System of a down drummer fired
System of a down guitarist.
John Dolmayan
American drummer (born 1972)
John Dolmayan (Armenian: Ջոն Դոլմայան) (born July 15, 1972[1]) is a Lebanese-born Armenian-American musician, best known as the drummer of System of a Down.
He is also the former drummer for Scars on Broadway. Dolmayan ranked number 33 on Loudwire's list of Top 200 Hard Rock + Metal Drummers of All Time.[2]
Early life
John Dolmayan was born in Beirut, Lebanon, to Armenian parents.[3] During the Lebanese Civil War, his family moved to California.[4]
Dolmayan first became interested in drums at the age of two.[5] His father was a saxophone player and when his mother would take him to watch his father play, he would mimic his father's drummer.[6] He learned to play the drums by putting on records and practicing for hours a day, and continued said practice for years.[5] Dolmayan describes his musical style as one influenced by whatever he could get his hand