Kevin Ruggeri drums in punk rock outfit Ten Foot Pole. Although Ruggeri's parents weren't musicians, they did buy him his first drum kit and let his earlier bands rehearse at their home. His older brother, Louie, passed down his Slingerland pearl-shelled snare drum to Ruggeri when he was 11, and his talent blossomed.
His parents even became adept at napping while Ruggeri developed his ambidextrous skill of becoming a top punk drummer by tapping into his adrenaline and letting his creativity flow.
