ROB BOURDON
Rob was born in Calabasas, California and now lives in Los Angeles. He grew up in the same town as the members of Incubus.
Rob started to play the drums at age ten after seeing an Aerosmith concert. His mother was the girlfriend of Joey Kramer, Aerosmith's drummer, so Bourdon was able to go backstage and see the entire production and Kramer also gave him a kick pedal. In his early teen years, Bourdon played in bands with his friends. It was around that time that he met his current Linkin Park bandmate, Brad Delson, and they played together for about a year in a band called Relative Degree. Their goal was to play at the Roxy Theatre, and, after achieving their goal with a sell-out show, Relative Degree eventually broke up.
Bourdon wears Puma racecar driving shoes to get a better feel for the drum pedals and he says that it gives him a much better control of the pedals. He is said to be somewhat of a perfectionist. Rob's hobbies include playing the piano (although he has never done so for a Linkin Park recording) and surfing.
He also said that the song 'Easier to Run' was the most difficult to play as he had to approach the drums very differently.
It is said that Linkin Park's upcoming third studio album will make use of standard wooden drums in addition/comparison to triggers which were used in the previous albums. Photos of the drum machines to be used for the record have surfaced via Joe Hahn's personal SlamXHype blog.
Rob is considered by many fans to be one of the member that has changed his sound the most for Minutes To Midnight. The variety of drum sounds in the album is greatly commented upon by fans.
In late 2006, Chester Bennington of Linkin Park said on Tattoo Stories that his bandmates Rob and Brad didn't have any tattoos for religious reasons. Both are actively of the Jewish faith.
He once dated actress Shiri Appleby.
He has dated actress Vanessa Lee Evigan since 2001.
His 25th birthday was featured on an episode of iTunes' LPTV. On January 20, 2004, Linkin Park played a show in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the band can be seen joking around backstage and saying that it is Rob's twentieth birthday. This caused some confusion among viewers.
Rob's favorite song to play is In The End.
Equipment:
Drums (Gretsch Projekt Revolution kit):14X5 Snare Drum22X16 Bass Drum18X16 Floor Tom16X13 Floor Tom10X8 High-Tom12X10 Mid-Tom
Cymbals (Zildjian):14" A-New Beat hi-hats14" A-Custom Mastersound hi-hats [Changes between hi hats live]18" A-Custom Projection Crash10" A-Custom Splash19" A-Custom Projection Crash21" A-Custom Projection Ride20" Oriental China "Trash"14" ZXT Trashformer
Others:
Electronics: Pintech Pads(to the left of hi-hats)
Hardware: Gibraltar cage/drum supports
Heads: Various Remo Heads
Sticks: Vater 5B (Hickory with wood tip)
Footwear: Puma racing shoes
Recording Software: Pro Tools
Rob started to play the drums at age ten after seeing an Aerosmith concert. His mother was the girlfriend of Joey Kramer, Aerosmith's drummer, so Bourdon was able to go backstage and see the entire production and Kramer also gave him a kick pedal. In his early teen years, Bourdon played in bands with his friends. It was around that time that he met his current Linkin Park bandmate, Brad Delson, and they played together for about a year in a band called Relative Degree. Their goal was to play at the Roxy Theatre, and, after achieving their goal with a sell-out show, Relative Degree eventually broke up.
Bourdon wears Puma racecar driving shoes to get a better feel for the drum pedals and he says that it gives him a much better control of the pedals. He is said to be somewhat of a perfectionist. Rob's hobbies include playing the piano (although he has never done so for a Linkin Park recording) and surfing.
He also said that the song 'Easier to Run' was the most difficult to play as he had to approach the drums very differently.
It is said that Linkin Park's upcoming third studio album will make use of standard wooden drums in addition/comparison to triggers which were used in the previous albums. Photos of the drum machines to be used for the record have surfaced via Joe Hahn's personal SlamXHype blog.
Rob is considered by many fans to be one of the member that has changed his sound the most for Minutes To Midnight. The variety of drum sounds in the album is greatly commented upon by fans.
In late 2006, Chester Bennington of Linkin Park said on Tattoo Stories that his bandmates Rob and Brad didn't have any tattoos for religious reasons. Both are actively of the Jewish faith.
He once dated actress Shiri Appleby.
He has dated actress Vanessa Lee Evigan since 2001.
His 25th birthday was featured on an episode of iTunes' LPTV. On January 20, 2004, Linkin Park played a show in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the band can be seen joking around backstage and saying that it is Rob's twentieth birthday. This caused some confusion among viewers.
Rob's favorite song to play is In The End.
Equipment:
Drums (Gretsch Projekt Revolution kit):14X5 Snare Drum22X16 Bass Drum18X16 Floor Tom16X13 Floor Tom10X8 High-Tom12X10 Mid-Tom
Cymbals (Zildjian):14" A-New Beat hi-hats14" A-Custom Mastersound hi-hats [Changes between hi hats live]18" A-Custom Projection Crash10" A-Custom Splash19" A-Custom Projection Crash21" A-Custom Projection Ride20" Oriental China "Trash"14" ZXT Trashformer
Others:
Electronics: Pintech Pads(to the left of hi-hats)
Hardware: Gibraltar cage/drum supports
Heads: Various Remo Heads
Sticks: Vater 5B (Hickory with wood tip)
Footwear: Puma racing shoes
Recording Software: Pro Tools
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