Brent Liles's father died in a plane crash when Brent was 8 years old.
11 Facts About Brent Liles
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Brent Liles continued to live with his mother and was a standout tennis player at Troy High School in Fullerton, California, and salutatorian of his high school graduating class in 1981.
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Brent Liles was an extra in the movie Bachelor Party.
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Brent Liles appeared on Social Distortion's 1983 classic debut Mommy's Little Monster before leaving the band on New Year's Day 1984, with the band's drummer Derek O'Brien.
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Brent Liles briefly played guitar for the band Easter and Chaotic Stature.
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Brent Liles played bass for a band in 1984 to 1986 called The Harlots, who were managed by Monk Rock, Brent Liles's manager from his Social Distortion days.
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Brent Liles appeared in the 1984 documentary Another State of Mind.
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Brent Liles had been out of the musical scene since the mid-1990s, operating a convalescent home in Placentia, California.
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Brent Liles died on January 18,2007, after being hit by a truck while cycling.
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Brent Liles is survived by his mother Carol Liles and daughter Maddie Liles.
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Brent Liles was the fourth member of Social Distortion to die.