Tobin Sprout

Tobin Sprout
Background information
Birth nameTobin Sprout
Born (1955-04-28) April 28, 1955
OriginDayton, Ohio
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • songwriter
  • visual artist
  • children's author
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • vocals
Years active1987–present
Labels
Formerly of
Websitetobinsprout.net

Tobin Sprout (born April 28, 1955) is an American visual artist, musician, songwriter, and children's author. He is best known as a former member of the indie rock band Guided by Voices. He served as a secondary major songwriter and guitarist of the group from 1987 to 1997 and again from 2010 to 2014. He has been called "the AC/DC of lo-fi rock."

He was also a founding member of the band fig.4, who participated in the Dayton new wave scene in the mid 80s.