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American male drummers

  • Prince (musician)Prince once changed his name to an unpronounceable symbol to protest his record label.
  • Marvin GayeMotown boss Berry Gordy refused to release Marvin Gaye's What's Going On.
  • Nick JonasNick Jonas was six years old when someone in a barber shop noticed his talent while his mother sat nearby getting her hair cut. That moment sent the family toward a professional show business manager. It also began a career that has run…
  • Don HenleyDon Henley told interviewer Charlie Rose in March 2001 that "rock bands work best as a benevolent dictatorship." He knew the arrangement from the inside. Henley is a drummer, singer and songwriter, and a founding member of the Eagles. In…
  • Jack WhiteJack White, born John Anthony Gillis on the 9th of July 1975, once came close to becoming a Catholic priest. He described the moment to Mike Wallace on 60 Minutes in 2005. A seminary in Wisconsin had accepted him. Then, at the last second,…
  • Kid RockKid Rock, born Robert James Ritchie in Romeo, Michigan, was 17 when he signed with Jive Records. Years later, his album Devil Without a Cause sold 14 million copies. Both facts belong to one career, and little else about that career is…
  • Travis BarkerTravis Barker learned a 20-song setlist in 45 minutes. It was early 1998, he had no time to rehearse with the band, and he played every song flawlessly at the first show. The band was Blink-182, and he was only meant to be a stand-in.…
  • Dave GrohlDave Grohl, born David Eric Grohl on the 14th of January 1969, once sat at number one on the modern rock charts for 17 of 18 consecutive weeks. The run stretched from the 26th of October 2002 to the 1st of March 2003. He managed it as a…
  • Lenny KravitzLenny Kravitz won the Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance four years in a row, from 1999 to 2002. That run broke the record for wins in the category. It also set a record for consecutive wins in one category by a male…
  • Chad SmithChad Smith, the drummer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, owns shirts that read "I Am Not Will Ferrell," and he has worn them while performing live. The joke exists because strangers keep seeing a famous comedian when they look at him. Behind…
  • Joe RomersaJoe Romersa was a homeless 19-year-old drummer in New Jersey after a tragic early tour.

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