Twisted Sister singer Dee Snider ditched Los Angeles, moved family to North Carolina for calmer life
Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider left Los Angeles for the 'open roads' of North Carolina years ago and never looked back.
Snider, now 70, and his wife chose to uproot their family for a life they never had after moving to Los Angeles in 2015.
Advertisement
'We moved out to LA 10 years ago, the whole family. A couple of years ago, everybody was sitting around saying, you know, it's time to get back to a calmer life, not 'back to' – to a life we never had,' Snider explained to WFMY News.
'We literally looked from the West Coast to the East Coast and slowly started dialing in,' he added. 'And North Carolina took the number one spot … You've got to come for the state. So the entire family came out, this is true, and we started on the west end of the state, and we just visited towns. We traveled all the way to the shoreline. And people were amazing, and that's ultimately what it came down to.'
The rock legend found the North Carolinians to be 'welcoming and lovely,' quickly deciding that's where they wanted to live.
'We're all here, by the way – my four grown kids, six grandkids, we all live in North Carolina, this is our home.'
Advertisement
3 Dee Snider and his family moved to North Carolina 10 years ago.
Snider married his wife, Suzette Snider, in 1981.
The two met at a bar after Suzette used a fake ID to gain entry.
'She turned up to our show on her cousin's ID and thought she was seeing a girl band,' the singer previously told The Sydney Morning Herald. 'I saw her and flipped. She was this hot Italian beauty. I told her I'd be famous one day. We've been together ever since.'
Advertisement
3 The rockstar said his family needed to back to a 'calmer' life outside of Los Angeles.
Instagram
Suzette became the band's costume designer and even designed their logo.
The two share four kids together; Jesse, 42, Shane, 37, and Cody, 35, and Cheyenne, 28.
Snider has found the best part of North Carolina's rural lifestyle is the 'open roads.'
Advertisement
3 Snider performed during the Las Vegas Rock & Roll Extravaganza in January 2023.
Getty Images
'I like cars. The roads here are great. I'm also a motorcycle rider,' he told the local North Carolina station. 'So, I mean, in LA or New York, where I'm from originally, it's just defensive riding 'don't hit me!' But here, you can get up, and you can just get out on the open roads and just really enjoy the beauty of the state and enjoy riding and driving.'
'You notice I'm limping – it's because I was bike trail riding and the trail won the other day. I took a spill. Sometimes the trail wins.'
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
The Onion
an hour ago
- The Onion
Italian Volcano Erupts
Mount Etna, the volcano on the Italian island of Sicily, erupted, spewing hot ash miles into the air and releasing lava in a pyroclastic flow. What do you think? 'God must be punishing them for being Italian.' Aaron Cato, Ceramics Expert 'I'm sure the spewing ash and lava is just as good at Eataly.' Gonzalo Viera, Ice Molder 'Makes you wonder when Mt. Fuji will finally get off its ass and do something cool.' Trina LeCompte, Girdle Technician
Yahoo
2 hours ago
- Yahoo
French Open results: Jannik Sinner advances to semifinal, Novak Djokovic battling
Young star Jannik Sinner and bona fide future legend Novak Djokovic were in the limelight on Wednesday as they took on their respective competitors in the French Open quarterfinals. Sinner, who was yet to drop a set at Roland Garros this year, looked to continue steamrolling the competition against Alexander Bubik. Later in the day, decorated veteran Djokovic will take on 28-year-old Alexander Zverev of Germany. Advertisement It took an entertaining three sets for Sinner to overcome Bubik. Despite being unranked, Bubik shocked many by making it to the last eight competitors in the tournament. Jannik Sinner stays perfect and moves forward Jannik Sinner defeated Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik in the French Open quarterfinals (REUTERS/Lisi Niesner) (REUTERS / Reuters) Sinner showed why he is ranked No. 1 at Roland Garros with a display of dominance and heart against Bubik. The 23-year-old got off to good start and quickly established an early 4-0 lead. He would take the set with ease, 6-1. The second set began with the two competitors in a 1-1 deadlock. After scoring a consolation point in the first, Bubik put up an early fight with a 2-1 lead. Bubik, 27, led the cat and mouse between them throughout the second — edging away whenever Sinner tied the score. Advertisement But momentum changed when Sinner broke the 5-5 tie as the set dragged on. While it took some work, the Italian took the set, 7-5. Bubik appeared to be tapped out from the fight he put up in the second set, as Sinner cruised away to a flawless 6-0 set. Djokovic will take on Zverev at 2:15 p.m. ET.
Yahoo
2 hours ago
- Yahoo
Jannik Sinner storms past Alexander Bublik to reach French Open semi-finals
Half an hour into his first appearance in a grand slam quarter-final, Alexander Bublik pumped his fist to the sky and smiled widely. The source of the 27-year-old's joy, however, was not a blazing start to the biggest match of his career or the hope that he could take his run even further. He had simply won his first game. After the jubilation of breaking new ground in Paris, Bublik's fairytale came to a harsh end as he was picked apart by Jannik Sinner, the world No 1, who continued his march through the French Open draw with another relentless performance and a 6-1, 7-5, 6-0 win. Advertisement Related: Wildcard Boisson drinks in French Open fairytale run after reaching semis Five matches into his tournament, Sinner is still to drop a set. He has now won his past 19 matches at grand slam tournaments after his consecutive triumphs at the US Open and Australian Open. Sinner has also won 46 of his past 48 matches in all competitions. 'I'm just happy to be in the semis and see what I can do,' the Italian said. 'Last year I played a good match in the semis, so I'm proud to be again here. I wouldn't have thought to be here in this position since my comeback, so I'm very happy to take things like they are, and hopefully I'm ready. I just want to watch my side of the net, and then we see.' Following Lorenzo Musetti's quarter-final win against Frances Tiafoe on Tuesday, this tournament also represents the first time in the open era that two Italian men reached the semi-finals of the same grand slam event and the second time in history after Nicola Pietrangeli and Orlando Sirola reached the French Open semi-finals in 1960. Advertisement The French Open is Sinner's second tournament since returning from his three-month doping ban. He reached the final of his first tournament back on home soil at the Italian Open. The confidence he gained in Rome has allowed him to take his game to another level in Paris, where he is attempting to win his first major title away from hard courts. 'It's not easy,' Bublik said. 'He's playing fast. He's playing smart. He's basically playing every match under two hours, so physically he's very at a top level, so it's not easy, as you can see. It's not only me who got bageled. I wish him all the luck. He deserves to be where he is. We are all going to wait for the final we all wanted.' Sinner has torn through his section of the draw in Paris, demolishing all opposition. In the third round, Jiri Lehecka similarly found himself celebrating a single game after trailing 6-0, 5-0. In round four, despite his tendency to lose his composure when things are not going his way, Andrey Rublev could only smile and accept his defeat to a superior player. Two days after Bublik upset the fifth seed Jack Draper with a spectacular performance, he was brushed aside by the Italian. 'That's a very positive week, but every fairytale comes to an end,' Bublik said. Sinner also reflected on the emergence of Loïs Boisson, the French wildcard who defeated the sixth seed Mirra Andreeva earlier on Wednesday to reach the semi-finals at the French Open in her first grand slam appearance. Sinner and Boisson warmed up together on Court Philippe Chatrier in the morning before their matches. Sinner noted that they both used to train at the Piatti Tennis Academy where they would sometimes practice together. Advertisement 'I saw her before the tournament in the gym in [stadium] Jean Bouin,' said Sinner. 'We talked a little bit about how things are, and she was very happy. Having a wildcard here, it's a special tournament for her, being French. I think the level she produces is amazing, no? Very consistent. Very clay-court style, with the forehand, a lot of topspin. 'Today it was raining, so I called the [practice] desk [to see] if there was some free spot, because I don't want to risk going on court without warming up. So we arrived here quite early. She said straightaway yes, and we hit some balls. It was a very consistent warm-up for a different game style for a woman, because the ball is quite high and quite spinny. Physically very strong. She deserves to be in the position where she is right now, and we wish her all the best for the future.'
