The Offspring Ex-Drummer Breaks Silence on Dismissal Over Vaccine

The former drummer of The Offspring Pete Parada opens up in his first interview about his dismissal from the band in 2021 over his refusal to take the vaccine. The Offspring released their latest album 'Let The Bad Times Roll' in 2021.
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[@PeteParada]

Appreciate you sharing the story of my departure. Lots of artists going through this. Many folks looking for a new way forward.

[@jamie07736631]

Was a big offspring fan , but the way you were treated is as far removed from a punk/rock and roll attitude as you can get. It’s the attitude of big business, which iv actually nothing against, but it’s not a punk attitude . You don’t need me to tell you but, you were right standing your ground. Good luck with your new projects.

[@gypsypearl38]

@PeteParada, Much respect! Don't ever let strangers greed put your health in jeopardy.

[@XOChristianaNicole]

Love these comments.

[@RetroHabit82]

Pete, you the man. Thank you for standing up for yourself and not following the herd.

[@mattg082]

Wow, after seeing this it’s not right. I got vaccinated and all that. Then after 3 years got real sick with it. Didn’t change a thing. When I got my second shot I was out cold for 5 days of work sick as I was with Covid. I really think there was time in 2020-2022 when it became a political stance. Unfortunately a lot of hate and weirdness was thrown around. I get people want to work, and they may have dismissed you due to not being able to tour a certain country. But outside that I don’t get it? The conversation should have still been open. But seems it was treated as an institution, with suits in front of it. Keep your head up man!

[@hope5443]

Dear drummer, every family has suffered the same type of split due to the same reason. It's hard, but be glad you're not stuck. It's a miracle at this stage.

[@dylanmilks]

I'm glad he stood his ground. It's so sad that his band mates treated him with such contempt. I can relate. I was thrown out of my family for nearly 18 months because I hadn't taken the jab. I feel for him and his family especially.

[@RobVanDelay_WholeFnContest]

Wow you need to throw out your family

[@chrisrauschning7376]

Disowned by your family, is the lowest, don't let them back into yours without a big apology, otherwise you know they would do it again, in which case, have to move on without them.

[@vikinglife6316]

@@chrisrauschning7376 I wouldn't even waste my time. If my family did something like this to me they would forever be dead to me.

[@vikinglife6316]

Forgive them for their ignorance but dont have anything to do with them. They cannot be trusted in times of uncertainty and times where survival is needed. They will get you killed if a day ever came where you need torely on them for life and death situations.

[@alexandermasters7827]

Did your doctor advise you not to get it?

[@thismothafuckasaid7304]

Good ol' open-minded, accepting of everyone, providing unity for outcasts of society, punk rockers!

[@MrTangent]

When dozens/hundreds of support staff’s lives and livelihood are on the line we don’t have time for anti-science nonsense. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@jameslesnefsky8535]

Punk is such a farce.

[@theycontroltheleftandtheri3705]

Yeah punk rockers and 60's hippies really showed that they practice the values they have preached over all these years during the "pandemic".

[@MrTangent]

@@theycontroltheleftandtheri3705 Nothing says punk like infecting your fans and family members with a disease that kills the elderly! Hells yeah!

[@eddied.5156]

That moment when you realize you were only ever seen as an employee not an equal. That's brutally sad

[@livingNagony]

Sadly I feel like almost every single band is like this, I hate finding out too...bcoz then I quit listening to said band.

[@mjriemen]

He’d been in the Offspring since 2009… he’s always been an employee. I really like Atom Wilard. He was an Offspring drummer before Pete, he was definitely and employee too .

[@shawnsdrumcave]

i think it's more when you find out your friends really aren't your friends...

[@mrsleep0000]

Bands are a business, not a feel good club.

[@EVSniderWriter]

@@mrsleep0000 so one makes music as a business ?

[@420Heretic]

Good for him on pushing back and not giving in.

[@jameswight7321]

Yup, sux they did not stick with him

[@binaryecho]

Super glad he did. Trash humans don't belong in the Offspring. This garbage took itself out.

[@jameswight7321]

@@binaryecho 🥴😷

[@richardtyler3498]

​@@binaryecho reee lol

[@LuckyFlesh]

@@binaryecho Did your parents have any children that lived?

[@imgahey]

It's bizarre how evil people can be when they try so hard to be good

[@KathleenMcCormickLCSWMPH]

Great comment.

[@junglejarred6366]

Brilliant

[@felixfox8810]

Sounds to me like they primarily tried to safe their own business.

[@junglejarred6366]

@@felixfox8810 yes exactly. Money over integrity. It's a common occurrence here on earth. Most people are spineless herd animals

[@DarthMackzodroginstomp]

That's the conflicted nature of righteousness. We get so accustomed to the apparent duality of right vs wrong that we often times forget that we live intricate and inextricable lives. How can we do right by others without wronging someone else? How do we stick to or change our principles and ideologies when we realize their benefits and costs? That's the complex nature of situations related to freedoms and safeguards. Many people seem to perceive a contradiction between the two in light of the pandemic, but freedom and safety aren't opposing ideas. Some people think the jab is better for community health and freedoms while other people think individual freedom and accountability for one's health is better for the community. Both are true. The true conflict of these two apparently disparate ideas depends on the practices used to balance these freedoms and safeguards. Otherwise this "controversy" would be notably weaker, and most people would reconcile most of the personal ideological differences existing in society.

[@DaviDamir]

i love how bands out them selves like this

[@danevertt3210]

Out them selves??? Hahaha the lead singer is literally a doctor.

[@silvercloud1641]

@@danevertt3210 Faith don't care about your facts.

[@skumtv544]

INDEED

[@danevertt3210]

@@silvercloud1641 I gather what you are saying is people who are uneducated go about faith based ideas and those educated used facts and science.

[@moresnare]

@@danevertt3210 And literally wrong.

[@ianmoone4331]

There's been so much abuse, in so many different ways, about this damn shot. People have become monsters over this, even after certain undeniable facts being released by "authoritative sources".

[@Mike-nf6nf]

I broke off a decades-long friendship over it. Having toxic people in your life isn't worth it, especially if they're only optional.

[@sentientcardboarddumpster7900]

Now they say "that never happened"

[@A7X062388]

its so funny how you people make up fake facts' and run with it lmfao

[@mrsleep0000]

This is the part that really grinds my gears is these people doubling down after research has shown we were lied to and manipulated.

[@nilfux]

More like authoritarian sources.

[@Bullardicus86]

Smart man. Pretty much saved his own life. Can’t play drums 6 feet under the ground because your heart stopped pumping.

[@jibicusmaximus4827]

can't play a beat when your 6 feet under peat

[@sevenmiller9042]

Why is everyone died suddenly. ? Like that movie on rumble?

[@davidpryce5079]

@@sevenmiller9042 🤔 Hmm, now let me think!!!!

[@A7X062388]

hm.....over a billion people now have gotten the shot over 70 percent have gotten multiple yet there is only a handful of "Heart issues" not proven to be linked to it, that have happened. You really arnt too smart.

[@clarenceworley3714]

​@@sevenmiller9042 I know right? I had never heard of anyone dying until the vax. Here we were in a world without death and they introduced a Vaccine that took that away from all of us.

[@arthurdent1097]

Def Leppard put their entire career on hold while their drummer recovered after losing an arm in a car wreck. They did not fire their now one-armed drummer. They were one of the biggest bands out at that time and that took several years. Contrast that to the supposedly punk rock Offspring.

[@MykeLewisMusic]

Def Leppard are pure class, The Offspring are pure trash. Simple.

[@mrmichaelvazquez]

Gunter glieben glauchen globen

[@BouncingTribbles]

Nailed it.

[@gobravo123]

He should name his new band 'The Unvaccinated'. Now that's Rock.

[@navagatingthroughthebeasts2908]

👍

[@Slammediadotca]

I think "the defiant" is pretty on the nose :)

[@wakeupcanuck6763]

First song is "Fuck Fauci." and album titled "Safe and Effective?"

[@christinsmith]

Pretty lame!

[@jasontheflyingfarrierhays]

I’d buy the album even if it completely sucked.

[@AlienFrequency]

I haven't listened to Offspring in years... I'm gonna continue that trend.

[@mikeg6666]

Same!

[@iamtheavalanchee]

damn you guys are so cool, im sure this will make a gigantic impact on their plans for the future.

[@woody8577]

@@iamtheavalanchee you never know

[@DerrickRG]

@@iamtheavalanchee They haven't been relevant since 2013 so yeah, they need all the help they can get these days.

[@Jen-X333]

@@iamtheavalanchee Considering how many “fans” are in these comments, it probably will.

[@4200timeB]

So after all these years finally we find out there was a cool member in the Offspring.

[@cunning-stunt]

Pretty cool for a white guy.

[@scrappyny7432]

Nothing says being punk free and rebellious like going along with the system and firing a longtime friend even though the jab would have severely hurt him. Way to go Offspring you have become exactly what you stood against

[@TheSanityMachine33]

Mindless followers... conformists... fearful idiots. yes. that's what the Offspring are.

[@youren8]

A lot of bands do, once they hit the big time. Look at RATM.

[@scrappyny7432]

@@youren8 yea they are a great example of that

[@melchior2678]

@@youren8 I seriously question whether RATM was ever truly against corporate greed. I mean they are communist

[@victormiranda4664]

They got bills to pay!!

[@stefannunlist4373]

Stood your ground. We need more people like you!

[@Psybo]

The kids definitely aren’t alright

[@keywee849]

The Covid19 mRNA, US Military's bioweapon is on FDA's infant immunization schedule ⚰️

[@thegreendank1]

🤣

[@mikerowland4004]

I have been diagnosed with the same thing and was also told by my doctors not to get the vaccine due to the risks.

[@mikeg6666]

I have nerve damage and my Dr told me to stay away from these shot's , but I had no intention of taking them anyway and glad my family and I didn't!

[@dldissolving2005]

That's racist

[@jesseporter3397]

I was told by my Dr I don't need it cuz I'm young and healthy.

[@blazesomebody9819]

@@dldissolving2005 what is racist??

[@BCaldwell]

Your Dr probably saved your life.....

[@thenightmare92]

Damn man, & I’ve always been a big fan of the band but this definitely leaves a bad taste in my mouth. From someone who is gladly unvaccinated & glad he stood his ground, hopefully he continues to do the same & wish him nothing but success with his new band.

[@kevinmurphy3470]

I'm with you there

[@joncasity6099]

Just think about how cool the drummer is when you listen...it's not his fault his band sucks

[@konaken1035]

OFF SPRANG IS NOW DEAD TO ME !!!! SCREAMING

[@napesdrk1174]

@konaken1035 100% my man! Unbelievable they would do that, then lie. F k heads

[@skumtv544]

100%

[@adrianj3198]

Salute to the drummer

[@tonysmith8379]

The Drummer is the only one with a backbone, and punk ethos.

[@dr.frequency1716]

For him to say "he was either UNWILLING or unable." Is such BS, he KNOWS his situation. I can't stand people who try to make other people look bad by throwing in coy ways to slander them just because they didn't do like you did, or believe like you do.. hes so punk for doing that

[@Angel_Ripoff]

Just to be clear: Dexter's not punk rock, he's punk b**ch.

[@dr.frequency1716]

@@Angel_Ripoff 💯

[@peterrhines1516]

Yeah, that is some BS, agreed.

[@theresasmith7230]

Yeah I thought the same thing! What a snake!

[@melchior2678]

@@theresasmith7230 well he is jewish so not surprising

[@thesnapperkeeper]

Vaccine mandates,how punk rock 🙄

[@harrisonbergeron5393]

And he already had natural immunity.

[@captaindeadpool1997]

Staying alive is hella punk rock my dude

[@theman1526]

​@@captaindeadpool1997 you can't be serious.

[@a.d.4536]

@@captaindeadpool1997 👈🏻 thinks boots taste yummy 🤤

[@PaulSmoker420]

😭

[@wesleywrightjr.3673]

Wow….! This is so sad. I’ve lost so much respect for The Offspring 💔 they were such a big part of my childhood and early adulthood. Not anymore

[@StewpidGames]

Because they wanted to keep everyone on tour safe?

[@coreybenoit9268]

​@@StewpidGamesbecause his doctor told him not to because of his medical history. Believe the jab hype ya sheep.

[@NYPATRIOTBX]

@@StewpidGames Safe from a virus that had a 99% survival rate 😂.

[@albertotorressubias6900]

​@@StewpidGamesno. Porque siguieron una moda estúpida creada artificialmente por los dictadores de occidente del siglo XXI.

[@Dlabs85]

Wow, very un-punk / rock of you Offspring! Good to know you'd bail on one of your own and comply to the system for tour sales. Shout out to all the artist out there that just didn't play the venues that required that poison and did what they had to do to stay true.🤘🤘🤘

[@donniet685]

Richard Ashcroft, John Joseph. Yay!

[@williamlane2126]

Thank you for having integrity, Pete.

[@sshat]

There is no honor in being a sellout.There is honor in loyalty.

[@GilbertSyndrome]

Wtf are you talking about, though?

[@scramblesthedeathdealer]

​@@GilbertSyndromeI lost all respect for the Offspring for kicking out their drummer over the jab, which is poison.

[@GilbertSyndrome]

@@scramblesthedeathdealer You're right, because everyone who had the vaccine died... Oh, wait... 🙄

[@ChorusArtists]

Oh man, after Taylor Hawkins passing, this is too much to believe. Offspring rushed their tour, and Pete had an exemption. Had they just waited 6 months it wouldn't have mattered. Just sad that the fear made so many people stupid.

[@cessxiii]

"Trigger people emotionally, and they will stop thinking rationally, and at that point, you can lead them anywhere." A very old quote, once again proven true over the last 3 years.

[@alephnull7410]

It’s not fear, it’s entirely political. Him not getting vaccinated put him on the opposite side of EVERYTHING for Offspring Inc.

[@juleswinnfield9931]

​@@cessxiii so true considering all the emotional and child-minded resistance to vaccination.

[@oldnikix]

@@juleswinnfield9931 Humankind has been around for eons without immunization, let alone these new pharmaceutical therapeutics known as vaccines. You're a conformist with a lack of discernment when it comes to corporate greed. You're a tiny part of the problem; bless your heart.

[@TOM2727]

It’s a decision non the less & it’s not anyone’s business.. “child minded resistance to vaccination” lol another peon angry someone’s not following orders

[@drhaha6182]

The craziest part about this is that I thought Dexter would be much more civil to his bandmate and "friend", since his field of study was specifically working on mRNA "vaccines" and he knew of Pete's medical condition. I'm glad the drummer didn't give in. The music industry needs more like him and Tom Barber.

[@ebenezerspludge8369]

Dexter obviously doesn't believe in the study's much or he would know one of the biggest factors is being overweight. He looks well over weight.

[@jameshughes7038]

The thing about being in that field of study is that they only teach you what they want you to know. There's so much more out there that doctors don't even get taught.

[@melchior2678]

If so then it all makes sense now. He has a vested interest in defending Big Pharma. How "punk"

[@davidcline4286]

Dexter is nothing more than a shill. All the schooling in the world can't educate you. Objective proof right here.

[@davidcline4286]

​@@ebenezerspludge8369 He must have ditched the class on insulin resistance. Doctors are the third leading cause of death.

[@benjaminyoung9694]

The guy must have a waaaaay better doctor then the rest of the offspring. Just look at them. Pete is the only one that aged decently

[@Jon7763]

in the defense of the rest of the band, he's not the original drummer and he's probably quite a bit younger then them

[@209Twinz209]

@@Jon7763 100% jus a hired drummer trying to stir up bs.

[@209Twinz209]

😆😆💀💀 what? Lol. Your doctor determines how you age? That's what I just read? Bahahaja. Benjamin, ur brain is mushy homie. 😂

[@GregGallagher]

He’s also like 8-10 years younger than Dexter and Noodles so…

[@benjaminyoung9694]

@@GregGallagher he barely looks 35. The other guys look like zombies

[@Sonicstillpoint83]

I’d love to see their reaction when they realized that he was vindicated even by the CDC.

[@MegaDubrock]

What did the CDC say that you are referring to?

[@Able2591]

''If you look away, you'll be doing what they say, If you look alive, you'll be singled out and tried ''

[@akatripclaymore.9679]

"That shot" isn't something to believe in. Dr Fauci should be tied to a post & shot.

[@kurbynabru9314]

Oof. Great reference.

[@jasonnewstead3174]

Nice

[@paulcampbell3250]

Hearing Offspring referred to as "one of rock's greatest bands" was more painful than any COVID symptoms I've had.

[@juiceboxheart]

A+

[@davehughesfarm7983]

LOL.....

[@jelly7310]

Fo sho!!!

[@rotekanale8124]

I used to listen to Ixnay in my teenage years. I repeat, "teenage years."

[@m_ne8902]

Maybe 'least talented' is more fitting.

[@ace-xj1fq]

Good on him for pushing back

[@Ottophil]

Good on them for pushing in the first place. And for firing him

[@jmt__]

Good on the band for firing this idiot.

[@PaddyByrne931]

100%

[@elvislegg8634]

Whilst doing the sound at a local punk gig whilst these things were temporarily "allowed" to happen in summer 2020, I heard a singer of a punk band say the words "follow the rules and stay safe". I had a good chuckle to myself at that one.

[@StockA4]

There are still people acting like Dexter and Noodles.

[@grsfhhytff]

This is the day the Offspring died for me and they were my favourite band at one point in time. I was offered a free ticket to see them and knocked it back because I think they're wankers. It was obvious that it was going to become milder over time. The molecular biologist should have realised that. During COVID there was just an overwhelming need to be the most conspicuous, obedient example of conformity possible. Not what I want from my so-called Punk Rock bands 😂😂😂😂

[@HighlanderNorth1]

☑️ Exactly! Their decision to fire him wasn't based on science. It was about conforming to the stringent political and ideological dogma of the (corrupt) leftist/globalist elites. It's mind-blowing to me that in late 2021, a PhD educated person like their band leader could've STILL been blindly adhering to the discredited claims that "the vaccine will prevent you from contracting or transmitting the Covid virus"! By that time, we already knew that the so-called "vaccines" _only_ serve as a prophylactic treatment to reduce the symptoms of Covid, NOT to prevent it from being spread! Phizer has since admitted that they never even tested their "vaccine" to see if it was effective at preventing contraction or transmission! I'd say they owe their fired bandmate a major apology, although I wouldn't hold my breath. Ideological zealots rarely change their minds, even when it's clear they were wrong. Why do you think communism and fascism still exist!

[@civilizationmeansdomestica929]

It's so sad that the "unlettered and ordinary" who are treated with such contempt by our fellow man for exercising bodily autonomy and questioning "authority". What happened to "sticking it to the man"? These last 2 or 3 years have really REVEALED what people are and who ourselves need to be. Jesus lives!!!!!

[@Itwasntalieitwastrueinmymind]

Well said.

[@BROU-bb2uc]

Foo fighters and KISS to🖕🤬🖕

[@davehughesfarm7983]

I said fook it all during this scamdemic pandemic.

[@jimfolkers4425]

He stood his ground!!! I did the same! No Vax for me! Better things are coming for him! Good bless him!

[@pali1H]

Nothing screams punk like forcing members to jab

[@kchez5586]

Nothing punk about this band, commercial, pop trash playing punk dress up

[@onehatewonder]

Exactly. Offspring is about as punk as the Jonas Bros

[@TommyWashow]

@@onehatewonder at least the jonas brothers were a three piece

[@NinjaMatt2201]

Why are you afraid to call it a vaccine?

[@allltexun]

@@NinjaMatt2201 because its not a vaccine.

[@Josephine11265]

Pete, what they did to you , was unfair and absolutely horrible. They owe you a HUGE apology, ESPECIALLY given light of new information and what we know now. They need to admit their wrongs, and beg your forgiveness. YOU DID THE RIGHT THING!!! I pray they come to their senses. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed ALL your concerts. I will not attend another until they right this wrong. I hope and pray that they do the right thing and I can see you all together again!! ❤

[@wideyxyz2271]

Dead band walking!

[@avm7259]

@Anne O'Nymous So true

[@melchior2678]

They owe him more than an apology. They owe him a monetary settlement for wrongful termination

[@ANiCKiN]

Everyone on this sick planet knows, they won't do it. They are woke cucks without balls.

[@travisv6408]

I saw them in 2017, and after hearing this, I noticed they were playing Halifax last year. It was a instant pass for me.

[@geoffarcuri7877]

Pete is a MONSTER drummer. The offspring were lucky to have him. I can’t stand the offspring

[@mwb78]

I've always thought they were the worst band to ever make it.

[@skythemusic]

They suck.

[@Vor_Tex_Sun]

Offspring are ok. Saw them live back in the 90s. But they are just under ok and nothing special at all

[@elizafarr3461]

I enjoyed your comment😮😅😂

[@TheJaxsonjack]

​@@mwb78 U2 ... REM ... Pearl Jam

[@julianbechard90]

The saddest part for me is that after all those years you find out your friends aren’t really your friends

[@tommyvextofficial]

The fact that RockFeed was even allowed to cover this is surprising.

[@kittywampusdrums4963]

Rockfeed will get a visit from some pharma execs lol

[@USLethal]

More and more is getting exposed across the misinformation board by the day.

[@alexlebon6456]

Tommy what's your bet that KZbin will try to take down this video or atleast demonetize it? I love your "Grand Theft Audio" album!! I want to thank you for standing up for the right message!! I just wish more people would listen to the truth. 🙄

[@YorheMahmn]

@@kittywampusdrums4963 Or jesuits

[@kittywampusdrums4963]

​@@YorheMahmn Funny you mention cause Faucci is a Jesuit.

[@tommypospa]

If it's "just about logistics", why not hire a temporary drummer for the tour?

[@Jen-X333]

Exactly!

[@restingbird263]

Good for him. Screw the rest of the band/industry for being so ignorant and arrogant. I wish him all the best for having the balls to stand up against the insanity.

[@deanmcdougall5331]

Ignorant. Dr Dexter Holland done his PhD on HIV mRNA mechanisms. He’s literally a world leading expert on mRNA vaccines😂

[@Pronedout199]

They sold out to the government.. back in the day the Punk scene was about defiance… I’ll bet they feel like idiots now … Pete, I wish you all the success you can handle !!

[@juzzie]

God this hasn’t aged well has it …

[@woody8577]

Doesn't look like the band has either

[@Scuba_Bro]

@@woody8577 especially noodle! Holy shit? huh? 😂

[@VaporRipper]

Same for anyone else who forced people to take experimental medications that the drug companies have ZERO liability for

[@kevinwilson3942]

@@Scuba_Bro yeah, you're 60 noodles. get a haircut that doesn't make you look like an asshole.

[@blacklion401]

I lost my job for not taking the jab. Guess what? I’m healthy 😂. People I know are dropping like flies. Strokes, heart issues, female friend bleed for 6 months and had to have a hysterectomy. All these clowns should be held accountable. It’s sad how quickly people caved or got brainwashed.

[@BrandonDeft]

What's the best thing about being a conspiracy theorist? Not dying from Myocarditis.

[@lotusmilano]

Out of 192,405,448 people receiving MRNA Covid vaccines there were 1626 claims of myocarditis. Ya’ll were saying if only 1% of people die from Covid it’s not a big deal/shouldn’t affect our lives. Why is the .0000083% of people claiming myocarditis post vaccine of more concern to you?

[@mikeydoes]

@@lotusmilano You do understand that you and your cult are obsessed with Trump more than most people right? Most people aren't MAGA they just see the woke issue as a much bigger problem.

[@barra6709]

Yep. My aunt who is stupid as f. Always healthy, walked for hours everyday got the 3 shots and then that month couldn't breathe and ended up hospitalized, her heart wasn't pumping and she was swelling up with fluid. Thankfully she survived but the stupid muppet still doesn't think it was the vaccines

[@777-h6d]

​@lotusmilano alot of progressives and centrists who don't like Trump are also skeptical of the jab.

[@actnatural9261]

@@lotusmilano if it makes you feel better… it turns out half the vaccines that were rolled out were actually saliene solution.

[@azaze88]

They should get alot of backlash for this, shame on them for trying to force someone to do something they don't want to do

[@chefsrock1751]

Just like Dave Grohl, look what happened to Taylor Hawkins....

[@robertbogar1501]

and shame on them for going along with the narrative

[@christoforos4126]

My wife and I were ostracized from Christmas gatherings for two years in a row (and seeing family in general at any other time) by her family for not getting the jab. Now they all have allegedly gotten cov several times since they all got their jabs. That jab certainly had a religious following, that's for sure.

[@a.l.i.s.a.]

Smart move on his part.

[@THE_ANTI-RAPPER]

I am now a fan of just the drummer. THAT'S true punk rawk fashion 🔥🤘🔥

[@davehughesfarm7983]

Me too..

[@jordanstephens4178]

Yeah def the coolest and most real in the band from this story that's for sure..to bad the band will continue to have success and make money while the drummer will probably suffer and not really get in with another professional band.

[@michaelwills1926]

@@jordanstephens4178 he will also live longer 🥴

[@DeffoZappo]

The drummer for Opeth was also let go for not getting jabbed. Now he and his beautiful wife own a meat and cheese shop and he's super happy

[@commiehunter733]

The drummer really made the band standout, with his fast, punk beats

[@humphreysmcgoo4370]

Justice for Pete! Turns out he was the only one who made the right decision.

[@andrewcanoy1708]

He didnt even really make a decision. He's just following his doctor's instructions.

[@juleswinnfield9931]

Lol, "right decision".

[@fefejones81]

Not one person has explained how this man is gonna get into the country and if he even searched for another opinion if the record company did and what percentage he would be at risk. Not one person explained HOW he’s getting into an international country.

[@davehughesfarm7983]

@@juleswinnfield9931 Outto we have one of them in here

[@MrHarumakiSensei]

@@fefejones81 They could have toured Mexico.

[@Pres_NotSure]

Real shame considering all the new information coming out regarding efficacy of the vax.

[@mcbillygoat]

Offspring - Take him out! You’ve got to keep him separated!

[@kittywampusdrums4963]

🤣

[@djtripnosys]

I'll give it to ya. That shit was funny.

[@jayerbee7147]

Hilarious

[@thebomb7590]

Good on the drummer, he saved his life.

[@AnthonyRestuccia]

lol

[@chad5908]

So... getting the vax means you're dead? Weird, since that's not true?

[@AnthonyRestuccia]

@@chad5908 I wouldn't bother. You're just going to waste your time...

[@mrpenya5915]

and just how soon will the vaxxed folk start to die? Seriously, you sound so sure of yourself ,

[@AnthonyRestuccia]

@@mrpenya5915 We're already dead

[@dannyshuford9720]

Good on ya Pete. " Stand for yourself" is way more important than trivial Offspring punk music not to mention the example you set for your own family. I used to love this band. So sad to see the music industry cave when it used to hold true courage in the face of many controversial topics.

[@kristopherhanson4476]

The drummer was the only musician in this band with a brain.

[@decadepasts]

The band didn't have to kick him out. They could have simply replaced him while the pandemic was underway and brought him back once it was over. I find it really strange that the band thru him under the bus like this. It's seems The Offspring is more like business than a band.

[@decadepasts]

@albertastrength1026 Pretty much yea.

[@YorheMahmn]

They are just buttfucks

[@DerrickRG]

*plandemic

[@djtripnosys]

It's as if that's not the only issue. The guy went on Tim Pool to whine about it. He's a right wing chud, and they don't need that shit. I get it.

[@Jen-X333]

Yeah, very dickish thing to do.

[@WildAzzRacing]

They handled this like total shite. I guess a lot of rockers and punks are now conformist/statist and that is so not punk or rock.

[@kittywampusdrums4963]

cough cough RATM cough cough

[@woody8577]

@@kittywampusdrums4963 🎶Thank you, I'll do what you tell me🎶

[@VaporRipper]

Ranks right up the with Rage with the Machine in my book

[@merlin704]

Most punk/metal/rock bands are just cucks pretending to be edgy or brutal.

[@DamageInc86]

Same.thing is happening in metal. What started out as NON PC speech and offensive stances, has turned into libtard conformists.

[@NecroCryx]

I watched so many friends and family get the shot, got covid, and they seemed to have the hardest time getting over it. It took me 2 days to get over it. One of my kids took 24 hrs, one didn't have any symptoms and another was immune it seems. Just like Rage Against the Machine, the Offspring have shown their true colors and are full of shit

[@gizzy2403]

They're not rebellious, just establishment worshipping commies. It's fkn pathetic 😖

[@marcverus158]

I didn’t got COVID and was shot, but due to the duration of COVID it would weaking by itself making itself less and less lethal but yeah

[@peterrhines1516]

I had the opposite experience, it's all anecdotal.

[@R3TR0R4V3]

Ah, so they censored my first comment. Lovely. I'll say it again, the best thing you have going for you is your own immune system. ☑️

[@TommyWashow]

@@marcverus158 cope

[@jamessbca]

"You must stick what I tell you to stick into your bloodstream or you can't work with us". What a world. (I'm totally unfamiliar with this band). It seems the tough Rock n Roll guys have gotten a little soft.

[@davehughesfarm7983]

Snowflake, political correct, cancel culture, race theory, virtue signaling fooked uo world these days...Drop me off at 1989 please..

[@adrianfytr35]

In order to tour with this punk rock band you have to follow the crowd and do what everyone else is doing!

[@syrehn69]

i find the whole covid shot thing, contraversial to say the least. damned if you do damned if you do

[@woody8577]

I agree

[@snowdevil7727]

Sub-clinical myocarditis for all

[@keywee849]

mRNA vaccines are the US Military's bioweapon.

[@goodmorningsundaymorning4533]

Moreso damned if you do.

[@danevertt3210]

@@snowdevil7727 or you mean for 0.007 of the population

[@Jen-X333]

I had Guillain-Barré, which is pronounced with a hard G and sounds like Gee-on Barr-ay. Don’t blame him one fuckin bit for wanting to do anything and everything he can to avoid getting it again. It’s a horrible condition.

[@keywee849]

Get an x-ray of the Graphene HYDROXIDE spliced into the RNA, under the pineal gland, in your brain & press charge$

[@jerrimenard3092]

He should have been isolating. I am sure he was advised to do so by the doctors. So, how does that work on tour buses, airplanes and trains overseas? Let's say they let him do what he wanted, then he got sick and died. That could mean a lawsuit.

[@Jen-X333]

@@jerrimenard3092 I don’t have all the answers, but it’s not letting him do what he wanted. It’s what the doctors recommended and gave him a medical exemption for. Not only that, but they said later in the video that they didn’t go anywhere that required the vaccine plus a bunch of other people on the tour said they weren’t vaccinated either. And then there’s the question of why not just hire a touring drummer, and then go back to him when you’re done with the tour? The fact is their explanation doesn’t hold up because it makes no sense.

[@eden6605]

Check out Joe Lynn Turner's single "Belly of the Beast"... He signs about this exact subject - the "poison juice"! True Rebels and Rock Icons! Respect to this drummer for standing his ground and not bending for the societal pressure, fear mongering and humiliation!

[@Jeffrie_Baer]

Don't care to listen to them ever again after learning this. SMH 😞

[@CleverLutherTalbert]

The lesson here is, just because you have a degree doesn't keep you from allowing ideology and fear to blind you from reality.

[@danevertt3210]

Holy shit this is the dumbest comment

[@3ngi_n33r]

Man! So much for punk being anti establishment. ☹️

[@ghostcat8244]

At the end of the day. If you don’t want it don’t get it if you do want it get it. It’s your life you live how you wanted. No one should be force or get Shame on something they don’t wanna get. It’s part of life.

[@studas2011]

I totally agree man, forcing people to take medications they don't want to get their rights back is seriously messed up.

[@ghostcat8244]

@@studas2011 it’s very mess up it’s almost as if :/ they want you to believe what they’re believing even though your not doing any harm to anyone. What’s really funny in all this they’re suppose to be a punk band that goes against everything and governments etc.

[@soeffingwhat]

I take it you were careful not to put your close family and friends at risk? Right?

[@studas2011]

@@soeffingwhat My mother caught it and got over it fine, she's in her mid 70s. There's no way the sustained reactions of democratic countries was proportionate. Why did they want EVERYONE injected 3 times, even children? This was, among other things, a dress rehearsal for the big one. Social credit scores, vaccine passports, cashless society/Central Bank Digital Currency etc.

[@studas2011]

@@soeffingwhat She is totally unvaccinated, btw

[@felixfox8810]

Nobody needs The Offspring. Neither does Pete Parada.

[@kingnick6260]

The only thing that logically makes sense to me is they must've been trying to get rid of him for a long time. Otherwise, it's pretty sad this one issue tore apart friends & family

[@MrHarumakiSensei]

Logically making sense went out of the window at the beginning of 2020. Apparently we have different ways of making decisions as a society now.

[@boggle272]

this story has played out millions of times across the world in the past 3 years, fear fear fear

[@charlesb7831]

When I initially heard the band kicked him out for this , I lost any and all respect for the band, all about money and control, plain and simple. For a band that was a ani- establishment type band has now become a propaganda pro establishment. Seems to happen more often as bands become bigger and seem to forget where they came from.

[@billdover3165]

I don't have any more respect for The Offspring. I was pretty much done with them in this originally happened but this is kind of shows that The Offspring is filled with a bunch of divas that would rather react then be patient and wait and see what happened.

[@andymartin3039]

It's shocking the way they treated you, one of my neighbours was diagnosed with guillain-barre Syndrome after getting the vaccine as he suffered serious side effects from it, it's been nearly 2 years since getting the vaccine and he's still pretty much bed bound needing 24 hour care. So you definitely made the right decision a shame others saw dollars and not the person. Wish you well in all your future endeavours.

[@stuartclarke3389]

It really was amazing at that time the amount of people that thought they had the right to tell you what to put into your body, and if you didn’t comply you were classed as far right or a covid denier ect ect… mad times.

[@JD-vj4go]

We've required vaccinations for years. You need them to go to school. To travel. It was never political before. Only idiots oppose vaccines.

[@Angel_Ripoff]

Sad part is: when something new comes along, it'll be the same exact situation, people won't have learned a thing.

[@jamessbca]

Totally. It was nutty. Totally (previously) normal people... "Unfriend me now if you're not getting the vaccine", etc. Amazing how people suddenly demanded what others insert into their bloodstream. Nutty times. Learned a lot about people around me. People wearing masks in conference rooms in the workplace. Taking them off for lunch while sitting next to each other, then putting them back on afterwards. It was the twilight zone.

[@davehughesfarm7983]

Sheer madness prevailed..It divided us even more...And I dont thnk it can be fixed.

[@davehughesfarm7983]

The left forced me to turn far right years ago..

[@toddpoppleton5303]

Didn’t want to end up like the Foo Fighter…smart move!

[@iconofsin1043]

What happened to Foo Fighters?

[@screwgoogle4993]

@@iconofsin1043 They became the Flu Fighters

[@Sam-lm8gi]

I call them the Phoo Phizers now...

[@konaken1035]

@@iconofsin1043 there drummer died

[@danevertt3210]

@@konaken1035 ….from a drug overdose?

[@thebeave0630]

Thank you for covering this.

[@VaporRipper]

Should thank Tim Pool. It was his interview

[@thebeave0630]

@@VaporRipper I love Tim’s show. I had seen it allready. Thing is it’s nice to see that a channel like this that covers more culture stories picked up something like this.

[@davehughesfarm7983]

I told them all to shove it up their azz...

[@ryanphillips4700]

I respected Pete when he was in Face to Face; loved him even more when i heard he wasnt taking the jab!

[@cpainyourass]

Messed up. Looking back on this it makes them look really bad.

[@sole__doubt]

My respect for the members of Offspring just hit rock bottom. This is just patheitic.

[@Theoutlawthirteen]

Ixnay was the first album I bought, I'm sad to see they chose a tour over a friend. Hope to support Pete in his new endeavors

[@eltigre1374]

They don’t have friends.

[@NinjaMatt2201]

If I were his friend, I would care about his health, and the risk of him giving Covid-19 to his family. If I were his friend, I wouldn't be concerned about his bruised ego. I would be concerned about the wellbeing of him and everyone around him. His pride isn't high on my list of concerns.

[@bradkillingsworth4137]

@@NinjaMatt2201 he has GBS dude. Vaccines can possibly be fatal for him. Let me guess “dOnAlD tRuMp iS nOt yOuR pReSiDeNt”

[@NinjaMatt2201]

@@bradkillingsworth4137 Well, I mean. Biden is President right now. Trump isn't the current President. So. Yeah. Trump literally ISN'T my President. Former President, yeah.

[@NinjaMatt2201]

@@bradkillingsworth4137 Look. Even if Covid-19 doesn't kill him, what about his kids? Don't want him to spread Covid-19 to his kids and wife when he gets back. He really needed to either get the vaccine or sit that tour out. Besides, it's not like he had documentation for his medical exemption. You can't just say "my doctor said it's ok". There would be records and he'd have to show the documentation. And even if he really can't get the vaccine, it just isn't safe for him or everyone else for him to travel internationally.

[@steven-adamski]

Thanks for sharing the story. Shame on them for letting him go. So authoritative

[@donniet685]

Zeig Holland!

[@ShawnSharkey4]

My guess is this had more to do with money than anything. Seems pretty shitty to kick someone out that had a medical exception and wanted to remain in the band.

[@djtripnosys]

Because he didn't. He SAID he had a medical exemption. Watch: "Republicans aren't racist insurrectionists." See, just cause I said it, doesn't mean a damn thing. Still bs.

[@partyanimal6753]

Kicking someone out of your band for not complying to government regulations is the most unpunk thing I've ever heard in my life!

[@haydenbuckner1181]

What a brain dead way to end a friendship and relationship

[@daveassanowicz186]

He didn't "refuse", he simply declined

[@bgg5090]

Wow.... How hard core and punk of them.

[@DisappointedButNotSurprised]

I have had the poke and I wish I hadn't. I don't think anyone should be bullied or forced into putting something into their body that can hurt them or worse. Over the past three years, I have seen the absolute worst in people who demand that others comply or else. No one deserves that kind of treatment. You don't have to be a "conspiracy theorist" to know bullying and attacking people is wrong.

[@davehughesfarm7983]

Analyst of the conspirators untiil the realities are revealed.

[@Salted45]

Not sad that they took the needle. From day one, my #1 most hated band, but never knew why I felt so strongly about it. Always trust your gut!

[@TheAntManChannel]

The offspring are clowns.

[@opiniondude1]

Pretty sure the whole tour got delayed anyway...cos the band and crew got covid a week or so in although being vaccinated..as were every other break-through case at the time.

[@RayfordRaySiegel]

Does having a medical exemption allow him to travel and go to those venues? If so, they're just wanting him to be forced into what they were forced to do, or wanted to do. It's ridiculous

[@VaporRipper]

Some places had NO exemptions

[@Mr_jz_12]

In australia, no. You couldn't do anything. Novak jokovic had a legitimate exemption and get deported from australia.

[@andrewcanoy1708]

It's not about health. It's about compliance.

[@NinjaMatt2201]

He didn't have documentation to present to prove it, because medical exemption for the vaccine isn't real.

[@NinjaMatt2201]

​@@andrewcanoy1708 Compliance. Like ya'll's compliance to believing whatever Fox News tells you?

[@harbosonius]

" Look if you're not gonna be 100% punk rock and lick govt boot then you're out, dude." - The Offspring, who honestly haven't been relevant musically since the late 90s.🤣

[@Jen-X333]

😂😂😂

[@skythemusic]

They were never relevant musically.

[@mk2727]

My friend is a touring keyboardist. He's had an anaphylactic reaction to a vaccine in the past. It would've cost him $8500 for an overnight stay in a hospital for observation. So he got a fake vaxx card!! Hahaha!! FJB!!

[@kittywampusdrums4963]

Allot of people did lol.

[@MADDROBB]

yea that’s a federal crime

[@jeremynothing]

@@MADDROBB Just because it's a crime doesn't necessarily make it wrong.

[@MADDROBB]

@@jeremynothing it kinda does

[@andrewcanoy1708]

​@@MADDROBB It's not like it works anyway.

[@maga-hat709]

Hats off to this brave man who did the only thing a man needs to do - be a man and not a p***y like his former bandmates.

[@metatron333ascension]

i used to think punk bands were anti-establishment. doesnt seem to be the case with the offspring

[@hanslander2849]

I'm pissed I went to their show, I wouldn't have gone knowing this.

[@papabear9498]

Good for Pete ! I Was at shows you played with face to face HOB LA years ago🤘 Pete Parada is the stand up dude here and The off spring are outdated anyways - glad you’re creating something new Pete-GOOD LUCK KEEP PUMPIN!!

[@malicant123]

The Offspring, or to be more precise, Holland and Noodles, are just one more addition to a long list list of celebrities who showed us their true colours in the last few years. Biggest respect in the world to Pete for having morals.