Adrian Young
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| Adrian Young | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Birth name | Adrian Samuel Young | |
| Born | August 26, 1969 Long Beach, California, United States |
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| Genre(s) | Punk rock | |
| Instrument(s) | Drums | |
| Years active | 1989–present | |
| Associated acts |
No Doubt, The Vandals, Bow Wow Wow, Bing Ji Ling, Unwritten Law, Vaja | |
Adrian Samuel Young (born August 26, 1969) is the drummer from third wave ska band No Doubt.
Adrian Young was born in Long Beach, California and exposed to rock music very early by the 1990s California music scene. He became a fan of the band No Doubt from the start, attending their concerts after they formed in 1987. The same year he began playing the drums. In 1989, No Doubt announced that they were looking for a new drummer, and Young auditioned. At the audition, he lied saying that he had been playing for some time now.
Adrian Young is known among fans for his affinity for wearing thongs during performances, and rebellious hair (mohawks, etc...) He can often be seen topless and in his thong in the band's music videos.
When not performing and touring, Adrian likes to spend his time out on the golf courses-- as he is a serious, avid golf player. Young participated in VH-1's Fairway to Heaven during 1998 and caught the eye of former shock-rocker and golfer Alice Cooper.
On October of 1999, on the last night of the California Club Tour at The Fillmore in San Francisco, California, Adrian proposed to his girlfriend Nina Kent on stage in front of the thousand-plus fans. Young kneeled down on one knee, professed his love and asked her to marry him. On January 16, 2000, Adrian married his fiancé, Nina Kent. Kent gave birth to a young son, Mason James Young on February 9, 2002. During gaps between No Doubt albums, Adrian tours with such bands as Bow Wow Wow and Bing Ji Ling, playing the drums. Adrian also played the drums for many of the tracks for Here's to the Mourning, the 2005 album by alternative rock band Unwritten Law as well as the 2006 release "Awakened by Silence" from the band VAJA.
Adrian will play on Rockstar: Supernova Runner-up Dilana's upcoming album. On November 28, 2006, Dilana released the first singles "Supersoul" and a cover of The Police classic Roxanne on iTunes, Napster and other digital download websites.
[edit] Trivia
- He is a regular fill in drummer for The Vandals.
- Both Adrian and Tony Kanal were psychology majors in college.
- Adrian has only co-written 2 No Doubt songs: "Open the Gate", and "Move On".
- He has the old "No Doubt" logo tattooed on his upper right thigh, and the date "1969" tattooed on his inner right wrist.
- He is also the drummer for band member, Gabrial McNair's second band, Oslo
- Learned much of his drum technique from Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, who produced No Doubt at one point.
- Playgirl magazine once gave him the "Sexiest Musician" award in one of their issues.
[edit] Sources
| No Doubt |
| Stephen Bradley - Tom Dumont - Tony Kanal - Gabrial McNair - Gwen Stefani - Adrian Young |
| Former members: John Spence - Eric Stefani |
| Discography |
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| Studio albums: No Doubt - The Beacon Street Collection - Tragic Kingdom - Return of Saturn - Rock Steady |
| Compilations: The Singles 1992-2003 - Everything in Time - Boom Box |
| DVDs: Live in the Tragic Kingdom - Rock Steady Live - The Videos: 1992-2003 |
