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Timothy Lockwood Armstrong (nicknamed Lint) is the co-founder of Rancid along with Matt. He is in his early 30s and he's the youngest of 3 brothers in Albany, CA. His oldest brother Jeff, has helped him out of trouble and opened the doorway to punk rock to him. Tim's friendship with Matt Freeman started when they were in grade school. They both played on the same Little League team and went to the same high school. Tim grew up in an alcoholic family and is left-handed. He was born with dyslexia. Like most people, Tim has been in several bands before he made it big (before and after Operation Ivy.) Tim went into heavy drinking after the end of Operation Ivy, but has been clean from alcohol for awhile (since 1991). He got back into drinking after finshing ...And Out Come the Wolves but stopped after a threat from Matt. Tim lived in a Salvation Army for a while, because of his heavy drinking,drug use, and homelessness after the break-up.
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| "My main setup was my Gretsch hollowbody through a Fender Deluxe. For reggae stuff i used a Les Paul, and on the ska stuff i used a Strat through a Boogie. I also ended up buying one of those Ibanez "heavy metal" guitars, and i played it through a Rat distortion pedal and a Marshall. It had that really round tone.
I don't have any playing tips. A lot of it is just a matter of vibe and going with it. My adrenaline is pumping and it just comes out. I don't think about it too much."-Tim Armstrong
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Tim is influenced by punk bands like The Ramones and The Clash (Tim's wearing a "Mick Jones hat" in the "Time Bomb" video.) He is also influenced by reggae-type-bands like, The English Beat, The Specials, and The Jam.
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