Chris Shiflett

Who is Chris Shiflett?

Chris Shiflett is an American guitarist who rose to fame for being the lead guitarist of the famous brand Foo Fighters. He worked with Punk Rock Bands like Me First and the Gimme Gimmes and No Use for a Name. As of 2019, Chris is in the news for his new single, This OI World and will be touring in Europe.

Chris Shiflett: Birthday, Family, Facts

Chris was born in Santa Barbara, California, the USA on 6^th May 1971. He is of American nationality, and his birth sign is Taurus. However, there is no information regarding his family and parental background. Early in his career, Chris used to play soccer and later changed his passion and profession to music.

Early Profession and Career

Chris was a promising young soccer player who used to play AYSO under the coach Noemi Vazquez but later he had to choose between music and soccer. In the end, he decided to become a musician and was already in a band at the age of 14. With his hard work, Chris got into the group Foo Fighters with a little help from his friend.

Dave Grohl’s motive behind hiring him in the band was because of Chris’s history in the underground punk scene. After being on the group, he went on tour for the album, “There is nothing left to lose.” In his interviews, Chris mentioned about his favorite song, All My life from their fourth studio album.

Chris also went to work with other bands like Me First and the Gimme Gimmes and also has a tattoo under the band name. In 2017, he released his solo album, West Coast Town and went on to release several hit singles in his career. Chris also appeared on the TV Show Walking the Floor as a host to interview legendary musicians.

Chris Shiflett: Net Worth and Salary

As of 2019, Chris released his new single, This OI World and planning to go on tours in the UK and all of Europe. As per NME, the song got influenced by Brexit and Donald Trump’s Election in 2016. With all these works as a musician, Chris should be taking home a substantial income; however, his salary is not available. Shiflett’s net worth is estimated at $6 million as of 2019.

Chris Shiflett: Married, Wife, Children

Chris loves to live his life under the radar and shadow of the media which is why there are little to no information about his family life. Although, he is in a marital relationship with his lovely wife Cara Shiflett the details of their marriage and location are not available.

With his wife Cara, Chris is the father to three of their children and loves spending time with his family and going places.

Chris Shiflett: Height, Weight, Body Measurements

Shiflett stands tall with a height of 5 feet and 7 inches and has long brown hair with brown eyes.

Social Media Profiles

Chris is mostly active on his Twitter account that has 37.9k followers as of April 2019.