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Bowling For Soup Q&A with Frontman Jaret Reddick by Nicole Willis
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aret Reddick is a musician, songwriter, actor and the lead singer and guitarist of the pop-punk band Bowling for Soup. You might know the group from their 2004 hit 1985.
As Bowling for Soup’s 30 year anniversary approaches this year, the Texas-born band continues to rock together on both national and international tours. On January 23, Bowling for Soup will bring their Lovin’ the Sun tour with co-headliner Lit to Vinyl Music Hall in downtown Pensacola. We had a chance to catch up with Reddick ahead of the group’s upcoming show in Pensacola to talk all things Bowling for Soup and pop punk, as well as learn about some of his latest projects as the band continues to captivate audiences with their witty lyrics and high-energy live performances. Tickets to see Bowling for Soup live at Vinyl Music Hall on January 23 start at $35 and can be purchased online at vinylmusichall.com. To keep up with the band and their latest projects, follow @bowlingforsoup on Facebook or @bfs_official on Instagram.
JR: Well, there really wasn’t much of a punk scene when we were growing up—it was kind of just all stuff that we either saw on TV, or heard on albums [that were] passed down. The way that music used to spread [was by] somebody giving you a cassette or something. All of us had pretty normal childhoods, we ran around and shot BB guns and got dirty and rode motorcycles. I think all of us got bit by the music bug around the same time, and the kind of music that was drawing us in was what would later be [known as] pop punk. We didn’t really realize that we were helping to create [the genre] at the time. It was a good childhood and a good early band life as well.
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DTC: What was it like growing up in Texas and getting into the punk scene?
