Adrian Samuel Young was born in August, the 26th, 1969 in Anaheim. Adrian grew up in Cypress, California. His parents indulged in the free spirit that was the 1960's. Early in life he was surrounded by the sounds of bands such as Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, the Doors and the Jimi Hendrix Experience.



The 60's rock made impressions on young Adrian but so did the punk rock that came with the following decade. "Road to Ruin" was Adrian's very first record that he purchased.



As a ninth grader, Adrian Young attempted to drum "Bend Over' by Orange County band Doggy Style at a school talent contest. Several years later, when he was 18, his parents bought him a kit for Christmas and he learned "Wild Flower" by the Cult and he could hit the skins with regularity.



No Doubt was not his first band. Adrian was previously the drummer for "Echostar". In 1989 drummer Chris Webb, feeling that the band was going nowhere fast, quit No Doubt for good. Adrian, a fan in the crowd, auditioned for the band and said that he had been a drummer for almost seven years. Even with this little white lie he impressed Eric Stefani and the band and was accepted.



Adrian met a gril called Nina Kent during the Rock Show tour in 1997. He fell in love with her and became serious about her. Their romance grew. In 1999 during a gig in San Francisco, Adrian called out the love of his life and proposed Nina in front of a packed house at the Fillmore. She gladly accepted his his proposal. The wedding took place on January 16, 2000.



In July 1998 Adrian Young joined Vandals as a session drummer on their tour through the UK.



Adrian's passion beyond music is golf. Adrian recently told Spin Magazine:

"I take this game way more seriously than I take anything in life. It's an obsessive thing. It makes me more mad than anything-any girl, any band fight. It's just full of anguish."

Adrian has played shows naked in Europe. When in New Orleans a member of the stage crew had to run a pair of boxers to him to avoid the indecent exposure charge. Gwen told VH-1: "I don't know what's wrong with Adrian. He feels like he has to show his privates off to everybody." After 10 straight years of performing in boxers Adrian opted for the more revealing G-string in 1999. It is something he temporarily gave up after New Year's because "it felt like butt floss".



Adrian Young was a kid in the mosh pit of early No Doubt shows. Now he beats the drum and sets the pace for the current mosh pitters at No Doubt shows.



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