Deryck Whibley

Deryck Whibley

Deryck Jason Whibley (born March 21, 1980 in Toronto ), also known as Bizzy D is a Canadian guitarist , singer , drummer , pianist and songwriter for the band Sum 41 .

Whibley and Steve Jocz decided in 1996, 41 days after the beginning of summer, to form the band Sum 41. Dave Baksh (who left the band between 2006 and 2015) and Jason McCaslin joined them later . In 2005 and 2006 he played guitar and sang backing vocals on the albums Tommyland: The Ride by Tommy Lee and A Million in Prizes: The Anthology by Iggy Pop .

Since July 15, 2006 Whibley was married to the singer Avril Lavigne , whose album The Best Damn Thing he co-produced. They lived together in Bel Air , Los Angeles . In September 2009, both confirmed the separation. The marriage was divorced on November 16, 2010. According to the two of them, the separation was amicable and they still feel deeply connected to each other. On Thursday, August 4, 2010, Deryck was attacked by three unknown people and had to be hospitalized. Against the advice of the doctors, he played a few days later at the Summer Sonic festival in Japan. Only a few days before the attack he was struggling with acute bronchitis and had to cancel two concerts on the Vans Warped Tour . In May 2014, it was revealed that Whibley had been hospitalized for a month for alcohol abuse, which resulted in kidney and liver collapse. His fiancée found him and called the ambulance.

Whibley has been married to model Ariana Cooper since August 30, 2015 .

Whibley collects guitars and owns, among other things, his own signature model of the Telecaster by Squier , which is also freely available.

Web links

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• Deryck Whibley Official Website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Avril Lavigne's ex Deryck Whibley weds Ariana Cooper one year after coma due to organ failure . In: Irish Independent , September 1, 2015.