Atom is officially out!

[devil]

...of the Offspring.


The Offspring has announced that Atom Willard (drums) has left the band to fully focus on his other project, Angels and Airwaves. Replacing Willard will be Pete Parada, formerly of Face to Face, Saves the Day and Alkaline Trio.

The band is currently hard at work on their follow-up to 2003's Splinter. The new album would have been the first studio-recorded album with Willard.

[bryan_ava]

offspring has always had problems keeping a stable drummer.. but at least he isnt leaving AVA

[devil]

offspring has always had problems keeping a stable drummer.. but at least he isnt leaving AVA

Are you saying that Atom was unstable? :?

[bryan_ava]

.. well no. im just saying that offspring has had a lot of problems with drummers.

[smiles4blink]

Oh my gosh. My heart like stopped for a second when I read the name of this topic,

wow.

That sucks, but I seriously don't really care that much, I hardly listen to the Offspring, and I much prefer Atom in AVA.

[boxcarracer]

devil is very clever with the title...but i already knew that so he didn't trick me :D

[recklessalexa]

lol devil
smart!
it didnt trick me..i was just confused =/

[Grey]

When I read the title I thought he meant it as in "out of the closet". Thats good he is focusing on AVA.

[boxcarracer]

When I read the title I thought he meant it as in "out of the closet". Thats good he is focusing on AVA.


that would have been really strange lol i'm glad all of ava is straight though

[Jay]

lol devil
smart!
it didnt trick me..i was just confused =/

ya, it took me a minute to think.

[recklessalexa]

When I read the title I thought he meant it as in "out of the closet". Thats good he is focusing on AVA.


that would have been really strange lol i'm glad all of ava is straight though

but what if matt is gay :o

[Jay]

When I read the title I thought he meant it as in "out of the closet". Thats good he is focusing on AVA.


that would have been really strange lol i'm glad all of ava is straight though

but what if matt is gay :o

pesemist.

[recklessalexa]

When I read the title I thought he meant it as in "out of the closet". Thats good he is focusing on AVA.


that would have been really strange lol i'm glad all of ava is straight though

but what if matt is gay :o

pesemist.

lol to be honest. i dont know what pesemist means =/

[Jay]

When I read the title I thought he meant it as in "out of the closet". Thats good he is focusing on AVA.


that would have been really strange lol i'm glad all of ava is straight though

but what if matt is gay :o

pesemist.

lol to be honest. i dont know what pesemist means =/

someone who looks at the negative.` :D

[recklessalexa]

When I read the title I thought he meant it as in "out of the closet". Thats good he is focusing on AVA.


that would have been really strange lol i'm glad all of ava is straight though

but what if matt is gay :o

pesemist.

lol to be honest. i dont know what pesemist means =/

someone who looks at the negative.` :D

ooh i see. hey im not pesimist.
i was just saying!! cuz i dont think most of us know alot about him

[Jay]

When I read the title I thought he meant it as in "out of the closet". Thats good he is focusing on AVA.


that would have been really strange lol i'm glad all of ava is straight though

but what if matt is gay :o

pesemist.

lol to be honest. i dont know what pesemist means =/

someone who looks at the negative.` :D

ooh i see. hey im not pesimist.
i was just saying!! cuz i dont think most of us know alot about him

I know, I was just bustin ur ass about it.

[boxcarracer]

When I read the title I thought he meant it as in "out of the closet". Thats good he is focusing on AVA.


that would have been really strange lol i'm glad all of ava is straight though

but what if matt is gay :o

pesemist.

lol to be honest. i dont know what pesemist means =/

someone who looks at the negative.` :D

ooh i see. hey im not pesimist.
i was just saying!! cuz i dont think most of us know alot about him

isn't he married though...even though it still technically doesn't make him straight.

[recklessalexa]

When I read the title I thought he meant it as in "out of the closet". Thats good he is focusing on AVA.


that would have been really strange lol i'm glad all of ava is straight though

but what if matt is gay :o

pesemist.

lol to be honest. i dont know what pesemist means =/

someone who looks at the negative.` :D

ooh i see. hey im not pesimist.
i was just saying!! cuz i dont think most of us know alot about him

isn't he married though...even though it still technically doesn't make him straight.

billie joe is married and hes bi

[Jay]

When I read the title I thought he meant it as in "out of the closet". Thats good he is focusing on AVA.


that would have been really strange lol i'm glad all of ava is straight though

but what if matt is gay :o

pesemist.

lol to be honest. i dont know what pesemist means =/

someone who looks at the negative.` :D

ooh i see. hey im not pesimist.
i was just saying!! cuz i dont think most of us know alot about him

isn't he married though...even though it still technically doesn't make him straight.

billie joe is married and hes bi

but not gay. :D

[recklessalexa]

When I read the title I thought he meant it as in "out of the closet". Thats good he is focusing on AVA.


that would have been really strange lol i'm glad all of ava is straight though

but what if matt is gay :o

pesemist.

lol to be honest. i dont know what pesemist means =/

someone who looks at the negative.` :D

ooh i see. hey im not pesimist.
i was just saying!! cuz i dont think most of us know alot about him

isn't he married though...even though it still technically doesn't make him straight.

billie joe is married and hes bi

but not gay. :D

but still has a thing for guys.

[Jay]

[quote:ae2801550a="GreyMacbeth"]When I read the title I thought he meant it as in "out of the closet". Thats good he is focusing on AVA.


that would have been really strange lol i'm glad all of ava is straight though

but what if matt is gay :o

pesemist.

lol to be honest. i dont know what pesemist means =/

someone who looks at the negative.` :D

ooh i see. hey im not pesimist.
i was just saying!! cuz i dont think most of us know alot about him

isn't he married though...even though it still technically doesn't make him straight.

billie joe is married and hes bi

but not gay. :D

but still has a thing for guys.[/quote:ae2801550a]

true... he did kiss a dude onstage at the show i went to.

[recklessalexa]

[quote:d91d1d067b="boxcarracer"][quote:d91d1d067b="GreyMacbeth"]When I read the title I thought he meant it as in "out of the closet". Thats good he is focusing on AVA.


that would have been really strange lol i'm glad all of ava is straight though

but what if matt is gay :o

pesemist.

lol to be honest. i dont know what pesemist means =/

someone who looks at the negative.` :D

ooh i see. hey im not pesimist.
i was just saying!! cuz i dont think most of us know alot about him

isn't he married though...even though it still technically doesn't make him straight.

billie joe is married and hes bi

but not gay. :D

but still has a thing for guys.[/quote:d91d1d067b]

true... he did kiss a dude onstage at the show i went to.[/quote:d91d1d067b]

he kissed mark...practicly oohoh and chris from kut u up :D

[boxcarracer]

we need to satop quoting...my head hurts

and billie joe wrote a song about it "coming clean" on dookie. Awesone song i might add

but did matt write a song about being bisexual?

[Jay]

[quote:7b54550b21="recklessalexa"][quote:7b54550b21="boxcarracer"][quote:7b54550b21="GreyMacbeth"]When I read the title I thought he meant it as in "out of the closet". Thats good he is focusing on AVA.


that would have been really strange lol i'm glad all of ava is straight though

but what if matt is gay :o

pesemist.

lol to be honest. i dont know what pesemist means =/

someone who looks at the negative.` :D

ooh i see. hey im not pesimist.
i was just saying!! cuz i dont think most of us know alot about him

isn't he married though...even though it still technically doesn't make him straight.

billie joe is married and hes bi

but not gay. :D

but still has a thing for guys.[/quote:7b54550b21]

true... he did kiss a dude onstage at the show i went to.[/quote:7b54550b21]

he kissed mark...practicly oohoh and chris from kut u up :D[/quote:7b54550b21]

geeze, do you stalk the guy? lol

[recklessalexa]

[quote:7199e6aa8c="Jay"][quote:7199e6aa8c="recklessalexa"][quote:7199e6aa8c="boxcarracer"][quote:7199e6aa8c="GreyMacbeth"]When I read the title I thought he meant it as in "out of the closet". Thats good he is focusing on AVA.


that would have been really strange lol i'm glad all of ava is straight though

but what if matt is gay :o

pesemist.

lol to be honest. i dont know what pesemist means =/

someone who looks at the negative.` :D

ooh i see. hey im not pesimist.
i was just saying!! cuz i dont think most of us know alot about him

isn't he married though...even though it still technically doesn't make him straight.

billie joe is married and hes bi

but not gay. :D

but still has a thing for guys.[/quote:7199e6aa8c]

true... he did kiss a dude onstage at the show i went to.[/quote:7199e6aa8c]

he kissed mark...practicly oohoh and chris from kut u up :D[/quote:7199e6aa8c]

geeze, do you stalk the guy? lol[/quote:7199e6aa8c]

nope i just have a dvd called RIDING IN VANS WITH BOYS
yess. my favorite movie of all time :D

[boxcarracer]

bi or not billie joe is awesome

[Jay]

[quote:583b72f005="recklessalexa"][quote:583b72f005="Jay"][quote:583b72f005="recklessalexa"][quote:583b72f005="boxcarracer"][quote:583b72f005="GreyMacbeth"]When I read the title I thought he meant it as in "out of the closet". Thats good he is focusing on AVA.


that would have been really strange lol i'm glad all of ava is straight though

but what if matt is gay :o

pesemist.

lol to be honest. i dont know what pesemist means =/

someone who looks at the negative.` :D

ooh i see. hey im not pesimist.
i was just saying!! cuz i dont think most of us know alot about him

isn't he married though...even though it still technically doesn't make him straight.

billie joe is married and hes bi

but not gay. :D

but still has a thing for guys.[/quote:583b72f005]

true... he did kiss a dude onstage at the show i went to.[/quote:583b72f005]

he kissed mark...practicly oohoh and chris from kut u up :D[/quote:583b72f005]

geeze, do you stalk the guy? lol[/quote:583b72f005]

nope i just have a dvd called RIDING IN VANS WITH BOYS
yess. my favorite movie of all time :D[/quote:583b72f005]

I can't find it anywhere.... :cry:

[recklessalexa]

[quote:43e2b7b0ad="Jay"][quote:43e2b7b0ad="recklessalexa"][quote:43e2b7b0ad="Jay"][quote:43e2b7b0ad="recklessalexa"][quote:43e2b7b0ad="boxcarracer"][quote:43e2b7b0ad="GreyMacbeth"]When I read the title I thought he meant it as in "out of the closet". Thats good he is focusing on AVA.


that would have been really strange lol i'm glad all of ava is straight though

but what if matt is gay :o

pesemist.

lol to be honest. i dont know what pesemist means =/

someone who looks at the negative.` :D

ooh i see. hey im not pesimist.
i was just saying!! cuz i dont think most of us know alot about him

isn't he married though...even though it still technically doesn't make him straight.

billie joe is married and hes bi

but not gay. :D

but still has a thing for guys.[/quote:43e2b7b0ad]

true... he did kiss a dude onstage at the show i went to.[/quote:43e2b7b0ad]

he kissed mark...practicly oohoh and chris from kut u up :D[/quote:43e2b7b0ad]

geeze, do you stalk the guy? lol[/quote:43e2b7b0ad]

nope i just have a dvd called RIDING IN VANS WITH BOYS
yess. my favorite movie of all time :D[/quote:43e2b7b0ad]

I can't find it anywhere.... :cry:[/quote:43e2b7b0ad]

amazon or ebay...ive seen it at bestbuy too. like once. and i bought it for my friend...
umm tower records? fye?

[boxcarracer]

chill out on the quoting :!:

[recklessalexa]

chill out on the quoting :!:

IS ALL THIS POSTING ANNOYING YOU!?!?!?! lol

[Jay]

^ ya, we should, the page is too big now.

[boxcarracer]

chill out on the quoting :!:

IS ALL THIS POSTING ANNOYING YOU!?!?!?! lol

yes even for me :wink:

but i think it might be a good time to get back on topic about atom coming out of the closet ughh i mean leaving the offspring

[recklessalexa]

chill out on the quoting :!:

IS ALL THIS POSTING ANNOYING YOU!?!?!?! lol

yes even for me :wink:

but i think it might be a good time to get back on topic about atom coming out of the closet ughh i mean leaving the offspring

lol. yes.
back to atom.

to bad for the offspring but yay for AVA

im glad hes now fully just in AVA

[Jay]

chill out on the quoting :!:

IS ALL THIS POSTING ANNOYING YOU!?!?!?! lol

yes even for me :wink:

but i think it might be a good time to get back on topic about atom coming out of the closet ughh i mean leaving the offspring

lol. yes.
back to atom.

to bad for the offspring but yay for AVA

im glad hes now fully just in AVA

ya, maybe the album will go faster now. O:-)

[recklessalexa]

chill out on the quoting :!:

IS ALL THIS POSTING ANNOYING YOU!?!?!?! lol

yes even for me :wink:

but i think it might be a good time to get back on topic about atom coming out of the closet ughh i mean leaving the offspring

lol. yes.
back to atom.

to bad for the offspring but yay for AVA

im glad hes now fully just in AVA

ya, maybe the album will go faster now. O:-)

thats what im hoping!

[boxcarracer]

although i'm pretty sure he;s been out of the offspring for a while though hasn't he?

[Grey]

although i'm pretty sure he;s been out of the offspring for a while though hasn't he?

I thought so. I guess its just now official. Like with Ryan, he was out for almost a month before they said anything.

[...Chris...]

the topic scared the crap out of me i thought he left AVA

[TheAdventure]

the topic scared the crap out of me i thought he left AVA
Me too. That would have pissed me off if he left AVA because he's such a darn fine drummer.

[theMACHINE]

*breath of relief*
when i saw the name of this topic i was like bullet to the head, but luckily it wasn't wat i thought it was. we still have ATOM!!!! w00t! its good to know that he is now fully comitted to AVA. besides i love atoms like drum-stick up in air thingy he does at concerts. :o

[Misfit]

the topic scared the crap out of me i thought he left AVA
Me too. That would have pissed me off if he left AVA because he's such a darn fine drummer.

I would have been pissed that half of AvA had been replaced. Tom could find just as good of a drummer.

[Secret Crowds]

the topic scared the crap out of me i thought he left AVA
Me too. That would have pissed me off if he left AVA because he's such a darn fine drummer.

I would have been pissed that half of AvA had been replaced. Tom could find just as good of a drummer.

Atoms really good tho. hes hard to replace.

[ZULU]

NO!
I lov atom's drumming in Offspring! ACH. That sucks so bad! But ah well, as you said, good for AVA

[Misfit]

I saw the Offspring live with Atom. It was before we knew he was in AvA though.

[devil]

I saw the Offspring live with Atom. It was before we knew he was in AvA though.

But was it after you knew AvA existed?

[Misfit]

I saw the Offspring live with Atom. It was before we knew he was in AvA though.

But was it after you knew AvA existed?

Nope. It was in July 2005.

[avafan75]

offspring has always had problems keeping a stable drummer.. but at least he isnt leaving AVA

not always just recently i mean ron welty was with them for 16 years

also did anyone catch this

08/01/07

Dear Offspring Fans,

Atom and I wanted to drop you guys a little note, since we know people have been talking about why Atom has left the drummer seat for The Offspring.

The simple truth is that Atom had been working on a few of his own projects during our down time, including Angels & Airwaves but other things too. We think that‘s great. Unfortunately, in order for him to see those things through he isn‘t left with enough time to devote to future Offspring stuff. It was a tough choice, but we understand.

Atom‘s been a great drummer for us and we‘re sure Pete will be great too!

Dexter and Atom

EDIT to all those who don't know who ron welty is he was the drummer for the offspring from 1987 thru 2003

[AlouViseA]

thats nice that they're still friends...

i wish mark and travis would understand though.

[avafan75]

Atoms really good tho. hes hard to replace.

while this is true i think they made a great choice in josh freese

too bad ron welty left he will always be the best drummer the offspring ever had

[BlinkAvAfan21]

while this is true i think they made a great choice in josh freese

too bad ron welty left he will always be the best drummer the offspring ever had
what ever happened to Welty?

[Kane_]

What ever happened to leaving a dead post dead?

[avafan75]

what ever happened to Welty?

he got sick of touring he has a new band called steady ground that only play shows on the west coast

here is there myspace http://www.myspace.com/steadyground