Chris Crippin
Chris Crippin | |
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![]() Crippin in 2008 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Christian Robert Crippin |
Born | August 4, 1974 |
Origin | Surrey, British Columbia, Canada[1] |
Genres | Rock, punk rock[2] |
Occupation(s) | Drummer |
Instruments | Drums, background vocals |
Years active | 2003–present |
Labels | Island Records Universal Music Canada |
Associated acts | Hedley |
Chris Crippin (born August 4, 1974) is a Canadian musician. He is the former drummer of the rock band Hedley.[3]
He was the drum technician on the 2000 album Drawing Black Lines by the American band Project 86. He also played drums for Bif Naked.
Career[]
2005-2017: Hedley[]
Crippin spent 13 years with Hedley and released 6 albums with the group. In 2018, it was reported that Crippin had been fired by the band in 2017.[4]
2018-present: Solo Career[]
Admist the allegations against lead singer Jacob Hoggard from Hedley, Crippin spoke out against his former band mate. He stated he was “extremely rude” and was “hard to work with.”[5] Since then, Crippin started his own band called MrCrippin in 2018 and released his own song titled "Big Brother" in 2021.[6][7]
Discography[]
- Project 86
- Drawing Black Lines (2000)
- Hedley
- Hedley (2005)
- Try This at Home (2006) [DVD]
- Famous Last Words (2007)
- The Show Must Go (2009)
- iTunes Sessions (2010) [EP]
- Go with the Show (2010)
- Storms (2011)
- Wild Life (2013)
- Hello (2015)
- MrCrippin
- Big Brother (2021)
- Fight (2021)
- Lucky (2021)
- Dream (2021)
- Take It To Heart (2021)
References[]
- ^ "Jacob Hoggard". CTV.ca. 2008-01-16. Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
- ^ "Famous Last Words". iTunes. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ Bliss, Karen (2008). Hedley Fan Lowdown. Inside Music Books. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-894917-75-9.
- ^ "Hedley singer's behaviour got worse with fame — and went unchecked by those around him, ex-drummer says". Retrieved 2021-03-16.
- ^ "Former Hedley Drummer Chris Crippin Says Jacob Hoggard Was 'Douchey' And 'Extremely Rude'". Retrieved 2021-03-16.
- ^ "MrCrippin - About". Retrieved 2021-03-16.
- ^ "MrCrippin - Big Brother". Retrieved 2021-03-16.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Canadian rock drummers
- Canadian male drummers
- Canadian rock singers
- Musicians from British Columbia
- People from Burnaby
- People from Surrey, British Columbia
- Canadian punk rock drummers
- 21st-century Canadian drummers
- 21st-century Canadian male singers