Tré Cool
Tré Cool ( born December 9, 1972. Frankfurt as Frank Edwin Wright III ) is an American musician and became known as the drummer of the punk band Green Day, which he joined in 1990.
Life
Tré Cool was born in Frankfurt am Main, but grew up in the Mendocino Mountains. At age four he started to play the violin, and moved with twelve years for drums. Tré became friends with Larry Livermore, producer and owner of the independent label Lookout! Records and founder of the group The lookouts on. Soon after, he was the drummer of the Lookouts. Livermore it was who gave him his nickname Tré Cool (about: "very cool" from the French très = very ) announced.
The club Gilman, in the West Berkeley, learned Tré Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt know, at that time with her band Sweet Children. At this time, although he had quite success with The Lookouts, but they played fewer and fewer gigs and it was also planned a new record release. In 1990, when her then- drummer John Kiffmeyer left the Sweet Children, which had been renamed the Green Day, Tré filled in for him and remained until today their drummer.
In addition to the lookouts, Green Day and their side project Foxboro Hot Tubs Cool still played in Samiam, as well as in the band The Network, under the pseudonym The Snoo.
Cool has two children (* 1995 and * 2001).
Drums and other instruments
For drums came Cool through a bet with his father, who promised his son a drum set when it creates to rub his belly to knock on the head at the same time, while standing on one leg, the other leg to revolve let and additionally there still recite the Pledge of Allegiance. During the Warning tour he lit after each concert as a tribute to his idol Keith Moon on his drums.
In addition to playing drums Tré Cool violin, accordion and guitar.
Composition
Cool composed for Green Day a few pieces in which he sings himself: Dominated Love Slave, All By Myself, DUI, Rock'n'Roll Girlfriend ( a part of the song Homecoming ), Food around the corner as well as a song called Like a rat does cheese, but this was previously released on any album the band due to his obscene text.