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Tré Cool

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Also known as Frank E. Wright, Robert Williams

American drummer

OverviewAI-generated

Tré Cool is a pseudonym for a musician born on December 9, 1972, who began their work period in 1985. The artist is associated with the genres of punk rock, punk, and rock, as well as the band Green Day. Their musical style has also been tagged as funny.

In addition to their musical career, Tré Cool has five recorded works. The artist has been referenced by 234 other encyclopedia articles. A separate entity with the same name is identified as a South Korean co-ed group performing k-pop.

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Group
Origin
South Korea
Active from
1994
co-ed groupk-pop

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1,289
Total plays
14,609

Tags

punk rockpunkfunnyrockgreen day

Frank Edwin Wright III (born December 9, 1972, in Frankfurt, Germany), also known as Tré Cool, is the drummer of Green Day, a pop punk/alternative rock band. He replaced former drummer John Kiffmeyer (aka Al Sobrante). Biography Tré grew up in a remote rural area known as Iron Peak and/or Spy Rock Road, 18 miles outside of Laytonville, California. When he was 14, his family moved to Willits, California, 21 miles south of Laytonville. His dad, a retired Vietnam vet <a href="https://www.last.fm/

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Quotes

  • Rock and roll outfits, commence!
  • I can count to four and repeat. I'm a drummer.
  • Roll, roll, roll a joint, twist it at the ends [pause] Light it up and take a puff and pass it to your friends.
  • Tré Cool plays the drums in Green Day, and he snorts [he sniffs] donut sprinkles, and [wipes his nose] . . . oh, that's a sweet drain.
  • I don't want you to get the wrong idea. Not all liberals smoke lettuce!
  • Get it in ya! Chocolate milk, bitch!

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Key facts

Also known as
The Snoo
Born
Frank Edwin Wright III , ( 1972-12-09 ) December 9, 1972 (age 53) , Frankfurt , Hesse , West Germany
Origin
Willits, California , U.S.
Genres
Punk rock pop-punk alternative rock hardcore punk garage rock new wave death metal
Occupations
Musician songwriter
Instrument
Drums
Years active
1985–present
Member of
Green Day The Network Foxboro Hot Tubs Dead Mermaids Bubu and the Brood
Formerly of
The Lookouts Samiam
Spouses
Lisea Lyons, ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1995 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1996 ) ​ Claudia Suarez, ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2000 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2003 ) ​ Sara Rose Lipert, ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2014 ) ​

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Encyclopedic overview

Frank Edwin Wright III (born December 9, 1972), better known by his stage name Tré Cool, is a German-American musician and songwriter, best known as the long-time drummer for the rock band Green Day. He replaced the band's former drummer John Kiffmeyer in 1990. Cool has also played in the Lookouts, Samiam, Dead Mermaids, Bubu and the Brood and the Green Day side projects the Network and the Foxboro Hot Tubs.

Early life

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tré Cool” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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