In a recent interview with Greensboro’s WFMY News, legendary TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider opened up about his decision to relocate his entire family from Los Angeles to the peaceful countryside of North Carolina.
Now 70, Snider explained that the move was a long time coming. “We moved out to L.A. ten years ago, the whole family,” he said. “A couple of years ago, everybody was sitting around saying, you know, it’s time to get back to a calmer life — not ‘back to’ [but] to a life we never had.”
That realization sparked a coast-to-coast search for a new place to call home. “We literally looked from the West Coast to the East Coast and slowly started dialing in,” Snider recalled. “And North Carolina took the number one spot… You’ve got to come for the state.”
Snider and his wife of 43 years, Suzette, along with their entire family — including their four adult children and six grandchildren — packed up and moved to the Tar Heel State. “We started on the west end of the state, and we just visited towns,” he said. “We traveled all the way to the shoreline. And people were amazing, and that’s ultimately what it came down to… They were welcoming and lovely, and we said this is where we want to live.”
Today, the entire Snider clan resides in North Carolina, with Dee and Suzette settling in Oak Ridge. And for the longtime rock icon, rural life has its perks — especially when it comes to his love of the open road.
“I like cars. The roads here are great. I’m also a motorcycle rider,” he said. “So, I mean, in L.A. or New York, where I’m from originally, it’s just defensive riding. But here, you can get up and you can just get out on the open roads and just really enjoy the beauty of the state and enjoy riding and driving.”
He even joked about a recent mishap that proves he’s fully embracing his active rural lifestyle: “You notice I’m limping — it’s because I was bike trail riding and the trail won the other day. I took a spill. Sometimes the trail wins.”
Despite a few bumps and bruises, it’s clear that for Snider and his family, the move to North Carolina was a decision grounded in peace, connection, and a newfound appreciation for a slower, more grounded way of life.
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