Derick Whibley: biography, personal life, illness

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Derick Whibley is a rather extraordinary person, in addition to participating in Sum 41, he is engaged in some other activities. Once he tried himself in the acting field, playing Tony in the movie Dirty Love ("Dirty Love"). The musician also starred in the film King Of The Hill (“King of the Hill”). In addition, this is the former husband of the once popular punk rock singer Avril Lavigne.

Biography

Derick Jason Whibley, also known as BizzyDee, was born on March 21, 1980 in Scarborough (USA, Ontario). The boy was brought up without a firm father's hand, and the mother had a very difficult time.

Music attracted Derik from childhood, so he began to build his career at the age of 14. Even before meeting Steve Jos in high school, he managed to participate in several school teams. Derick Whibley's first band was The Powerful Young Hustlerz, and the music was hip-hop.

Sum 41

The acquaintance with Steve very quickly grew into a strong friendship, anda team called Kaspir was born. Derik took over the role of vocalist, but after the departure of the bassist, he took his place. Soon the guys went to a TV show that was dedicated to the search for young talents, and changed their name to Sum 41. The secret was that the group was created over 41 summer days. The guys managed to show themselves worthy and instantly took off to the top lines of the charts in several countries at once.

Derick Whibley writes lyrics and music on his own and has been influenced by bands such as Nirvana, Elvis Costello and The Beatles. Sometimes when drummer Steve Jos sings, the musician takes his place. And at concerts in some songs she performs keyboard parts.

Other activities

Derick Whibley is the co-producer of Sum 41 and also the manager of Greig Nori. In 2008, he assisted his (now ex) wife Avril Lavigne on her The Best Damn Thing tour. As part of it, they performed the song Sum 41 - In Too Deep as a duet, so you can find a fan video of those happy moments on the net.

Endorser of a famous company

Musician has been with Fender for a long time and can be seen with the Standard Telecaster, Fender '72 Telecaster Deluxe and American Telecaster HH. In 2007, the company released a personalized instrument called the Deryck Whibley Telecaster. It was based on the Telecaster Deluxe (1972), which has a longer neck and a custom-shaped pickguard.

The signature model Fender Telecaster differs from the original in that it has a Duncan Designed bridge humbucker, has one mode of operation - a full humbucker. The strings pass through the body and the bridge is securely fixed. The body of the pickguard is made of agathis and covered with three layers of plastic. The neck is made of maple wood and is divided into 21 frets.

The company offers two color options - "Olympic White" (Olympic White) and "Black" (Black), but the main color of the pickguard is always black. Also, red crosses are painted on the case, which, in fact, is a special feature of the nominal model.

Disease

Derick Whibley does not hide the fact that he suffers from alcohol addiction. For many years he drank alcohol in huge doses, mercilessly poisoning his own body, and this led him to the intensive care unit. Under the close supervision of doctors, Derik spent about a month, as the liver and kidneys refused to work. On the official website, he can be seen chained to a hospital bed.

At that time the guy was only 34 years old. The musician believes that if at least once he allows himself to “fill in the collar” at least 100 grams, he will definitely go to the forefathers. Below is a photo of Derick Whibley, which can only be called "On the verge of death."

He drank heavily every single day and one night poured himself another portion of alcohol, intending to watch an interesting movie. Suddenly, Derik became ill, his consciousness turned off. The bride immediately took the musician to the intensive care unit, where they saved him, putting more than onedropper. For the first week, Derik lay in a coma, and when he woke up, he could not understand where he was. His mother and stepfather were standing over him, which calmed the seriously frightened guy a little.

When Deryck Whibley realized what had happened, he realized that he should not drink anymore under any circumstances. Now he knows that there must be a measure in everything, otherwise the outcome is obvious. Despite the fact that it was very difficult for him, he was able to be inspired by new ideas for creating the next album.

First marriage

Sum 41 guitarist Deryck Whibley and Avril Lavigne were a great couple for three years, but something prevented their happiness, and they broke up. The acquaintance between the musicians began when the singer was a charming 17-year-old girl, and when two more years passed, it became obvious that they were together.

In 2006, Whibley made an original marriage proposal to Avril - right in the middle of romantic Venice. The marriage took place on July 15, 2006 in the town of Montecito (California). Avril was adorable in her Vera Wang dress, and Deryk looked very masculine in his Hugo Boss suit. The best man of the musician was his bosom friend Steve Jos, and the singer's sister Michelle was a bridesmaid. The celebration was distinguished by its splendor, and about 110 people came to congratulate the couple. By the way, Derick Whibley took the name of his popular wife during the marriage. They lived in Bel Air (Los Angeles), but the happiness did not last long, and already in 2009 the breakup of this wonderful union was announced.

New life

After breaking up with Avril, the musician was spotted with an English model named Hana Beth. However, in 2013, the musician met his current wife, and in August 2015, Derick Whibley and Ariana Cooper got married.

The wedding took place a year after the musician was in intensive care and almost died. The celebration took place in Los Angeles, at the Bel Air Hotel, where Whibley lived with his previous wife. The party on this occasion was quite classic, but the black and white wedding cake and sneakers on the bride's feet betrayed the informality of the newlyweds. About a hundred guests came to the wedding.