▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁rock ' n ' roll . ▁We ▁were ▁probably ▁a ▁bit ▁push y ▁at ▁that ▁point . ▁Grant ▁was ▁happy ▁to ▁play ▁along , ▁but ▁then ▁when ▁high ▁school ▁finished ▁he ▁was ▁ready ▁to ▁move ▁on ▁and ▁go ▁to ▁university ". ▁Chen ey ▁also ▁gig ged ▁on ▁guitar ▁in ▁another ▁band , ▁Good bye ▁Side burn s ▁Fore ver , ▁though ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁recorded ▁with ▁them . ▁ ▁The ▁Living ▁End ▁ ▁Chris ▁Chen ey ▁and ▁O wen , ▁on ▁piano ▁and ▁double ▁bass , ▁were ▁in ▁The ▁Run away ▁Boys . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁the ▁pair ▁started ▁to ▁write ▁their ▁own ▁material ▁and ▁were ▁joined ▁by ▁Joe ▁Pi rip it zi ▁on ▁drums ▁to ▁form ▁The ▁Living ▁End . ▁They ▁released ▁two ▁success ive ▁extended ▁plays , ▁Hell bound ▁( 1 9 9 5 ) ▁and ▁It ' s ▁for ▁Your ▁O wn ▁Good ▁( Nov ember ▁ 1 9 9 6 ), ▁which ▁contained ▁their ▁first ▁radio ▁single , ▁" From ▁Here ▁on ▁In ". ▁The ▁track ▁is ▁co - written ▁by ▁Chen ey ▁and ▁O wen . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁while ▁Green ▁Day ▁were ▁tour ing ▁Australia , ▁The ▁Living ▁End ▁sent ▁their ▁second ▁EP ▁to ▁the ▁band , ▁and ▁supported ▁them ▁on ▁their ▁tour , ▁which ▁then ▁led ▁to ▁radio ▁station , ▁Tri ple ▁J , ▁playing ▁their ▁first ▁single . ▁Late ▁that ▁year ▁Pi rip it zi ▁was ▁replaced ▁on ▁drums ▁by ▁Tra vis