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Lars Everett Frederiksen (born Lars Everett Dapello in Campbell, California on August 30, 1971) is a guitarist and vocalist for the punk rock band Rancid, and the frontman of Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards. Frederiksen is half-Danish (his mother, Millia, was a Danish immigrant) and was raised in Campbell, California, a suburb of San Jose, California. The sixth track on his 2001 album, Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards, is titled "Campbell, CA." * He is a notable drop out of Westmont High School. The song "Otherside" by Rancid was written in memory of his older brother Rob. Prior to Rancid, Lars played in the UK Subs and SLIP (along with Gordy Carbone of The Forgotten).
References
- Davies, Mike. "The Lock Up", BBC. Audio interview with Lars Frederiksen, requires RealPlayer. (February 16 2005)
- Cummins, Johnson. "Lars Frederiksen takes stock of his hard knocks", The Montreal Mirror. (December 2 2004)
- Ashare, Matt "Pretty in punk: Rancid's Lars Frederiksen steps forward", The Boston Phoenix. (March 15-22, 2001)
- Unofficial Rancid "Lars Bio", Rancid Unofficial (Feb 6, 2005)
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