8 at L.A.’s SoFi Stadium as part of a radio festival, with major touring running from the beginning of September through early December.Let the Bad Times Roll is the tenth studio album by American rock band the Offspring, released on April 16, 2021. The drummer was seen in a live-in-studio video put on the web July 16, but tellingly, apparently, an Instagram post from five days ago pictured only the two founding members of the group. The Offspring’s social media accounts have been quiet in recent days, with no mention of Parada leaving. Holland and guitarist Kevin “Noodles” Wasserman remain from the original lineup, founded in 1984. With 12 years’ tenure, Parada was the group’s second longest running drummer in the group’s 37-year career, having replaced Atom Williard in 2009. left the group in 2019, so if Parada’s exit is indeed a permanent one, that leaves half the band splitting in a period of three years. Sending love to everyone who has been impacted by this pandemic, in all the ways lives have been lost and altered.”īassist Greg K. I deeply appreciate your understanding and support as my family and I find a new way forward.
“In the meantime,” he adds in conclusion, “I’m in the midst of launching a project and releasing some music with my daughter, so please stay tuned for all of that. The hesitant population is not a monolithic group. Let’s avoid the unfortunate tendency to dominate, dehumanize and shout down at each other. Urging more dialogue between pro- and anti-vaxxers, the drummer says, “I hope we can learn to make room for all the perspectives and fears that are happening currently. If it looks like half the population is having a shockingly different reaction to these jabs than was expected, it’s probably because their life experiences have actually been shockingly different, and their reasons range from a conscientious risk/benefit analysis, to the financial inability to take time off work (or) lack of health care in the event of potential side effects, to an understandable distrust in a system that has never prioritized the health or well-being of their communities.” We know it’s not an easy conversation to unfold. Most of us don’t publicly share a private decision we made in careful consideration with our doctors. There are countless folks (like me) for whom these shots carry a greater risk than the virus. I do not find it ethical or wise to allow those with the most power (government, corporations, organizations, employers) to dictate medical procedures to those with the least power. I need to state, unequivocally, that I support informed consent - which necessitates choice unburdened by coercion. He writes, “While my reason for not getting this jab is medical, I want to make sure I’m not carving out a space that is only big enough for me. Parada gets more philosophical about his resistance to mandating vaccinations as the post goes on, saying that he also supports those who are anti-vax because of “an understandable distrust” in the system, and noting that “half the population is having a shockingly different reaction to these jabs than was expected.” As some fans have noted, the Offspring’s frontman, Dexter Holland, is not likely to be without some strong opinions on the spread of COVID: He received his PhD in molecular biology from USC four years ago. Requests for comment from the band were not immediately returned. Wishing the entire Offspring family all the best as they get back at it! I’m heartbroken not to be seeing my road community, and I will miss connecting with the fans more than I can express in words.” “They’re doing what they believe is best for them, while I am doing the same. “I have no negative feelings towards my band,” he wrote.
The drummer (pictured above, second from right) added that he is not posting out of anger at his bandmates’ policy, although he does write with some chagrin about a climate of “coercion” surrounding the vaccine. But in any case, he contends his lifelong history with Guillain-Barré Syndrome puts him at greater risk for side effects from a vaccination, before adding that he is supportive of anyone who resists getting the vaccine for any number of reasons, from fear of side effects to distrust of the medical and governmental establishment. Parada says in his posts that he previously had a case of COVID, and thus believes he has the antibodies.