Percussion
Vocals

Guy Hoffman was born on May 20, 1954 and is a Milwaukee-area native. He attended high school in the nearby town of Shorewood, where he played on the football team and was in the school band. His first public performances were in such diverse locations as the Lake Bluff Grade School little theater, a Jewish bar mitzvah, Shorewood High School youth center, teen bars/strip joints, an Eastside bookstore, the UW Milwaukee ballroom, and assorted bars and clubs. His first professional gig was in 1974 on Milwaukee's Summerfest Schlitz Stage performing with the group Split Rock. Guy's musical influences include the original British invasion, Jim Keltner, Ringo Starr, Keith Moon and Charlie Watts.

In 1980 and 1981 , at the time the V.F. was just getting started, Guy was in a popular Milwaukee band called the Oil Tasters, along with Caleb Lentzner (who went on to become the soundman for the V.F.) Guy first found acclaim drumming in the band the BoDeans.

In 1993, when Victor decided to leave the Violent Femmes, Gordon and Brian immediately thought of Guy, with whom they'd been friends since before the band formed. They didn't need to audition anyone else. While Guy is a talented drummer in his own right, he says he made an effort to play the older VF tunes exactly the way Victor used to, for the sake of the fans.

In the late 90's, Guy concurrently played in the band Absinthe, the solo project of Sammy Llanas of the BoDeans. The rest of the Femmes then reunited with original drummer Victor. Guy is currently with the band Radio Romeo and is very excited about this project. Check them out at http://www.radioromeo.com .