I caught on fire twice on the stage, but I was promptly put out. It was just my leg.

Meaning of the quote

Tre Cool, an American musician, shared a funny story about catching on fire twice while performing on stage. Luckily, the fires were quickly extinguished, and the only part of him that was affected was his leg. This suggests that even when unexpected and potentially dangerous things happen, it's important to stay calm and take care of the situation, as Tre Cool was able to do.

About Tre Cool

Frank Edwin Wright III (born December 9, 1972), better known by his stage name Tre Cool, is an American musician, best known as the long-time drummer for the rock band Green Day. He replaced the band’s former drummer, John Kiffmeyer, in 1990.

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It was time to raise the bar higher, or lower if you’re doing limbo.

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Smoke ’em if you got ’em.

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I wish people would turn off their computers, go outside, talk to people, touch people, lick people, enjoy each other’s company and smell each other on the rump.

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We’re charging what we’re worth and we don’t think we’re worth $22.50. We take a lower cut than Pearl Jam.

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Everyone is entitled to our opinion.

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The one thing about Billie is he will snap and rip your head off if you point anything out at all other than how beautiful he is and how nice he looks today.

Tre Cool

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I never completed high school and I am very rich and very successful.

Tre Cool

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You gotta stick your neck out and put out a record that isn’t safe… that’s the Green Day way!

Tre Cool

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School is practice for the future, and practice makes perfect and nobody’s perfect so why bother.

Tre Cool

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I always said the world is a better place because of Joey Ramone.

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I’m the greatest rock and roll drummer on the planet and you suck.

Tre Cool

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I’m not exactly sure how many kids I have, but yes, I do miss them officially, for the record. In case any of them are listening, I love you.

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I like Fisher Price music, nursery rhymes, and the alphabet song.

Tre Cool

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The album was very agressive. It kicks you right in the balls.

Tre Cool

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It’s not how you pick your nose, it’s where you put that booger that counts.

Tre Cool

American drummer

I have a homosexual crush on most adolescents.

Tre Cool

American drummer

I am no longer married, so ladies… there you go.

Tre Cool

American drummer

I caught on fire twice on the stage, but I was promptly put out. It was just my leg.

Tre Cool

American drummer

I wanna survive an avalanche. I wanna be one of those people a dog finds buried under a ton of snow, almost dying of starvation.

Tre Cool

American drummer

We have a thin candy shell, I’m surprised you didn’t know that.

Tre Cool

American drummer