Tré Cool (born Frank Edwin Wright III; December 9, 1972) is a German-born American drummer for the Punk Rock band Green Day. He replaced the band's former drummer John Kiffmeyer in 1990.
Frank Edwin Wright III was born December 9, 1972 in Frankfurt, Germany, making him the youngest member of Green Day. He lived in Willits, California with his father and his older sister, Lori. His father, a helicopter pilot in the Vietnam War, decided to move the...
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Tré Cool (born Frank Edwin Wright III; December 9, 1972) is a German-born American drummer for the Punk Rock band Green Day. He replaced the band's former drummer John Kiffmeyer in 1990.
Frank Edwin Wright III was born December 9, 1972 in Frankfurt, Germany, making him the youngest member of Green Day. He lived in Willits, California with his father and his older sister, Lori. His father, a helicopter pilot in the Vietnam War, decided to move the family there to insulate them upon his return to the United States.
Wright's closest neighbor was Larry Livermore, who at the time was the singer of the punk band The Lookouts. At age 11, Livermore recruited Wright to join The Lookouts and gave him the name of Tre Cool relying on both the French word très (meaning very) combined with the word cool. However, the silent "s" has been incorrectly dropped in the spelling.
When Green Day's drummer, John Kiffmeyer, left the band they recruited Cool to play drums. Cool decided to drop out of high...
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