Glen Phillips (born December 29, 1970) is an American songwriter, lyricist, singer and guitarist. He is best known as the singer and songwriter of 1990s alternative rock group Toad the Wet Sprocket. 　　Phillips was born in Santa Barbara, California, United States, and began making music at age 14. Glen grew up in a household where Reform Judaism was practiced and Eastern Religion was studied, and his spiritual curiosity has been one of the major themes of his writing. 　　Phillips and his ex-wife, Laurel, have three girls (Sophia, Freya, and Zola).The couple divorced in 2014. 　　Phillips injured his arm on October 8, 2008 at a friend's house when a glass coffee table he was sitting on collapsed.Phillips had surgery to repair a damaged ulnar nerve and muscle in his left arm.His ability to play guitar was hampered during his recovery, but he had been actively touring in spite of his injury. Sean Watkins and Jonathan Kingham have recently joined Phillips on the road to provide accompaniment. 　　Phillips is frequently barefoot when performing with the band.