Deryck Whibley

Deryck Whibley is the constant in a band that has shifted around him for decades. As the only original member left in Sum 41, he has worn every hat that matters, vocalist, guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter and producer, refusing to let go of the wheel. I admire that stubborn devotion more than any trophy. Plenty of pop-punk bands burned bright and vanished, but Whibley kept the engine running through lineup changes and personal hardship. To me, his real achievement is endurance, the unglamorous art of showing up and protecting a sound he clearly still loves making.

Name (English)

Deryck Whibley

Name (Japanese)

デリック・ウィブリー

Reading

でりっく・うぃぶりー

Born

March 21, 1980 (age 46)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Monkey

Origin

Scarborough, Ontario, Canada

Occupation

singer / songwriter / guitarist / record producer / composer

• Official sitehttp://deryckwhibley.net
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deryck%20Whibley
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%96%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q216913

Tags

• Ontario
• singer
• songwriter
• guitarist

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.