Derrick Plourde
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Derrick Plourde | |
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pop punk | |
Occupations | Musician |
Instruments | Drums, percussion |
Years active | 1989–2005 |
Labels | Fat Wreck Chords |
Derrick William Plourde (October 17, 1971 – March 30, 2005) was an American drummer, musician and artist. Born in Goleta, California, he was active from 1989 until his death in 2005. Although best known as a former member of Lagwagon, Plourde also played in several different bands like Bad Astronaut, Jaws, The Ataris, Mad Caddies and Rich Kids on LSD, among others.[1][2] Besides drums, he played guitar and was described as a multi-instrumentalist. Aside from music, he was known as a skilled painter and gifted carpenter, and appreciated for his off-beat sense of humor.[3] After a long battle with drug addiction, Plourde died by suicide on March 30, 2005.
Career
Plourde first caught the attention of the pop-punk underground in the Goleta/Santa Barbara scene in the early 1990s in the band
In 1997, Plourde contacted
Plourde also played with acclaimed Santa Barbara outfit Mad Caddies, and appeared on their 2001 album Rock the Plank.
Later in 2001, Plourde teamed up with his friend and former bandmate Joey Cape in the band Bad Astronaut and played on their first two albums, Acrophobe and Houston: We Have a Drinking Problem. The band also released a third album in 2006, named Twelve Small Steps, One Giant Disappointment, which included several tracks featuring Plourde on drums. After Plourde's death, Cape announced that there will be no more Bad Astronaut albums because "without Derrick, there is no Bad Astronaut".[4]
Influences and playing style
Although
Death and tributes
Although the official cause of death and other details were not immediately disclosed, a posting by
Lagwagon produced a tribute album titled Resolve in his honor and made a video for the song "Heartbreaking Music" that consisted almost entirely of different photographs of Plourde along with the footage of the band playing.
The first verse in the lyrics for the NOFX song "Doornails", on their Wolves in Wolves' Clothing album is about Plourde while the song itself is a tribute to punk rock musicians who have died.
References
- ^ Harris, Chris (April 1, 2005). "Punk Rock World Mourns Derrick Plourde And Hideaki 'Billy' Sekiguchi". MTV.com. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
- ^ "Derrick Plourde (1971–2005)". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
- ^ "Drummerszone artists - Derrick Plourde". www.drummerszone.com. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
- ^ "Fat Wreck Chords". Fat Wreck Chords. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
- ^ "Derrick Plourde - An Unknown But Very Skilled Individual". www.totaldrumsets.com. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
- ^ Lagwagon - Move the Car (Drum cover), retrieved November 12, 2015
- ^ "Derrick Plourde - An Unknown But Very Skilled Individual". www.totaldrumsets.com. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
- ^ "R.I.P. Derrick Plourde - Matt Brett". Matt Brett. April 2005. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
- ^ Lagwagon Interview, retrieved November 12, 2015
External links
- Derrick Plourde at AllMusic
- Lagwagon Official Website