Gregory David Kriesel (born January 20, 1965), known professionally as Greg K., is an American musician and singer known as the bass guitarist and backing vocalist for the punk band The Offspring.\n', 'Greg K. was one of the founding members of The Offspring alongside singer Dexter Holland. Prior to forming The Offspring, he was also on the track and field team at Pacifica High School, along with bandmate Holland, where he took up playing the bass guitar. Greg K. and Holland had been playing locally since the early 1980s and formed Manic Subsidal in 1983. After hiring Noodles as their new guitarist, Manic Subsidal changed their name to The Offspring in 1986.[citation needed] He attended Cal State Long Beach.\n', 'In August, 2019, Kriesel filed a lawsuit against Dexter and Noodles (his bandmates in The Offspring), following an alleged decision by the two in November 2018 to fire Kriesel from the Offspring and exclude him from band related activities such as studio recordings and live performances. Kriesel and his lawyers also alleged that the two conspired to "seize the business, business opportunities, and assets" of Kriesel\'s stake in the band without compensation.\n', '

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