Jason Thirsk’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro American bass guitarist
Was Musician 
Bass-guitarist 
From United States of America 
Type Music 
Gender male
Birth 25 December 1967, Hermosa Beach, California, U.S.A.
Death 29 July 1996
(aged 28 years)

Jason Matthew Thirsk (December 25, 1967 – July 29, 1996) was the bass player of the California punk rock band Pennywise from 1988 through his death in 1996. He grew up in Hermosa Beach, California.

Pennywise was formed in 1988 by Thirsk along with singer Jim Lindberg, guitarist Fletcher Dragge, and drummer Byron McMackin. Thirsk, who had been in rehabilitation for alcoholism and suffered from depression, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the age of 28. The band decided to continue making music after Thirsk’s death, and brought in bass guitarist Randy Bradbury from One Hit Wonder. The band then set about writing an album of new material which was made up of mostly anti-suicide messages. One of Pennywise’s most popular songs, “Bro Hymn”, was originally written by Thirsk as a tribute to three of his friends: Tim Colvin, Carlos Canton, who died in a car accident, and Tom Nichols, who drowned at Hermosa Beach Pier in 1988. The band re-recorded the song after his death as a tribute to their fallen bandmate, replacing the line “Canton, Colvin, Nichols, this one’s for you” with “Jason Matthew Thirsk, this one’s for you”, and renaming the track “Bro Hymn Tribute”. It appears as the final track on Full Circle and a live version can also be found on Live @ the Key Club, released in 2000. Justin Thirsk, Jason’s brother and drummer from 98 Mute, appears on the re-recording, both on drums and vocals.

Thirsk’s Pennywise discography

  • A Word From the Wise (1989, EP)
  • Wildcard (1989, EP)
  • Pennywise (1991)
  • A Word from the Wise/Wildcard (1992, compilation of the EPs)
  • Unknown Road (1993)
  • About Time (1995)
  • Yesterdays (2014) *Contains previously unrecorded compositions by Thirsk.

and see also

  • Full Circle (1997, dedicated to him, also includes his own lyrics)
  • No Heroes (1996) Humble Gods (This was the last official recording to ever feature Jason Thirsk).
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