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Fabrizio Moretti (nicknamed Fab) is the drummer in the American band The Strokes. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... For other uses, see Stroke (disambiguation). ...

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He was born on June 2, 1980 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to an Italian father and a Brazilian mother.^[1] Moretti has a brother. He was raised Christian, but has stated that he is an atheist^{[citation needed]}. He and his family moved to New York City when he was about 2, and as a teenager there he attended the Dwight School with fellow band members Nick Valensi, Julian Casablancas, and Nikolai Fraiture. Image File history File links Fab. ... Image File history File links Fab. ... is the 153rd day of the year (154th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the Brazilian city. ... For other uses, see Christian (disambiguation). ... For information about the band, see Atheist (band). ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... The Dwight School is a selective, combined elementary and secondary private school on the Upper West Side in New York, NY. // The school was founded in 1880 by Julius Sachs, founder of the College Board and member of the Goldman Sachs banking family. ... Nick Valensi (born Nicholas Valensi, January 16, 1981, in New York) is a guitarist for the New York based rock band, The Strokes. ... Julian Fernando Casablancas (born August 23, 1978) is the vocalist and songwriter of the band The Strokes. ... Nikolai Fraiture born November 13, 1978 in New York City) is the bassist for the New York City-based band The Strokes. ...

Trivia

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• Moretti dated Drew Barrymore from 2002 until January 2007, after they met backstage during a Strokes concert. Rumors of engagement arose several times, but the wedding never happened and in an interview, Moretti once stated that[ he believes "...marriage is not anything that will secure the future of your relationship,”^{[cite this quote]} and therefore plans to never get married^{[citation needed]}.
• Despite living in New York City since a tender age, Moretti speaks Portuguese quite well and has done some interviews on Brazilian TV.
• A trademark of Moretti's] is his vintage Coca Cola shirts. Another is the use of Ahead drum sticks.
• He is 5' 10" (1.78m)
• He has played the drums since age 3.^{[citation needed]}
• Fab plays guitar and writes his own songs.
• He plays drums in the backing band for Har Mar Superstar.
• At the Fuji Rock Festival in July 2006, during the performance of "Ask Me Anything", Moretti danced across the stage as Julian Casablancas sang "God is trying to talk to Fab" as a potential insult, due to him claiming to be an Atheist.
• In his song 'Carolina' from the album Gemstones Adam Green mentions Fab Moretti.
• On his last tour in Australia supporting Har Mar Superstar, he suggested that he wanted to move to Adelaide or Gold Coast.
• Known as Fab by his friends.

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References

1. ^ (The Face August 2002 Interview)

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External links

• Fabrizio Moretti at the Internet Movie Database
• The Strokes Official Website
• Full drum setup at zildjian.com