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Kevin Wasserman
Noodles performing live with The Offspring at the Mucuripe Club in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, on November 15, 2008.Background information Also known as Noodles Born February 4, 1963 Genres Punk rock
Skate punk
Alternative rock
Pop punkYears active 1982–present Labels Nitro Records
Epitaph Records
Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Columbia Records
Black Label RecordsAssociated acts The Offspring Website www.offspring.com Notable instruments Custom Ibanez Talmans, NDM1s and NDM2s
Fender StratocasterKevin John Wasserman (born February 4, 1963), best known by his stage name Noodles, is the lead guitarist and backing vocalist for The Offspring.
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Biography
Kevin John "Noodles" Wasserman (the nickname Noodles coming from his constant noodling on the guitar) was born in Los Angeles, California. Before joining The Offspring, Noodles played in a local band called Clowns of Death (there's been a rumor that Dexter Holland and Greg Kriesel were involved in that band). He was allegedly in The Offspring because he was the only person old enough to provide alcohol for the rest of the members.[1] At one of the band's earlier shows, he was stabbed in the shoulder by a skinhead.[2] During the band's early days he worked as a janitor at Earl Warren Elementary School in Garden Grove. Before Smash was released, he had planned to quit before the end of the school year, but the surprising success of "Come Out and Play" forced him to reconsider.[3][4][5] On their DVD release Huck It (2000) as part of a mock interview, Noodles claims to like the "finer things in life" like red wine, classical music, cigarettes, and poetry. He occasionally goes snowmobiling and snowboarding in the mountains. Noodles is also allegedly color blind. For the better part of the band's career, it was a popular belief that Noodles liked to pick on and annoy Greg K, The Offspring's bassist.
He and his wife Jackie have a daughter/step-daughter, Chelsea Nicole Wasserman, who was born on December 6, 1989.
Equipment
Guitars
Noodles generally plays Ibanez guitars, having two signature models, one with a duct tape finish (type NDM1) and another with The Offspring's logo with glasses (type NDM2), and prefers DiMarzio Tone Zone pickups.[6]
In the early days of the Offspring, he played a wider range of guitars, including Fender Telecasters, Ibanez Talmans and Gibson Les Pauls. He also owns other guitar models like Paul Reed Smith guitars, Fender Stratocaster and other Fender models, Jackson guitars and Gibson guitars. In an interview on The Offspring's Greatest Hits DVD, Noodles claimed that he gave his Stratocaster to one of the characters that appeared on the video for "Self Esteem" (from their 1994 album Smash).
Amplifiers
Noodles used Mesa/Boogie Mark IV amplifiers with 4x12 cabinets for most records. Since Splinter, these were mixed with VHT Classic Lead amplifiers.[7]
References
- ^ http://www.offspring.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Offspring.woa/wa/history
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=3R7GZ8ghL8wC&pg=PA92&lpg=PA92&dq=noodles+stabbed+by+skinheads&source=bl&ots=XfhUS3c_RF&sig=X0FTWZjINfExTLwkiJTisELQfy8&hl=en&ei=BOGkTu_4D8Xf0QHbs_nfBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CE0Q6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=noodles%20stabbed%20by%20skinheads&f=false
- ^ Interview with Noodles of The Offspring pre Reading Festival August 1999
- ^ Offspring Star's Humble Roots
- ^ The Offspring Biography
- ^ Interviews – Guitar Center
- ^ Interview with Noodles Interview by Guitar Center
External links
The Offspring Dexter Holland • Noodles • Greg K. • Pete Parada
Ron Welty • Atom Willard • James Lilja • Jim Benton • Doug ThompsonStudio albums The Offspring • Ignition • Smash • Ixnay on the Hombre • Americana • Conspiracy of One • Splinter • Rise and Fall, Rage and GraceEPs Compilations Videos and DVDs Singles "I'll Be Waiting/Blackball" • "Come Out and Play" • "Self Esteem" • "Gotta Get Away" • "Smash It Up" • "All I Want" • "Gone Away" • "I Choose" • "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)" • "Why Don't You Get a Job?" • "The Kids Aren't Alright" • "She's Got Issues" • "Original Prankster" • "Want You Bad" • "Million Miles Away" • "Defy You" • "Hit That" • "(Can't Get My) Head Around You" • "Spare Me the Details" • "Can't Repeat" • "Hammerhead" • "You're Gonna Go Far, Kid" • "Kristy, Are You Doing Okay?" • "Half-Truism"Related articles Discography • List of songs • Awards • Epitaph Records • Nitro Records • Columbia Records • Punk rock in CaliforniaRelated bands Categories:- 1963 births
- American punk rock guitarists
- Living people
- The Offspring members
- People from Los Angeles, California
- Survivors of stabbing
- Lead guitarists
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