Smith Puget
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| Smith Puget | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | MC Stay-N-Skool |
| Born | June 23,1977 |
| Genre(s) | Hardcore punk Punk rock Alternative rock |
| Years active | 1990s - present |
| Associated acts | AFI Loose Change Redemption 87 Tiger Army Blaqk Audio |
Smith Leroy Puget (born in Ukiah, California) is the tour manager of the band AFI, and is guitarist Jade Puget's younger brother. Smith lives in Oakland, California and has lived in or near the Bay Area all of his life.
In past years, Smith has also been involved with other bands such as Loose Change, Redemption 87, and Tiger Army. Becoming popularized in recent years by Smithgasm, the official Smith Puget fanclub, (created by an avid fan in 2005) Smith has developed a significant following. In 2006 at Bumbershoot, a popular Seattle music festival, Smithgasm's creator conducted the first official interview of Smith Puget which has since gained thousands of views on YouTube, thus further promoting Smith's status.
He is featured in the Explosion's video "Here I Am," and in AFI's music video for "Love Like Winter," his arms can be seen. There is also a string of videos on YouTube, filmed by his brother Jade, of Smith's antics. Smith is known for his extreme reinterpretations of incidents. He is commonly injuring himself, with accidents on his skateboard. Not too long ago Smith Puget was hit by a car and survived with minimal/no injuries, and then proceeded to break his arm the following year whilst skateboarding
Smith is vegan, as are AFI members Davey Havok and Hunter Burgan. (The two other members, Jade Puget and Adam Carson, are vegetarian.) Smith also has an interest in body art. He is covered in tattoos, many of which he gave himself: he has a tattoo on his leg is a picture of R. Kelly yelling into a phone saying "Real Talk" and "Bitch Is You Tweakin?" His most recent tattoo is on his calf and reads "Google That Shit Holmes".
Smith was also the tour manager for Blaqk Audio's first tour that took place last year. (Blaqk Audio is both his brother Jade Puget's and AFI frontman Davey Havok's electro side project.)
