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MAY26th,2012 Rock In Rio Lisbon

MAY26th, 2012 Rock In Rio Lisbon

Sonisphere Madrid.

Nice jacket.

I love Noodles’ earrings.

and wow, Dexter wear earrings, too?

I love their style<3

I made my phone’s new cover.

Source: vitorbrandao

uscpopmusicprogram:

Dexter Holland answering students’ questions.

A very successful USC alumnus, Dexter Holland of The Offspring, stopped by campus before heading off to work on the band’s upcoming record.

When Holland was studying at USC, he was a pre-med student during the week and a punk rock musician during the weekends. The band would travel back to Garden Grove every weekend to practice at a friend’s mom’s house.

Besides playing for about 10 people in a living room when The Offspring first started performing, the halls of USC’s Birnkrant dorm became its performance venue.

Holland said he stuck with the band through college because it was something he loved to do. At the time, he didn’t see it as a realistic career choice, so he continued his studies at USC and earned his bachelors and masters degree.

The Offspring began playing in 1984 and didn’t really start to make it until 1994. Holland said something like the Pop Music Program at USC didn’t exist.

“Good for you. You really have a head start,” Holland said to the students at last Friday’s Pop Music Forum.

Holland said the band started having a professional breakthrough when it became really persistent and sent demos out.

The Offspring caught the attention of independent label, Epitaph Records, and established a great relationship with them. Holland felt like Epitaph allowed them to do things on the band’s terms.

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