Chris Gates

As the bass player for the highly influential Big Boys, Chris Gates helped define Austin’s early 1980s punk-rock scene. Next, he chased his dreams to Los Angeles where he sought to “make it” as the founding guitarist for Junkyard. Following a major-label flame-out and near-lethal drug habit, he returned to Austin where he fought to win sobriety, health, happiness and newfound creative outlets – both musical and otherwise. In his words, he’s living a big cool life. Visit http://www.bigcoollife.com (www.bigcoollife.com) Created and Produced by Jared Tuten