Chris Crippin

Chris Crippin
Crippin in 2008
Crippin in 2008
Background information
Birth nameChristian Robert Crippin
Born (1974-08-04) August 4, 1974 (age 50)
OriginSurrey, British Columbia, Canada[1]
GenresRock, punk rock[2]
OccupationDrummer
InstrumentsDrums, background vocals
Years active1996–present
LabelsIsland Records
Universal Music Canada
Formerly of

Chris Crippin (born August 4, 1974) is a Canadian musician. He is best known as the former drummer of the rock band Hedley.[3] Crippin departed the band in 2017.

Outside of Hedley, Crippin worked on more than 130 records as a drum tech and session drummer.[4] He was the drum technician on the 2000 album Drawing Black Lines by the American band Project 86. He also played drums for Bif Naked. In 2018, Crippin started a new project called MrCrippin.

  1. ^ Tom Zillich (June 29, 2017). "Canada 150: Hedley's Jacob Hoggard just wants to say hello to Surrey again". Surrey Now-Leader. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  2. ^ "Famous Last Words". iTunes. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  3. ^ Bliss, Karen (2008). Hedley Fan Lowdown. Inside Music Books. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-894917-75-9.
  4. ^ "About – MrCrippin". mrcrippin.com. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2024.