James William Lindberg (born July 26, 1965) is the singer-songwriter for the California punk band Pennywise. He formed it in 1988 with Fletcher Dragge (guitars), Jason Thirsk (bass) and Byron McMackin (drums), who were previously alums from two South Bay High Schools, Redondo Union High School and Mira Costa where Lindberg graduated in 1983. He also graduated from UCLA in 1989.
Pennywise released eight full length albums on Epitaph Records between 1991 and 2005. They are now signed with MySpace Records for its ninth album Reason to Believe, which is due for release on March 25, 2008.
Lindberg also released his first book in May of 2007 titled Punk Rock Dad: No Rules, Just Real Life. The book explores the dichotomy of being a responsible husband and parent raising 3 daughters while fronting an anti-establishment punk rock band and includes a number of anecdotes relating to each role.
