Jaret Reddick: “As the guy in Bowling For Soup that tells the fart jokes… to be told that I had depression was like a punch to the stomach” Bowling For Soup frontman and pop-punk legend Jaret Reddick speaks about the darkest years of his life and the internal fragility that comes with being a rock star. Words: Jake Richardson Funny, daft, upbeat, hyper… all are words which one might use to describe Bowling For Soup frontman Jaret Reddick. The Texas native and his band have carved a 27-year career out of dumb jokes, silly music videos and catchy choruses. But it’s often easy to forget that, behind the high-fives and hilarity that come with being a pop-punk musician, lies a sensitive, vulnerable human being just like the rest of us.