Adrian Young
Background information
Birth name	Adrian Samuel Young
Born	August 26, 1969 Long Beach, California, United States
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, Dilana

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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. Nickname: The International City (on flag), Friendly City (in Latin on citys seal), or the LBC Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: Country United States State California County Los Angeles County Government  - Mayor Bob Foster Area  - City  65. ... No Doubt is a third wave ska band from Anaheim, California, United States. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... No Doubt is a third wave ska band from Anaheim, California, United States. ...

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. In footwear and fashion, flip-flops are a kind of flat, backless sandal that consist of simple soles held on the foot by a V-shaped strap that passes between the toes and around either side of the foot, attached to the sole at three points. ...

When not performing and touring, Adrian likes to spend his time out on the golf courses as he is an avid golf player.^[1] Young participated in VH-1's Fairway to Heaven during 1998 and caught the eye of former shock-rocker and golfer Alice Cooper. Greg Norman on the 18th tee at St Andrews. ... Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948), is a rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans four decades. ...

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. January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... No Doubt is a third wave ska band from Anaheim, California, United States. ... Bow Wow Wow was a 1980s New Wave band organized by Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren in 1980 whose music is described as having an African-derived drum sound.[1] McLaren persuaded guitarist Matthew Ashman, bassist Leigh Gorman and percussionist David Barbarossa of the original lineup of Adam & the Ants... Heres to the Mourning is the fifth studio album by Unwritten Law, it was released on February 1, 2005. ... Unwritten Law is an American rock band formed in 1990 in Poway, California (a suburb of San Diego) and currently recording for Abydos Records. ...

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. Dilana is a singer, songwriter, and performer who lives in Los Angeles, California. ... Dilana is a singer, songwriter, and performer who lives in Los Angeles, California. ... The Police are a three-piece rock band, strongly influenced by reggae and ska music. ... Roxanne is the usual Western spelling of a feminine name, from Persia; and is also: A song by The Police – see Roxanne (song) A 1987 movie with Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah – see Roxanne (movie) An animated character – see Roxanne (Pokémon) A reference to the song by U.T... The correct title of this article is . ... Second version (revised 2001) of Napster logo: Cat wearing headphones. ...

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.
• Adrian plays Orange County Drums and Percussion drums, Zildjian cymbals and drumsticks, Drum Workshop pedals and hardware, and Remo drumheads.
• Adrian also composed music for the recent film score, The Still Life set to be released in 2007 with Dave "The Snake" Sabo, Skid Row; Dizzy Reed, Guns N Roses; Peter Finestone, Bad Religion; Darius Rucker, Hootie and the Blowfish; Delaney Bramlett, Bonnie and Delaney and Friends; Eddie Hedges, Blessid Union of Souls; Dean Dinning, Toad the Wet Sprocket; Louise Post, Veruca Salt and Sonny Mone, Crazy Horse.

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Sources

No Doubt Trivia

References

1. ^ "No Doubt Drummer Young, Vandals' Escalante Go Golfing". MTV News. February 9, 1999. Retrieved December 30, 2006.