Tré Cool
Tré Cool is Green Day’s longtime drummer, the player behind Dookie, American Idiot and Saviors, and a member of the Chin Chins.
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Known for
Overview
- Born
- December 9, 1972 · Frankfurt, Germany
- Birth name
- Frank Edwin Wright III
- Known for
- Drummer and songwriter
- First band
- The Lookouts
- Joined Green Day
- 1990
- Breakout
- Dookie · 1994
Mini bio
How it started.
Born Frank Edwin Wright III in Frankfurt, Tré grew up in Willits, California. His first band was the Lookouts, led by his neighbor Larry Livermore. His early kit was a four-piece 1963 Ludwig. In 1990, he joined Green Day after their original drummer left.
The breakout.
Dookie brought Green Day to a much wider audience in 1994. Tré’s drumming helped carry songs such as “Basket Case,” “Longview” and “When I Come Around.” The album won the band its first Grammy. A decade later, American Idiot took their music into a rock opera, with Tré also writing and singing the “Rock and Roll Girlfriend” section of “Homecoming.”
Still finding new grooves.
Saviors brought another chapter with Green Day in 2024 and earned Tré a Drumeo award. In 2026, he joined the Chin Chins with his wife, singer Sara Rose Wright. Their debut Hellcat lets him explore a different feel, using smaller sticks and more swing. He also engineered the album.
Creditschronological, newest first
Music
- 2026Hellcat · The Chin ChinsDrums and engineering
- 2024Saviors · Green DayDrums
- 2004American Idiot · Green DayDrums; writer and singer of “Rock and Roll Girlfriend” in “Homecoming”
- 1994Dookie · Green DayDrums; writer and singer of “All by Myself”
Film and video
- 2026NimrodsHimself
- 2026Transmission UnknownHost
Awards
- Drumeo Awards · Drum Recording of the Year2024 award, announced January 2025 · Tré Cool, for Saviors.
- Hollywood Walk of Fame2025 · Honored with Green Day in the Recording category.
- Rock & Roll Hall of Fame2015 · Inducted as a member of Green Day.
- Grammy · Best Rock Album2010 · 21st Century Breakdown, with Green Day.
- Grammy · Record of the Year2006 · “Boulevard of Broken Dreams,” with Green Day.
- Grammy · Best Rock Album2005 · American Idiot, with Green Day.
- Grammy · Best Alternative Music Performance1995 · Dookie, with Green Day.
Quotes
I’m very punctual. I put the 'punk' in punctuality.Tré Cool, Kerrang!
In an August 2026 interview about Nimrods, he was asked about the film’s jokes about unreliable drummers.
Trivia
- He wrote and sang “All by Myself,” the hidden song on Dookie.
- His first drum kit was a four-piece Ludwig from 1963.
- Green Day once toured with a puppet called Gravy, usually operated by Mike Dirnt. Tré recalled that it disappeared after their van was broken into.
- For the Chin Chins, he uses smaller sticks than he does with Green Day to help him play more quietly and dynamically.
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