19 Facts About Scott Raynor

Scott Raynor was dismissed from the group in 1998, and was replaced by Travis Barker.

Since then, Scott Raynor has performed with a wide variety of groups, including post-punk band the Wraith, and contributed to the charity StandUp for Kids.

RBHS often arranged Battle of the Bands competitions, and Scott Raynor participated: his band, The Necropheliacs, played a cover of Metallica's "Creeping Death".

Hoppus was the only member to sign the contract, as DeLonge was at work at the time and Scott Raynor was still a minor.

Scott Raynor stayed with his sister for the summer of 1993 in order to rehearse for the recording of their debut album.

Scott Raynor moved to Reno following the recording and was briefly replaced by school friend Mike Krull.

Scott Raynor's parents allowed him to drop out of full-time school to move back and play with the band, but he would continue to finish his diploma by bringing homework on tour.

Scott Raynor had only been half invested in the band since signing to MCA, as he felt it offered less creative freedom, especially in comparison to Epitaph, which had been pursuing the band and was Raynor's first choice.

Scott Raynor suffered a "tragic loss" during the West Coast mini-tour and flew home, forcing the band to find a fill-in drummer: Travis Barker of the ska punk support band The Aquabats.

Scott Raynor returned for the band's Hollywood Palladium performance, and the band became increasingly uneasy and arguments grew worse.

Scott Raynor agreed to both and informed the band of his decision after taking the weekend to mull options.

Scott Raynor played guitar for the group, which recorded an extended play and a full-length that was left unreleased when Vagrant Records showed interest in signing the band.

Scott Raynor later went on to perform with the group Grimby from 2000 to 2001, which recorded an extended play at Doubletime Studios.

Scott Raynor taught music to teens in trouble with the law under the Street of Dreams program.

In 2003, a rumor circulated on the Internet that Scott Raynor had been shot dead; he addressed the hoax via a letter he e-mailed to the sites in question, that instead directed the attention to the StandUp for Kids organization.

Scott Raynor continued to play music; in 2017, Raynor joined the Los Angeles post-punk band The Wraith, with whom he released the extended play Shadow Flag.

Scott Raynor left the band some time after, but re-joined in 2019.

Scott Raynor appears in the music video for the song "Wing of Night", although he didn't take part in the writing process.

In January 2020, Scott Raynor left The Wraith again; the band continued with a new drummer.