▁bands ▁like ▁Bad ▁A str onaut , ▁J aws , ▁The ▁At aris , ▁Mad ▁C add ies ▁and ▁Rich ▁K ids ▁on ▁L SD , ▁among ▁others . ▁Besides ▁drums , ▁he ▁also ▁played ▁guitar ▁and ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁multi - inst rument al ist . ▁As ide ▁from ▁music , ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁being ▁a ▁sk illed ▁painter ▁and ▁a ▁gift ed ▁car p enter , ▁appreciated ▁for ▁his ▁off - be at ▁sense ▁of ▁humor . ▁After ▁a ▁long ▁battle ▁with ▁drug ▁add iction , ▁Der rick ▁committed ▁suic ide ▁on ▁March ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Der rick ▁first ▁caught ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁the ▁pop - p unk ▁under ground ▁in ▁the ▁G ole ta / S anta ▁Barbara ▁scene ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁in ▁the ▁band ▁Lag w agon ▁( then ▁called ▁Section ▁ 8 ). ▁That ▁recognition ▁expanded ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁Southern ▁California ▁scene ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁with ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁Lag w agon ' s ▁debut ▁album ▁" D uh " ▁( the ▁first ▁release ▁from ▁F at ▁W reck ▁Ch ords ) ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁follow - up ▁albums ▁" Tr ashed " ▁and ▁" H oss ". ▁Der rick ▁left ▁Lag w agon ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁and ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Dave ▁Ra un ▁of ▁R K L . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁Pl our de ▁contact ed ▁K