

But in 1994, The Offspring’s third album, “ Smash,” exploded onto the charts, soaring to No. at USC and got as far as passing his oral qualifying exams.
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As the band struggled to make it big in the early 1990s, Holland started a Ph.D. “It’s been a long road,” admits Holland.Ī native of southern California, Holland formed The Offspring with Greg Kriesel, Ron Welty and Kevin “Noodles” Wasserman in high school.

“I like to do a lot of stuff.” Next up on his list: to finish that Ph.D. “I like making things happen,” he explains. As a singer, a licensed pilot, and a certified hot-sauce maker, Holland is continually finding new creative outlets for his seemingly boundless energy. “I thought that was a funny line,” he recalls of what would become the signature hook for the band’s breakthrough hit, “ Come Out and Play.” “It was literally a biology inspiration.”įinding inspiration from different areas is integral to Holland’s psyche.
