Rob Bourdon | |
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 Bourdon with Linkin Park at Rock'n'Heim 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Robert Gregory Bourdon |
| Born | January 20, 1979 Calabasas, California, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Drummer |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Member of | Linkin Park |
| Formerly of | Relative Degree |
| Website | linkinpark |
Robert Gregory Bourdon (born January 20, 1979) [1] [2] is an American musician, best known as the drummer and co-founding member of the rock band Linkin Park. [3]
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]
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 Dave Farrell. [4] Bourdon injured his back during the production of the band's sixth studio album, The Hunting Party , after playing for 10 hours a day for 7 consecutive days but later recovered. [7] He remained with Linkin Park through 2017, when the band went on hiatus following the death of front man and vocalist Chester Bennington. [8]
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. [9]
Bourdon resides in Los Angeles. [10] He is Jewish. [11]
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