Chris Farren was born in Michigan on April 29 1986, but grew up in Naples, FL. The rough neighborhoods of suburban Naples toughened Chris up early on and pushed him towards the siren call of punk rock. At a young age he told the authorities “Eff the system,” and dropped out of school when his mom offered to home school him. Chris loves his mom and she made him into the genius he is today. He is not weird for being home schooled most of his life and he understands all of the normal high school things like prom and football games and awkward sexual situations. Chris is very relatable.
As a teenager he co-founded the band Fake Problems. They were truly blessed to find that punk band sweet spot of having a dedicated following without the problems of getting “too popular” or becoming “too financially successful.” They played Warped Tour which might seem cool, but honestly sounds like a nightmare.
Towards the end of Fake Problems, Chris started a side project with friend and fellow punkman Jeff Rosenstock. They called the band Antarctigo Vespucci in an attempt to confuse and frustrate anyone trying to talk about the band. During their first writing and recording session Chris and Jeff also started a rewatch podcast about the ABC show “Lost” called “Back to the Island” in which they watch all the episodes out of order and then talk about how they can’t remember anything that happened and how much they hate the show now. Both of these projects with Jeff are worth checking out.