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Tré sings and plays guitar on the tracks [[Dominated Love Slave]], and "All by Myself", form Keplunk!, and Dookie. He wrote the subtrack "Rock and Roll Girlfriend" from the [[wiktionary:Medley|medley]], "Homecoming," featured on the album ''[[American Idiot]]''. 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.
Tré sings and plays guitar on the tracks [[Dominated Love Slave]], and "All by Myself", from Keplunk!, and Dookie. He wrote the subtrack "Rock and Roll Girlfriend" from the [[wiktionary:Medley|medley]], "Homecoming," featured on the album ''[[American Idiot]]''. 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.


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", a song about the pleasure of [[fellatio]].
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", a song about the pleasure of [[fellatio]].

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Tré Cool (born Frank Edwin Wright III on December 9th, 1972 in Frankfurt, Germany) is the drummer of the rock band Green Day. He replaced the bands former drummer Al Sobrante.

As a drummer, he is known for his high speed, technical rhythm, and impressive stamina while performing live, in addition to the silly faces he will make while drumming.

Biography

Tré was born in Frankfurt, Germany in 1972. Despite having parents from America, his family was living in Germany at the time, as his father was a pilot stationed there by the U.S. Military. When his father finished his service, the family moved to Mendocino Mountains, California, where Tré grew up. In California, Tre's closest neighbor was future Lookout! Records owner Lawrence Livermore. When Tré was 12, Livermore asked him to play drums for his punk band, The Lookouts. As with band tradition, every member had to have a stage name, so Livermore gave him the name Tré Cool (meaning "very cool" in French). In 1990, Tré left The Lookouts to join another band on Livermore's record label, Green Day. That same year, he dropped out of school, leaving community college, to focus on Green Day. His father served as a the bands driver for their early tours driving the band in a bookmobile. Tré 's first album with Green Day was 1992's Kerplunk!. Two years later, their next album, Dookie, broke the band into the mainstream, where they have since been one of the most popular rock bands, selling over 63.5 million records.

In 1995, he and long time girlfriend, Lisea Lyons, had a daughter named Ramona, who they named in honor of The Ramones. That same year, the couple got married, but would divorce in 1996. In 2001, he married his girlfriend Claudia. Together they had a son named Frankito, but would divorce in 2003.

Drumming Equipment

In the earlier years of Green Day, Tré used a DW drum kit. Since the album Warning, Tré has got his own signature Slingerland drum kit, called the "Spitfire". However, on the American Idiot tour, Tré parted ways with his Slingerland kit, and now uses a Ludwig Classic Maple kit with a Shadow Purple paintjob. He says. He uses Zildjian cymbals and Danmar products. According to an interview with Drum Magazine, his most prized and "still go-to" snare is a Noble & Cooley which he purchased for $600 before making Dookie

His current drum kit is as follows:

Drums:

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

Singing

Tré sings and plays guitar on the tracks Dominated Love Slave, and "All by Myself", from Keplunk!, and Dookie. He wrote the subtrack "Rock and Roll Girlfriend" from the medley, "Homecoming," featured on the album American Idiot. 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.

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", a song about the pleasure of fellatio.

Trivia

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