Former Offspring drummer claims he only found out he was fired after ‘most abusive’ call
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Drummer Pete Parada claims he was dropped from rock band The Offspring after an ‘abusive and threatening’ call from management. In 2021, Parada made the shock announcement that he was leaving the Pretty Fly singers after 14 years over disagreements regarding the Covid-19 vaccine.
![[READING, ENGLAND - AUGUST 26: Andrew Freeman, Pete Parada, Dexter Holland, Todd Morse and Kevin 'Noodles' Wasserman of The Offspring perform on stage during Day 1 of Reading Festival 2011 at Richfield Avenue on August 26, 2011 in Reading, United Kingdom. (Photo by Andy Sheppard/Redferns)]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_236153343-ce27.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
The 48-year-old musician explained that he and his doctor had made the decision not to get the jab due to prior experiences of Guillain-Barré syndrome, a serious condition which affects the nerves. Parada – who has also toured with My Chemical Romance – has now made shocking claims about his treatment during that exit, including clashes with the band’s new manager.
![[LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 07: Pete Parada from The Offspring attends the Kerrang! Awards at The Brewery on June 7, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Tim Whitby/Getty Images)]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_236152918-f25e.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
‘He was new with the band,’he told the Try That In A Small Town podcast. He’d only been with them since Covid hit, so I didn’t have a lot of history with this guy.’. The Offspring originally formed in 1984 and Parada joined in 2007 becoming the second-longest serving drummer behind Ron Welty.
![[American rock band The Offspring (American guitarist Kevin 'Noodles' Wasserman, American drummer Ron Welty, American singer and guitarist Bryan 'Dexter' Holland, and American bass guitarist Gregory 'Greg K' Kriesel) in the 1999 MTV Europe Music Awards press room, at The Point in Dublin, Ireland, 11th November 1999. The band received the 'Best Rock' award at the ceremony. (Photo by Vinnie Zuffante/Getty Images)]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_236153250-2a49.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
The drummer continued: ‘He chose to come at me like a flamethrower. I’ve gotten c***py phone calls before, this was the most abusive and threatening call I’ve ever had in my entire career. The manager reportedly kept interrupting Parada’s explanations and ‘yelling’, even stating he ‘didn’t care’ about the medical exemption.
