Bryan Keith "Dexter" Holland (born December 29, 1965 in Garden Grove, California) is the singer and rhythm guitarist for the Californian punk rock band The Offspring, who are known for singles such as "Come Out and Play", "Self Esteem", "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)" and "Why Don't You Get a Job?". He is also the owner of the independent record label Nitro Records.
After failing to get into a Social Distortion show in 1984, he decided to form a b...
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Bryan Keith "Dexter" Holland (born December 29, 1965 in Garden Grove, California) is the singer and rhythm guitarist for the Californian punk rock band The Offspring, who are known for singles such as "Come Out and Play", "Self Esteem", "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)" and "Why Don't You Get a Job?". He is also the owner of the independent record label Nitro Records.
After failing to get into a Social Distortion show in 1984, he decided to form a band with friend and fellow cross-country teammate Greg Kriesel. That band, "Manic Subsidal," would eventually become The Offspring. After recording a demo in 1988, The Offspring signed a deal with a small-time label, Nemesis Records, for whom they recorded their first full length album, entitled The Offspring, in March 1989. This album would eventually be re-issued on November 21, 1995 by Holland's own record label, Nitro Records.
In 1991, The Offspring signed with Epitaph Records (home of Bad Religion, L7, NOFX, Pennywise and other similar...
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