Gregory David Kriesel, best known by his stage name Greg K. (born January 20, 1965, in Glendale, California), is an American bass guitarist and backing vocalist for the punk band, The Offspring.
Greg K. is 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 in Garden Grove, California, along with bandmate Holland, and was also in the Math Club. Greg K. and Holland had been playing locally since the early 1980s and formed Manic Subsidal in 1984. After hiring Noodles as their new guitarist, Manic Subsidal changed their name to The Offspring in 1986.
Greg K. is 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 in Garden Grove, California, along with bandmate Holland, and was also in the Math Club. Greg K. and Holland had been playing locally since the early 1980s and formed Manic Subsidal in 1984. After hiring Noodles as their new guitarist, Manic Subsidal changed their name to The Offspring in 1986.