Francis Thomas "Frank" Agnew (born August 18, 1964)[1] is an American guitarist and songwriter, best known for being a member of punk rock band the Adolescents.
[2] He began playing guitar professionally at an early age, and his brother Rikk sometimes had to sneak him in through the back door of 18 plus or 21 plus venues.
[3] Agnew dropped out of high school, but later pursued a liberal arts degree at Fullerton College.
[5] Over the years, Agnew has played with a number of bands, including 45 Grave, the Tribe, Adolescents, Der Stab, HVY DRT, Legal Weapon, PinUps, Casey Royer's Social Distortion splinter group, and T.S.O.L.
Agnew returned to play guitar for two tracks on the Adolescents' 1988 Balboa Fun*Zone album, but he did not permanently rejoin the band.