About Jeff Worley

Jeff Worley, guitarist and founding member of the multi-platinum hard rock band Jackyl, has spent more than 30 years on the road as a professional musician.  

Jackyl has sold millions of records, earned two Guinness World Records—including 21 shows in 24 hours and 100 shows in 50 days—and appeared on TruTV’s Full Throttle Saloon. Jeff has also appeared on Adult Swim’s Squidbillies and released his musically eclectic solo project, WorleyThePirate.

But long before the guitar, there was art.

Jeff began drawing as a kid, sketching stage sets, drums, Marshall stacks, and, by ninth grade, what would eventually become the original Jackyl logo.

“I’ve always had things in my head that needed somewhere to go. Music became one outlet. Painting became another.”

His artwork is spontaneous, abstract, and unapologetically original.

“If you’re expecting Bob Ross, forget it. I’m Bob Ross in a weird way. I don’t plan it. If I stop and think about it too long, I’ve already ruined it. I just have to let it flow.”

Inspired by Leonardo da Vinci, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Banksy, Pablo Picasso, and Jackson Pollock, Jeff gravitates toward art that is unconventional, rebellious, and fearless.

He is also the author of No Filter: Stories Better Left Untold, Dawg Eat Dawg: A Rockstar’s Guide to a Healthy Life While Being the Life of the Party, Kuckaburro, Southern Privilege, and Southern Privilege in Pictures.

With pirates in his family lineage, United States Marines on the other side, and a lifetime in rock ’n’ roll, Jeff lives by a simple philosophy: If you believe in what you’re doing, you have to be willing to go down with the ship.

That philosophy became WorleyThePirate—a creative identity bringing together his music, art, writing, clothing, and whatever comes next.

This is just the beginning. JUMP ON BOARD™.

— Jeff Worley