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.

Chris started his solo career with a cassette-only split with Grey Gordon called “Ducks Fly Together.” This proved to be too safe of a choice for Chris, so his first proper solo release was a full-length, all original Christmas album called “Like a Gift From God or Whatever” that was surprise released December 2nd, 2014. It’s good enough to listen to all year long.

Chris' first non-themed album, “Can’t Die,” was released September 2nd, 2016 to universal acclaim and rabid fan reaction. It marked a drastic change from his days as the front man of Fake Problems. When asked specifically about the change in his vocal style he responded “I had a sore throat for 10 years.”

As a solo artist Chris' catchy, pop-infused rock and internet personality has helped make him a household name in all of the households where my friends live because I talk about him a lot. He has made many outlandish claims (he’s a ghost/not a ghost, he’s immortal, he’s very strong, etc…) but none of them can be verified except for one: Chris Farren is perfect.