Tuna On Toast w Lars Frederiksen (Rancid, New Music To Victory, Early Rancid Days, Lots of History)

[@COMMONsenseAdvocate86]

Lars was hands down the most warm and nice celebrity ive ever met. He parked his 50 grand Mercedes near the civic center, near the opera house on van ness in SF, probably 16 years ago. And my gf then asked him for a picture. Which he insisted that his friend take it to get us all in it together... I Still have it! It was really cool and not at all how most of those situations go.

[@relaxdean1568]

Kind of funny to picture him in a mercedes.

[@jakejones6056]

Agreed! I met him in winter 2000-2001 at a converted old-time theater venue. I was working and missed the show completely but I arrived just as it was ending. When I got there, he was talking with some people in the crowd & signing autographs up in the balcony area. I asked him if he could sign some stickers for me and I told him how bummed I was to have missed the show... He said how much he thought that sucked and then broke out into a soft vocal "Loki", then laughed and took off on a good note.

[@Ty-138]

@@jakejones6056 Detroit?

[@leftofpunk]

My brother in law reached out to Lars years ago to listen to his band. They became acquainted and Lars recorded a bridge for a song on the next album. They had really only asked him for gang vocals but he heard a bridge and wrote and recorded it. It was pretty amazing. Good guy.

[@darrenryan1161]

Don't surprise me that he would do that just surprised he drives a Merc, not related but John lydon drive yello Volvo but guarantee the Benz Lars is in would be not new let's say don't seem the flash type to me if that makes sense 💯

[@lynchpin111]

As a native San Franciscan who still lives and works here, I truly appreciate his comments on modern SF.

[@mr_unsane]

"We never drank from each others cups, we filled each others cups" such an amazing interview!

[@darrenryan1161]

Watching the interview sound like deep thinker from previous shit but just know Lars gonna drop jewel of knowledge for young adults lol

[@robertlogan5354]

'we took from downtown bus, we were outta downtown campell...' it's right there

[@craigduncan4826]

Man what an amazing humble and cool guy. Grew up in a shit town in Scotland and these guys were my idols and they still are. So proud of them and so proud lars has stayed true to who he is - you can’t fake being hunble and nice like that non-stop for all those years. The guys clearly an OG.

[@alexmajors565]

So amazing to hear Lara talk so intimately about everything. As well as hearing him say he is a Juice World fan. Fucking love you Lars. Thanks for making the world a better place!

[@larryshepherd5380]

So glad I've found tuna on toast with stryker. You have had so many of my teenage idols from Lars to mr.brett to fat mike. Thanks for these great interviews. And the way you let Lars tell his stories was the best interview ever. Thanks stryker.

[@TunaonToastwithStryker]

Hey Larry, THANK YOU!! Really appreciate the kind words!

[@TunaonToastwithStryker]

@@AgentBeans cheers!

[@ryanini999]

One of my idols right here. Thank you so much for having Lars on. I always had a feeling Lars was the shit but this totally just confirmed it for me. Beautiful soul. Love you Lars! Love u tuna!

[@justinroconnell]

Agreed.

[@americanightmare]

Holy shit the things he’s saying about marriage and divorce and intimacy are EXACTLY the things I’m going through with my divorce. Insane to hear this. Really helpful hearing I’m not the only one that’s been through this or thinks soooo many of these things he’s saying

[@darrenryan1161]

Lars a real cat with real punk band just the goosebumps shot thru me wen he talks about his mom I've first hand of that with my mom fighting cervical cancer Thnx Lars for the light 🙏🦋

[@xx7secondsxx]

Godbless hers and you're hearts!!! This can be beaten!!! My ma has just been told about the same thing and breast cancer. We just lost an uncle to Lymphatic Cancer in December. I think about him all the time. The Dics messed up with his treatment so why he fell. Just hope and believe you can beat this! He did his 1st time! The doc came in and said "well Ron... you have X amount of months/time" He sez "Fu*k you/that... no ines gonna tell me when I go. I go when I'm ready. You could get crushed by a semi on the way home the same way I could pass away in a crash after leaving from here" The KY boy in him was just too stubborn to stop! He beat it! You gotta have the positive out look and believe this isnt it! My old band The Knowing Within has a great song called "Forever Radiant" that the singer wrote about losing his mother. When I feel beat down and I start to dret about the loss!! I rawk that! Its wild because the line he uses in it was a song they played at my uncle's service! We played that with intensity on tour and every show we did! All of us had lost someone in our families that we channeled the energy from. Plus to do him and his mom a service and play it as hard as we could! I'd di a hard Scissor kick in the initial intro! Really get it going. Just keep on going n KNOWING you guys will BEAT THIS!! Hope for the despaired! Was our sing that made it to the radio! You gotta "Hold on to hope!!... and NEVER LET GO!" Shell beat this!! Just hang in there and hold on!!!🤘🎸🤘🎸🤘🥰🥰🥰😇😇💚🖤💚🖤💚🤘🤘🍻🍻

[@darrenryan1161]

@@xx7secondsxx thanks for the positive vibes she found out roughly six weeks ago it had not spread after her last operation so thing are way better than wen I wrote that some months ago, just said mam u have to fight this if you don't it will just put you asleep and you will be gone, so with that and her two grand kids that she adores started to get better and thank God she is now in remission, I'm just one of those if u don't believe in miracles your not going to get one.. each to their own wen coming to religion but I believe God can work miracle just my thoughts anyhow 🙏🦋

[@darrenryan1161]

@@xx7secondsxx just give ur mom tough Love but pick it moment carefully and just be there for her and please God stuff will just work out🙏🦋

[@jasonberezny9705]

Punk rock dad here.🤘❤️🇨🇦

[@CLAMBAKED]

Love Lars interviews. Always speaks from the heart, definitely a real dude. Another great one Stryker🤙🏻

[@TunaonToastwithStryker]

Thanks for listening

[@CLAMBAKED]

@@TunaonToastwithStryker thanks for creating something great for me to listen to. 🤙🏻

[@iota328]

Lars is amazing- never had a chance to meet him, my buddy has several times and said he is the coolest, most down to earth, and kind person. Bucket list item for me - Lars is the man!

[@misterm5325]

This interview left me having a better opinion of Lars than before I watched it. granted though the only interview of him I saw prior to this was that bit on 120 minutes during the out come the wolves era.

[@ericsrq6753]

Wow Stryker. Love these interviews and how much great stuff you pull from all these great musicians. Always respected Lars and his path. Respect him even more. Great interview!

[@TunaonToastwithStryker]

what's happening, Eric!? Thank you so much!

[@keithashmore2371]

1991 and I'm at the Stoker Coventry England to see Uk Subs. This fellow Punk comes over and we have a good chat said his name is Lars. Top geezer 👍

[@marcomb1913]

Thank you for this interview! I've been a Rancid and Lars fan for a long time!

[@TingTingalingy]

What a down to earth guy. Lars comes off as that guy you'd want as a neighbor. Just real, charts with ya here & there, keeps judgement to himself. Right on Lars!

[@americanightmare]

This is the best interview I’ve ever seen with Lars. I agree with EVERYTHING he’s said so far. Hadn’t heard that song God & Guns somehow befoee (I mean he’s got a serious catalog of music along with the enormous collections of some of my other favorite artists. I’m really lucky my favorite bands that got me into punk are still around 30 years later -it’s a constant, a comfort, a foundation of stability somehow amongst the chaos that is otherwise my life but that’s another story) This interview and that song god & guns is making me feel more confident in my parenting choices. I refuse to lie to my son (w/ those same exceptions if this like Santa Claus. I want him to have that magic in his life especially when I’m not pretending everything is safe and good in the world. He should know there is ALOT of danger and sadness and turmoil but there is also love and magic and beauty. It’s a balance. He’s only 2 but ever since he was born I’ve just spoken to him as though he understood. He’s not ‘less than’ or stupid bc he’s little and it angers me when ppl treat him (or any other kids) that way. He gets more than you think and if he misses something , fine we’ll come back to it. He can ask questions. There have been things I didn’t think he got which he then bustard out with a week or two later shocking me. Everything from some obscure color (I taught him chartreuse and teal, etc having grown bored of the basics and told him about primary, secondary, & tertiary colors same with shapes and I never hear circle or square these days it’s all about parallelograms, trapezoids, and octagons. ) point is he understand aa whole lot and I won’t pretend everyone is good and that sure as hell won’t keep him safe. He should know there’s war and famine and be grateful he’s got food and shelter knowing that he could just as easily have been born into that kinda situation and still could get caught up in it one day. I find myself having to justify this kind of thought process constantly to family and friends. Even things like paying attention to HIS needs rather than the clock or some book or whatever but taking cues from him to know when he’s hungry or needs the bathroom or whatever. Treating him like a real person that knows things and has real feelings. It’s a struggle now bc of a messy divorce from an abusive marriage and custody battle with things so twisted around. No matter what, I’ll never back down from teaching my son the right way (or what I believe is the right way anyhow) I refuse to fail him no matter the cost to myself (which is currently high af 😅) This is a lot longer than I meant it to be. Guess I needed to say some things. Point is Lars is right on about all of this. My son LOVES music and we even play real music together. He’s two and knows who rancid and Green Day and Joe strummer are. He knows a few songs and requests them by name even matching the artists. Recently told me ordinary world by Green Day is his favorite song and I was so f’in happy and shocked hearing him tell me that. It’s a lullaby for us I sing to him often. He READS the word ‘city’ himself outta the lyric video😮. I will be sharing God & Guns with him tomorrow. He needs to hear it and KNOW ‘it won’t be alright ‘ (while simultaneously knowing mommy will ALWAYS be there to make things as alright as possible without standing in his way but rather keeping others out of it so he can learn and grow and “go/do it by yourself” as he says. If you w actually read all this, thanks

[@jasonberezny9705]

Just revisiting this interview. The enlightenment through the personal reflections, experiences and honourable intentions that Lars is sharing is so familiar to myself at 50. 👁🤘🇨🇦🎼

[@TunaonToastwithStryker]

so pumped you enjoyed it!

[@stpbasss3773]

Saw Rancid at House of Blues like 11 years ago and it was the best show I have ever been to. I've seen tons and tons of punk bands like pennywise, circle jerks, germs, bad religion, social distortion, the vandals, distillers, the unseen and many more but rancid was the best show they sounded amazing. Lars stole the show and did almost all the talking, Tim said a couple words but that's just Tim 😂. Lars even did a LFB song solo wile the rest of the band rested, and Matt absolutely killed a bass solo it was the best show.

[@michaelmccarthy6467]

Lars is the shit . Humble , down to earth , family man , spiritual , tough as nails. Probably the most influential man in my lifetime along with All of rancid . That band literally liberated me and I thank all of them deeply .

[@xx7secondsxx]

Hearing ur song on the radio the 1st time is INSANE!!!!! 101.1 WJRR I'd been listening to like a year before I discovered RANCID! to hear my band, our name... they names each of our names on the radio! Announced our show with Alesana, our ep release show, our tour and all of that!!! My mind was blown!🤯 It was like 9-10 feet (while I was icing cinnamon rolls) from where if met my singer (I was training him for baking) at the Panera bread of worked at for like years!!! To hear that and plus it's my fave song by our band!!! You FOREVER remember the time you 1st heard it!!! It makes all the years of playing in ur room, on the couch, in a other room cause "stop!!!! I'm trying to watch TV!" And because I went in the other room and kept going! Was good enough to make it! See places I'd neve had been ur meet people and play with bands that my family would DREAM OF!!!

[@lando8913]

I'm so confused. What band/song are you talking about? Sorry your post is just worded kind of weird and I'm curious what you're trying to say, lol.

[@FutureMemories1983]

Great stories. Love hearing about fatherhood and parenting

[@Ana.Banana.77]

Lars seems like such a great guy. Love his music. Thanks Stryker for the cool show

[@marcalfredo9826]

Love his t shirt he is a good guy I was fortunate enough to spend time one afternoon w him in NY late 90s he knew my friend Bill who had Blackout Records

[@jaredkrause2300]

You have to admire Lars intelligence, to remember so vividly, while inebriated! A man after my own heart. lets go!

[@pollyanna147]

These interviews are so great, you obviously know how to have such meaningful conversations. Keep it up!

[@TunaonToastwithStryker]

Thank you so much!

[@danieljames7037]

Love Lars. I seen myself like lars. I came to America when I was kid from England and moved to NYC, I grow up poor and always loved music. KISS was one of the first bands I heard I am 53 years old, 80's kid. I grew up with Ska, punk, Oi music. At the Sametime I listen to everything at the Sametime. But Oi music is my passion. Lars is genuine. Big fan of Lars. Besides of Micky Fitz One day I would love to see Lars live. I live in southwest Florida. I hope Lars would come this way. If Lars needs a place to stay at that time. Hit me up. Lars your always welcome

[@UranusRa]

Great interview Stryker! I’m thankful for you brother!

[@TunaonToastwithStryker]

you made my day, thank you!

[@barnabyhoofer8044]

He wore that Slade t-shirt the other week on stage at Newcastle Trillans, as a member of Last Resort.

[@bbullwits258]

Rad interview, fellas, wow. Thank you. I first learned about Lars, and Rancid around 1993 when I had a brush with brain cancer. Life is a precious leaf. Punk saved me. Peace Be with you all. - Blaise, @blaisebullwits 🤟🎼🕯

[@TunaonToastwithStryker]

hope you

[@hornandhoofrecords]

Nice hearing Lars talk so candidly about the his mother. Seems like a real dude! Right on

[@MusickopatH]

His solo album are so great, awesome songwriter and a singer Go Lars from Danmark Greetings from Finland

[@kushcraft9914]

Realest brother we ever had 🤘🍀🤘 One luv

[@DetroitFettyghost]

Met lars n tim back in the mid 90s. Great guys. Lars is super kind and talkative, Tim looked wore out and quiet when I met him, but was also kind. I was 15 at the time in Detroit Michigan. Much love Stryker love your show hope it blows up keep bringing the good ones on here CHEERS

[@TunaonToastwithStryker]

THANK YOU!!! Attempting to be as prolific as possible with posting one a week. Have a great day!

[@TingTingalingy]

Were you at rancid's show that was moved to Royal Oak and they described their first time in Detroit then played Rejected?! The whole crowd had a noticeable drop in energy

[@karl_3885]

What a great humble human being/ rockstar. kinda reminds me of Lemmy. Rock on Lars

[@JHolz87]

Love how honest Lars is 🤘

[@DRon-qn7ih]

Never had the chance to meet Lars, but Dennis from Social Distortion was a Saint. Hands down.

[@KyleB130]

Lars is just the best.

[@abick8725]

I met Lars briefly in Austin about 11 or 12 years ago (I think) and he was a really nice guy. I didn’t ask for an autograph or anything bc actually, at the time, I didn’t know who he was. I had heard Rancid before, but never really got in to them until after I met him and checked out their lyrics. The one thing I remember about him is that he is one of the most tattooed people I’ve ever met. I’ve met very few that have or had as many as he does…and I’ve hung out with heavily tattooed people since I was a young teen (well before tattoos were so mainstream and the majority of people had at least one). Anyways, I’m happy to see he is doing well.

[@Yorksbloke]

Man after my own heart. Loves Billy Bragg, hates ELP. Good man. Roll on Leeds on 13th February!

[@eddierocksteady]

Great interview man!

[@1oren50]

Yooo this dude was playing on my earbuds all the time during middle school rancid, nofx, reel big fish. All that shit. Big homie is a Legend

[@suzycreamcheeze000]

Fucking amazing interview,man!..Thank You!

[@danielmurphree5846]

Dude man, this is one of the best Lars F interviews I’ve ever seen. Bravo. I’ve always wanted to hear his take on that B.S. sad old Rancid Sellout narrative every other dummy loves to repeat somehow. I always hated that. More power and money to them. They’re a talented hard working band. They deserve their success. You did a great job sussing that out. Loved the Jawbreaker reference too. Anyway, excellent interview sir. So good. So good.

[@TunaonToastwithStryker]

thanks for watching!!! stryker

[@americanightmare]

Lars…come to the punx picnic in Rochester, NY next summer-there’s wrestling in between all the bands now. This has been going on since 1999 with wrestling being added a few years back.

[@hattorihanzo2275]

My grandfather grew up in a Detroit tenement during the depression, watched his sister die after a large potn of boiling water fell on her as a kid, survived D-Day and returned to spend his adult life breathing in chemicals at The Rouge. I try my best not to complain about shit. I will never endure what he did.

[@DetroitFettyghost]

Wow. So crazy to meet you hear. My great grandpa and grandpa both worked the rouge. Toxic hell. Also from the Eastside of Detroit. I still live there. 7 mile and Gratiot area, Lappin street to be exact. I hope u r well. I try not complain to much myself. People dying of gunshots all around me daily around here. And overdoses. Daily. 21 years of heroin addiction. Life is tough. Gotta be tougher. Much love.

[@DetroitFettyghost]

Wow. So crazy to meet you hear. My great grandpa and grandpa both worked the rouge. Toxic hell. Also from the Eastside of Detroit. I still live there. 7 mile and Gratiot area, Lappin street to be exact. I hope u r well. I try not complain to much myself. People dying of gunshots all around me daily around here. And overdoses. Daily. 21 years of heroin addiction. Life is tough. Gotta be tougher. Much love.

[@leahflower9924]

Is the rouge where Eminem worked in 8 mile? Lol

[@TruthNowX99]

Punk rock legend right there

[@opheliajones407]

Juice world, lars is a very down to earth guy is wat I noticed when my husband introduced me to him,and also my husband friends play in a band with him (oxley midnight runners) everytime he comes to PHX he doesn't not act rockstar ish he will be outside hanging out in the parking lot just like one of homies I think that was amazing not to many musician's are like that, one time he gave my husband wrist band for the back stage sold out RANCID show lars said the only reason why he did it was bcuz my husband was wearing a raiders jersey lol very amazing gentleman oi!

[@butchdelaware3174]

Such a great interview 🤘

[@fawkeeenset]

I love how Lars ripped a bump right at the beginning

[@TheMarkoFromCroatia]

Great interview!

[@nickhough1579]

Got my tickets for San Diego!! 🍻 Oi!

[@squirrelhuntinrecordsyall8983]

This is an amazing episode.

[@CRASHEDOUT]

Spot on Lars straight from the heart

[@Kwisatz_HaderachXIII]

Lars is awesome

[@blastofo]

Diggin the Slade shirt. Underrated band!

[@rosie1382]

Great interview 🙂

[@cydriicvhelk204]

Wow Awesome Interview

[@thomasminarchickjr.7355]

The Slade shirt made me check this out

[@ferboots]

Thank you so much for having Lars! Great soul!

[@TunaonToastwithStryker]

thank you for finding my channel!

[@nickname8056]

Lars keeps it how it is One of the best

[@TunaonToastwithStryker]

Couldn't agree with you more! also, thank you for watching the interview

[@americanightmare]

My mom also took in all the strays touring bands too. My mom still asks about apple of those people that slept on my floor as teenagers

[@helhound23]

What a really nice bloke

[@TunaonToastwithStryker]

he is a nice guy! very gracious and super generous with his time.

[@bicdiggity4710]

What I would give to spend a few hours with lars,. I'm a comedian lars!!! Lol. Love ya brother

[@zztopjhonsson2484]

I like this guy 👍

[@richardvaldez8102]

I would love to see Stryker have Nick 13 or Skinhead Rob on. It would be great to hear what they have on their minds.

[@ShopliftersMugshot]

Yes please.

[@TingTingalingy]

@@ShopliftersMugshot Skinhead Rob would just be on about some SJW regurgitation and why he supports daddy govt while acting like a G.

[@seanogorman3617]

Lars is rad as fuck. Great chat

[@J0N_]

I wish someone from rancid could go into real detail on the early days.

[@113KILL5]

Gotta apply pressure to get a full career doc!

[@steratorefriends6596]

there's an east bay doc where they go into some good details

[@marcofarella]

Tim has a podcast were all the guys talk about the making of the early days and out come the wolves.

[@michaeleli4684]

Rowdy Roddy Piper es numero uno!

[@jesseeernest7483]

Mac Miller? Re: 50:00? Great Interview, Good man.

[@a.s.h.a118]

love Lars!

[@slayerdude10]

God Bless Mrs Frederiksen…

[@ronaldadamoli1479]

When you couldn’t take the bus to the GED/mall was that the 60 bus out of downtown Campbell?

[@xx7secondsxx]

Brett is the 5th member of the RANCID! (I say that "the Rancid" from the Necromantix saying that in the HELLCAT DVD) I lived that DVD for a year or so!! Drinking my arse off to it! My roommate had to deal with that! He loved and lived it up! Telling stories about me to get girls to come over and all!! Crooked Fu*k!!!

[@jameswilford5923]

Never heard of your podcast and I’m glad I was watching fat mike podcast fat mike and your podcast was below his videos. By the way your podcast is badass dude. Good intwrview

[@americanightmare]

Lars childhood sounds a lot like mine.

[@peterschiff_was_right5464]

Its kinda amazing to think punk was so big, i mean if i took a bunch of kids played them out come the wolves, smash they would just look at you like wtf is this shhhhh but when i heard them they just blew my mind... Ffs i had a mohawk lol

[@673AWSF]

Black and blue Slade shirt. Wouldnt be surprised if he had it custom made.

[@JH-hg1ok]

Screaming black Anddddd blue

[@bicdiggity4710]

I would love to see rancid or just large by itself or Matt with devil's brigade or Tim time bomb any and all with f****** post Malone that would rock

[@branscamblahzey471]

You'll feel better tomorrow

[@hyena3346]

Lars fuckin rules

[@koutarou8490]

日本のプロレスを愛してくれてありがとう！

[@bengoshi4]

Lars 😍

[@chrisconny2285]

The Bay Area Rocks...

[@atomsmasher9]

57.00... litterally Lagwagon's song Know It All

[@zedekard8073]

Hoping rancid makes it back to Idaho soon

[@TunaonToastwithStryker]

where in Idaho?

[@zedekard8073]

@@TunaonToastwithStryker tell them to come back to Boise!

[@leahflower9924]

Mary's out the door with a loaded 44 in her hand

[@JH-hg1ok]

Shooting down the law that Shot Down her dear departed man

[@danmoss388]

53:55 - juice wrld - song name : Robbery This is an awesome interview, Its cool how open lars is to different genres of music, I grew up listening to Rancid, but also Johnny cash , Tupac , Jimmy cliff , Jimi Hendrix, oasis and loads more , I never understood people who only listen to one genre of music, be open to it all ...exept Jazz . Jazz sucks .

[@notanotherjamesmurphy5574]

can you adjust the audio & re-upload this video? It’s really interesting but the audio is 6/10 and the advertisements are 20/10

[@gonova8412]

It’s a little easier not talking vacations when your job is touring the world half the year every other year.

[@st7728]

Juice WRLD? Is that the hip hop artist he's talking about ?

[@branscamblahzey471]

Ok. Yeah. The airbrush raker

[@branscamblahzey471]

Dewayne peters is cool af.

[@branscamblahzey471]

If it's hereditary,I'll pray bro. Fr

[@germacyde]

The interviewer seems too agreeable? Good talk otherwise Lars rocks

[@SCREEVER333]

Fuckin g.

[@chuckb11]

Why does nobody ever ask why Brett Reed left the band

[@iansmith321]

If I remember correctly he left to concentrate on other projects but all remain good friends.

[@WardisKing-kf3jz]

dam Lars sounds like Hetfield who agrees :)

[@branscamblahzey471]

What's red and gold and looks good in a cop