Rob Bourdon

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Rob Bourdon
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Bourdon with Linkin Park at Rock'n'Heim 2015
Background information
Birth nameRobert Gregory Bourdon
Born (1979-01-20) January 20, 1979 (age 45)
Calabasas, California, U.S.
Genres
OccupationMusician
Instruments
  • Drums
  • percussion
Years active1996–2018
Formerly of
Website linkinpark.com

Robert Gregory Bourdon (born January 20, 1979) [1] [2] is an American musician, best known as a co-founding member and the former drummer of the rock band Linkin Park. [3] He remained in the band until their hiatus in 2017; when the band members began working together out of the public eye in 2019, he declined to rejoin the band and was succeeded by Colin Brittain.

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Early life

Bourdon was born in Calabasas, California. [1] He received classical piano lessons at a young age. [4] He was inspired to play the drums after attending an Aerosmith concert, where he was personally introduced to drummer Joey Kramer. [4] [5] He also cites Tower of Power and Earth, Wind and Fire as his early influences. [5] Bourdon attended Agoura High School in Agoura Hills where he met future bandmates Brad Delson and Mike Shinoda, in the high school's jazz band. [5] Bourdon waited tables at a restaurant and worked as a party coordinator at a bowling alley prior to becoming a full-time musician. [6] He attended Santa Monica College where he studied accounting. [6]

Career

Bourdon and Brad Delson formed their own band, Relative Degree. [5] The band played a sell-out concert at the Roxy Theatre before breaking up. [5]

Bourdon later joined Delson and Mike Shinoda to form Linkin Park, then known as Xero, in 1996. [6] The band enjoyed mainstream success with their debut album, Hybrid Theory (2000), which would later go on to become 12× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. [6] Bourdon served as Linkin Park's drummer for seven studio albums and many international tours. [6] Beyond drums and percussion, he also handled the band's business operations with Delson and bassist Dave Farrell. [4]

Bourdon played the drums for ten hours a day for seven consecutive days, mainly practicing "Keys to the Kingdom", during the production of the band's sixth studio album, The Hunting Party . He injured his back, but later recovered. [7]

He remained with Linkin Park through 2017, when the band went on hiatus following the death of vocalist Chester Bennington. [8] Bourdon later informed the other members that he wished to distance himself from the band, and did not participate in re-release promotional activities or the 2024 compilation album Papercuts . Linkin Park announced their reformation on September 5, 2024, with new members, including Colin Brittain replacing Bourdon. [9] [10] [11]

Musical influences

Bourdon's musical influences include Led Zeppelin, Tower of Power, Aerosmith, The Police, Bad Religion, Steely Dan, System of a Down, Incubus, and Dave Matthews Band. [12]

Personal life

Bourdon resides in Los Angeles. [13] He is Jewish. [14]

Discography

With Linkin Park

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