Rob Bourdon

Rob Bourdon
During an appearance with Linkin Park on the Meteora Tour

Robert Gregory "Rob" Bourdon (born January 20, 1979 in Calabasas , California ) is an American musician , known as the drummer and founding member of the American rock band Linkin Park .

Life

Robert Bourdon grew up in the city of Calabasas , California , where he attended Agoura High School with members of Hoobastank . He currently lives in Los Angeles .

The youngest member of the band, Bourdon, met Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer and was inspired by him to learn to play the drums. After joining his high school jazz band in tenth grade, he met Brad Delson and Mike Shinoda , both of whom lived near the San Fernando Valley . Eventually Bourdon and Delson formed their own band, Relative Degree. The band achieved their goal of playing a show and soon broke up. In 1999 the two returned with Shinoda.

Bourdon serves on the board of directors of American Forests, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to protecting and restoring the US and Canadian forest ecosystems.

Discography

With Linkin Park

→ Main article : Linkin Park / Discography

Web links

Commons : Rob Bourdon  - Collection of Images

• Rob Bourdon in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Rob Bourdon Injured Back During Recording Marathon . In: World Entertainment News Network . Contactmusic.com. April 30, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
2. ↑ Micallef, Ken: Rob Bourdon: Midnight Confessions . In: ModernDrummer.com . Retrieved January 26, 2018.
3. ↑ Rob Bourdon . In: Remo.com . Retrieved January 26, 2018.
4. ↑ Corey Apar: Rob Bourdon . In: AllMusic , July 16, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2015. 
5. ^ Board of Directors. American Forests, accessed October 5, 2018 .