Who is Greig Nori? Sum 41's Deryck Whibley accuses former manager of s*xual abuse

Musician Deryck Whibley has made serious allegations against Greig Nori, a former manager of Sum 41, which Whibley co-founded in 1994. In his upcoming memoir, Walking Disaster: My Life Through Heaven and Hell, set to be released on October 8, 2024, Whibley claims he was abused by Nori, who is also known as a member of the pop-punk band Treble Charger.

In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, published on October 7, Deryck Whibley stated in the memoir that Greig Nori wanted to have complete control over the band.

"We were jammed in a gross bathroom stall and I was talking non-stop, when he reached over, grabbed my face, and kissed me on the mouth passionately. I was very confused. Was that OK? Was I upset? Did I like it? Was he gay? Was he just high and being crazy? So many thoughts were coming at me so quickly that I couldn't comprehend them," he had wrote.

Whibley added that the "s*xual encounters" did not stop and Nori also called him a homoph*bic. Whibley even claimed that Nori's behavior made him feel like he was being forced to do something he did not want to. He also addressed the time when he spoke to his ex-wife Avril Lavigne about the entire case, and the latter told him that he was "s*xually abused."

In an interview with the Toronto Star, Deryck Whibley said that Greig Nori has yet to read the book. He also spoke up on the consequences that would emerge out of the things he revealed about Nori and added:

"If he wants to challenge it, I welcome that. Let's go to court. Let's go under oath. That would be f*cking great! I welcome that part. Let's get into discovery. I'll have my lawyers grill you. They can grill me all they want. I mean, that would be f*cking perfect!"

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Greig Nori has been active in the music industry for a long time: Career and other details explained

Also known as Greig Andrew Nori, he accumulated a huge fanbase for his association with Treble Charger over the years. Nori was also a co-founder of the group alongside Bill Priddle and the current lineup of members include Richard Mulligan and Rosie Martin.

According to Ear of Newt, Greig Nori and Bill Priddle were inspired by bands such as Pavement, which led to the formation of Treble Charger. While speaking to the outlet in 1997, Nori said that they tried to pretend like they resembled the popular bands.

Treble Charger has five albums in their credits, starting with their debut album NC17 in 1994. The group's third album Maybe It's Me managed to reach on top of the charts followed by two more projects grabbing similar spots.

In his conversation with Ear of Newt, Greig Nori recalled the time when Maybe It's Me was being made. The album also included some tunes mixed by engineer Tom Lord-Alge and Nori said that Alge never allowed anyone to enter the studio until evening. He further stated:

"So we nervously killed the hours, walked in at six, sat down, he played us 'Ever She Flows', and we pretty much fell off the couch. It was bigger and better than we had ever heard us sound, and out first reaction was, 'Holy sh*t, we can't do this! This is way too big and huge and slick and sounds like Oasis or something.'"

Furthermore, Treble Charger also has multiple singles in their credits, including Even Grable, How She Died, and Ever She Flows. Two of their songs, Morale and Friend of Mine, were also trending on top of the charts.

Apart from his work with Treble Charger, Greig Nori is currently working with the independent record label Nettwerk as a producer. He even served as a manager of bands such as The New Cities.