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  Birth Name Jaret Reddiick
  Alias JR, Red Dick
  Origin Grapevine , Texas , US
  Genre Pop Punk
  Occupation Musician , Songwriter
  Years Active 1994 - present
  Instrument vocals<br>guitar
  Label Jive
  Associated Acts Bowling For Soup
  URL Official site


Jaret Reddick (born March 6 , 1972 in Grapevine, Texas ) is the lead vocalist/ Guitarist for rock band Bowling For Soup . He plays a trademark guitar that has a flag of Texas design on it.


BACKGROUND

Jaret Ray Reddick (aka Jaret Von Erich) was born in Grapevine, Texas. He is the youngest of six children, with four sisters and a brother, named Danny. He went to Cunningham Elementary School, Wichita Falls, TX. He graduated from S.H. Rider High School in Wichita Falls, TX. In high school, he played snare drum in the marching band. Jaret has degrees in Business Management and Psychology from Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls. He has owned a chain of toy stores and worked in real estate while attempting to get his music career off the ground. He is happily married with two children, and resides in a small community outside of Denton, TX.


BOWLING FOR SOUP

Bowling For Soup formed in 1994 in Wichita Falls, Texas. Their name derives from Bowling For Shit, a comedy routine by Steve Martin . Jaret is the sideways songwriter for the band, penning such BFS hits as " Punk Rock 101 ", as well as playing lead guitar. He also likes Iron Maiden , with his favourite song being "Paschendale", inspired by his old history teacher Dave McGill.


DISCOGRAPHY


Bowling For Soup



TRIVIA


  • Jaret once said that the coolest person on earth is Mötley Crüe bass player Nikki Sixx .

  • His favourite Pulp Fiction quote is "Pretty please, with sugar on top, clean the fucking car" (The line is said by Harvey Keitel 's character, Winston Wolf).

  • Jaret appears in the song " Download This Song ", by artist MC Lars .

  • Jaret also makes appearances on three songs on the Army Of Freshmen album, ''Under the Radar''.

  • He wrote the arrangement of the band's "Jimmy Neutron" cover in 45 minutes.

  • Jaret loves games, which is the inspiration for the tattoo sleeve on his right arm, which includes such things as a Rubik's Cube , a Fisher-Price Chatter Telephone, Jacks , Monopoly's Rich Uncle Pennybags , and Operation's Cavity Sam .

  • Jaret states he would rather burn than freeze to death




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