Tré cool
Tré Cool [ tɹeɪ Kul ] (* 9. December 1972 in Frankfurt am Main as . Frank Edwin Wright III ) is an American musician and as a drummer of the punk band Green Day become known, to which he belongs since 1990.
Life
Tré Cool was born in Frankfurt am Main, but grew up in the Mendocino Mountains . He started playing the violin at the age of four and switched to drums at the age of twelve. Tré became friends with Larry Livermore , producer and owner of the independent label Lookout! Records , as well as founder of the group The Lookouts . Soon after, he became the drummer for the Lookouts. It was Livermore who gave him his nickname Tré Cool (roughly: “very cool” from French très = very).
At Club Gilman , in the west of Berkeley, Tré met Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt , back then with their band Sweet Children . At this point he was having success with The Lookouts, but they played fewer and fewer gigs and no new record was planned. When in 1990 their then drummer John Kiffmeyer left the Sweet Children, who had meanwhile renamed themselves Green Day , Tré stepped in for him and remains their drummer to this day.
In addition to the Lookouts, Green Day and their side project Foxboro Hot Tubs , Cool also played with Samiam and in the band The Network under the pseudonym The Snoo .
Cool has three children (* 1995, * 2001, * 2018).
Drums and other instruments
Cool got to the drums through a bet with his father: he promised his son a drum kit if he could rub his stomach, tap his head at the same time, stand on one leg and circle the other leg and also recite the Pledge of Allegiance . During the Warning tour, he lit his drums after each concert as a tribute to his idol Keith Moon .
In addition to drums, Tré Cool plays the violin , accordion and guitar .
Equipment
American Idiot Setup:
Drum Set: Five-piece Ludwig Classic Maple Series Kit in Silver Sparkle Finish
- 22 "× 18" bass drum
- 14 "× 10" rack tom
- 16 "× 16" floor tom
- 18 "× 16" floor tom
- 14 "x 7" Noble & Cooley Classic SS Series Snare (Tré used a 14 "x 61/2" Ludwig Black Beauty Snare at times)
Basin: Zildjian
- 14 "K / Z Dyno Beat Hi-hats
- 19 "K Dark Thin Crash
- 19 "A Medium Thin Crash
- 22 "A Ping Ride
- 20 "K crash ride
- 20 "FX Oriental Classic China
21st Century Breakdown Setup
Drum Set: Five-piece Leedy Custom Maple Kit in White Marine Nitron finish
- 22 "x 16" bass drum
- 13 "x 9" rack tom
- 16 "× 16" floor tom
- 18 "× 16" floor tom
- 14 "x 6 1/2" Leedy Broadway standard snare
Basin: Zildjian
- 14 "K / Z Dyno Beat Hi-hats
- 19 "K Dark Thin Crash
- 19 "A Medium Thin Crash
- 22 "A Ping Ride
- 20 "K crash ride
- 20 "FX Oriental Classic China.
' ¡Uno! '' ¡Dos! '' ¡Tré! ' Set up:
Drum Set: Five-piece Gretsch USA Custom Kit Champagne Sparkel Finsh
- 22 "x 16" bass drum
- 13 "x 9" rack tom
- 16 "× 16" floor tom
- 18 "× 16" floor tom
- 14 "x 6 1/2" USA Custom Wood Snare Drum
Basin: Zildjian
- 14 "K / Z Dyno Beat Hi-hats
- 19 "K Dark Thin Crash
- 19 "A Medium Thin Crash
- 22 "A Ping Ride
- 20 "K crash ride
- 19 "K Custom Hybrid Trash Smash
composition
Cool composed some pieces for Green Day, in which he also sings himself and which are mostly characterized by sexual humor: Dominated Love Slave (on the album Kerplunk), All By Myself (Hidden Track on Dookie), DUI (intended for the B- Page compilation Shenanigans, but ultimately only published online), Rock'n'Roll Girlfriend (part of the song Homecoming ), Food around the corner and a song called Like a rat does cheese , which has not been on any album yet due to its obscene lyrics the band was released.
Trivia
- In 1998, while receiving the MTV Video Music Awards, Tré attempted to climb the ball in front of Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida.
- Before he became successful with Green Day, he attended a clown school.
literature
- Green Day by Alex Hannaford and Anne Litvin, Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, 2006, ISBN 3-89602-714-X
- Story of Green Day by Doug Small, Omnibus Press, 2005, ISBN 0-8256-3408-3
- Green Day - The triography of Ben Myers and Kirsten Borchardt, Hannibal, 2006, ISBN 3-85445-265-9
- Nobody likes you by Marc Spitz, Hyperion, 2007, ISBN 1-4013-0912-7
Web links
- Construction of Tré Cool's drums ( memento from November 25, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- Official German website of Green Day
- Tré Cool on drummerworld.com
- Tré Cool in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c biography on www.greendayauthority.com
- ^ Sam Sutherland: Longview From Gilman Street. On: exclaim.ca (English). Retrieved September 8, 2012
- ↑ Quote on thinkexist.com (English). Retrieved September 8, 2012
- ↑ Bands on Fire. At: upvenue.com (English). Retrieved September 8, 2012
- ↑ Profile on greenday.de. Retrieved September 8, 2012
- ↑ Jason Kaufman: Flop of the Year: MTV Video Music Awards. ( Memento of August 3, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) At: nyrock.com (English). Retrieved September 8, 2012
- ↑ Tré Cool's biography on geekstinkbreath.net (English). Retrieved September 8, 2012
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tré cool |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wright, Frank Edwin III. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American rock musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 9, 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Frankfurt am Main , Germany |