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Guitarist/singer Lars Frederiksen of Rancid is a huge wrestling fan, and explains how that led to AEW\u2019s Ruby Soho using Rancid\u2019s song as her entrance theme and character name. And while Lars loves wrestling, he\u2019s also all about punk music! Rancid\u2019s been going strong for over 30 years so he knows the scene, the players, and the history! He makes a really good case for why Lemmy & Motorhead should be considered punk, and talks about the role that Sid Vicious and the Sex Pistols played in the scene. Lars shares stories about his own background growing up in working-class San Francisco, who inspired him to pick up a guitar, his love of KISS, and what happened the first time he met Gene Simmons & Paul Stanley. Lars also discusses what made the punk scene so relevant back in the day, the punk attitude, the difference between punk and Oi! music, punk\u2019s contribution to fashion, pop culture, diversity and inclusion, and the importance of the scene\u2019s lyrics and messaging. Plus, he lists his favorite bands, and reveals who he believes will carry the torch for punk music in the future.