Rob Bourdon
Robert Gregory Bourdon (born January 20, 1979) is an American musician, best known as the drummer and co-founding member of the American rock band Linkin Park.[2][3]
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Birth name | Robert Gregory Bourdon |
Born | [1] Calabasas, California, U.S. | January 20, 1979
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Occupation(s) | Musician |
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Years active | 1996–present |
Labels | Warner Bros. |
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Website | linkinpark |
The youngest member of the band, Bourdon met Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer, and was inspired to learn how to play the drums.[4] After joining his high school's jazz band in his sophomore year, he met Brad Delson and Mike Shinoda, who both lived nearby in the San Fernando Valley. Bourdon and Delson would form their own band, Relative Degree. Bourdon returned to Linkin Park in 1999.[1]
Career biography
Bourdon grew up in the town of Calabasas, California, where he attended Agoura High School with members of Hoobastank.[4] He currently resides in Los Angeles.
Discography
With Linkin Park
- Hybrid Theory (2000)
- Meteora (2003)
- Minutes to Midnight (2007)
- A Thousand Suns (2010)
- Living Things (2012)
- The Hunting Party (2014)
- One More Light (2017)
gollark: Alternatively, bizarrely high trust in large organizations/authority.
gollark: It might come down to some sort of fundamental value differences and/or being really stupid.
gollark: No, I probably could be convinced *somehow*, it's just unlikely that you have new relevant information?
gollark: Because everyone in large tech companies is entirely trustworthy?
gollark: But if they go to Microsoft, which contains thousands of "random dude[s]", that's okay?
References
- Rob Bourdon at AllMusic
- "Rob Bourdon Injured Back During Recording Marathon". World Entertainment News Network. Contactmusic.com. April 30, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- Micallef, Ken. "Rob Bourdon: Midnight Confessions". ModernDrummer.com. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- "Rob Bourdon". Remo.com. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
External links
- Rob Bourdon on IMDb
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