Tré Cool

Tré Cool
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Background information
Origin	Born in Frankfurt, Germany; raised in Willits, California
Years active	1988 to Present Day

Tré Cool (born Frank Edwin Wright III on December 9th, 1972 in Frankfurt, Germany) is the drummer of Green Day, a Punk/Pop Punk/alternative rock band. He replaced former drummer John Kiffmeyer (aka Al Sobrante). He is known for his high speed, technical rhythm and impressive stamina in drums.

Is really gay and cant play drums!!!!!!!

He's gay

The drum kit

In the earlier years (Kerplunk! and Dookie), Tré used a DW drum kit. Since Warning, Tré has got his own signature Slingerland drum kit, called the "Spitfire". However, at the recent American Idiot tour, according to an interview published in the December issue of Drum Magazine, Tré has parted ways with his Slingerland kit, and now uses a Ludwig Classic Maple kit with a Shadow Purple paintjob. He says: "It sounds like an instrument." He uses Zildjian cymbals and Danmar products. He has also told Drum Magazine that his favorite, most prized and "still go-to" snare is a Noble & Cooley which he purchased for $600 before making Dookie. "My snare sound is that... [but] I don't take it live because it's got a nice little spot[1]."

His current drum kit is as follows:

Drums:

• 22"x18" bass drum
• 14"x6.5" Ludwig Black Beauty Brass Super Sensitive snare
• 14"x11" rack tom
• 16"x16" floor tom
• 18"x16" floor tom
• A tambourine

Cymbals (From left to right):

• Zildjian K/Z 14" Special Hi-hat (K Hi-hat on top, Z Dyno Beat on the bottom)
• Zildjian K 19" Dark Medium Thin Crash
• Zildjian A 19" Medium Thin Crash
• Zildjian A 22" Ping Ride
• Zildjian K 20" Crash/Ride (centre right)
• Zildjian FX 20" Oriental Classic China

Drumheads:

• Snare: REMO Coated Emperor X (Batter), REMO Ambassador Snare Side Hazy (Resonant)
• Toms: REMO Coated Emperors (Batter), REMO Clear Ambassadors (Resonant)
• Bass drum: REMO Powerstroke 3 with a REMO Falam Slam Pad (back), Ebony Powerstroke 3 drum head with the American Idiot logo (front)

Drumsticks: Zildjian Tré Cool Artist Series

Hardware: DW

Role in Green Day

Tré, similar to bassist Mike Dirnt, plays a minor role in songwriting. He rarely writes for any instrument other than drums on officially released Green Day material.

Tré does, however, have some songwriting credits and vocals on the band's albums. He sang, but Billie Joe wrote the song "All by Myself" on Dookie (which is hidden in the song F.O.D.), a song about masturbation, and the subtrack "Rock and Roll Girlfriend" from the medley, "Homecoming," featured on the album American Idiot. He also wrote the humorous "Dominated Love Slave", on Green Day's 1992 album Kerplunk!. a track on which he also sings and plays both drums and guitar, and he sings Like a Rat Does Cheese, which does not appear on an album due to its explicit sexual content.He has also written other songs such as "Billie's mom" and "Food around the corner".On some rare performances of the song, Tré and Billie switch instruments. He also sang and composed the track "DUI" ("Driving Under the Influence"), which was recorded during the Nimrod sessions, and was due to be released on Shenanigans (a compilation of B-sides), but was inexplicably omitted. It has been rumored that Tré plays the guitar line in the "Rock and Roll Girlfriend" where he says "I play the shit out of the drums, and I can play the guitar," followed by a short guitar lick. It has also been rumored that on the album Dookie, he composed the guitar riff for the track "When I Come Around" for which Billie wrote the drum part. Tré also appears on the Fat Wreck Chords compilation Short Music for Short People with Samiam, and wrote and sang several songs with the Lookouts.

During a radio interview at Washington DC's alternative station, DC 101, Tré sang and played the guitar to a short song titled "Like a Rat does Cheese", which is about the pleasure of fellatio.

About his influences, Tré confesses that he is mostly influenced by the legendary Keith Moon, whom he idolizes and who is a clear inspiration over his own drumming duties. He also says that as well as admiring his other favourite drummers like Charlie Watts and Ginger Baker, he also endeavours to stand on his own and be an original and stand-out drummer.

Trivia

• Tré is the only person to ever climb the Universal Studios ball (their trademark) in Orlando, Florida. He climbed the ball at the 1998 MTV Music Awards. It landed him in VH1's Top 100 Red Carpet Acts.
• Tré often set his drums on fire during the Warning tour.
• Tré is the godfather of both of Billie's kids.
• Tré briefly dated Torry Castellano AKA Donna C, drummer of fellow Bay Area pop-punk band The Donnas, and it is rumored that she is the basis for the American Idiot track, "Rock n Roll Girlfriend."
• Tré Cool's father drove a bookmobile with which Green Day first toured.
• His daughter is named Ramona after The Ramones.
• He played the violin in school.
• 39/Smooth and American Idiot are the only two of Green Day's studio albums that do not start with drums. International Superhits! and Shenanigans do not start with drums either, but they are compilations and cannot be considered studio albums.
• Tré went to clown school.
• Tré loves sushi.
• Tré also loves golf.

External links

• Green Day's Official Homepage
• Tre Cool at DrummerWorld.com
• Tré Cool at Zildjian.com
• Tré Cool at GeekStinkBreath.net
• Tré Cool Main Fan Page, a definitive fansite
• Tré Cool at NNDB.com
• Green Day Authority site
• Green Day Online