it's a much more introverted record for me. With "Smoke + Mirrors", I really tried to just open up a little more -- and kind of go places that I've been afraid of going. The whole record is really a raw record, which I'm really proud of, you know? But it was scary for me.

[on if he knew "Radioactive" would be such a hit] I honestly can tell you that we had no idea what people would think. I knew that it was a reactionary song. That's why we put it first on the record, because we wanted you to turn on this record and be like, "Whoa, this is really strange. I haven't heard anything that sounds like this." For all I knew, people would hate it -- and some people do hate it. It's a divisive song. As a band, I'd rather be that than be kind of boring or just create something that just all sounds the same.

[on how he found time to write new material for a new album while on tour for "Night Visions"] Fortunately for me, since I was young, my favorite hobby and pastime has always been writing. Even before I was in a band, I would come home from school, sit down on my computer and record. When I'm out on the road, I'm not much of a party animal. So when a show finishes, typically, I'm back at my hotel room. Opposed to going out to a bar or something like that, I typically sit in my room and pull out my laptop and record. That's always been kind of a therapeutic thing for me. It's like at the end of the day, some people read their book. I just love to write -- it's kind of like my journal entry at the end of each night.