Dexter Holland’s geek IQ is 170. Offspring’s lead singer is quite the accomplished student. He’s just a dissertation away from being Dr. Holland. The blond rocker was his high school’s valedictorian who continued his education at the University of Southern California where he received his Master’s of Molecular Biology.
He was in the Ph.D program when he bailed to focus on punk rock. He’s a pilot, too. He once took a ten-day solo flight around the world. He survived on Doritos and beef jerky during his journey. Holland did pretty well for himself turning from science to a rocker. He’s even created his own brand of hot sauce called Gringo Bandito.
His daughter, Alexa Holland, whose stage name is Lex Land is also a singer and songwriter, just like her pops is. The Offspring have released nine studio albums and their latest was released this year called Days Go By.