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Adrian Young
Adrian Young performing with No Doubt in 2002
Background information
Birth name	Adrian Samuel Young
Born	26 August 1969 (1969-08-26) (age 38) Long Beach, California, United States
Genre(s)	Third wave ska
Instrument(s)	Drums
Years active	1989–present
Associated acts	No Doubt, The Vandals, Bow Wow Wow, Bing Ji Ling, Unwritten Law, Vaja, Dilana

Adrian Samuel Young (born August 26, 1969, Long Beach, California) is the drummer for the third wave ska band, No Doubt.

Young's parents were hippies, and his mother left the family when he was young.^[1] He has four brothers: Alex, Jeff, Damian and Aaron.

Young was exposed to rock music very early by the 1990s California music scene. He became a fan of the band No Doubt from the start, attending their concerts after they formed in 1987. The same year he began playing the drums. In 1989, No Doubt announced that they were looking for a new drummer, and Young auditioned. At the audition, he lied saying that he had been playing for some time now.

Young is known among fans for his affinity for wearing thongs during performances, and rebellious hair (mohawks, etc...) He can often be seen topless and in his thong in the band's music videos.

When not performing and touring, Young likes to spend his time out on the golf courses as he is an avid golf player.^[2] Young participated in VH-1's Fairway to Heaven during 1998 and caught the eye of former shock-rocker and golfer Alice Cooper.

In October 1999, on the last night of the California Club Tour at The Fillmore in San Francisco, California, Adrian proposed to his girlfriend Nina Kent on stage in front of the thousand-plus fans. Young kneeled down on one knee, professed his love and asked her to marry him. On 16 January 2000, Young married his fiancée, Nina Kent. Kent gave birth to a son, Mason James Young on 9 February 2002. During gaps between No Doubt albums, Young tours with such bands as Bow Wow Wow and Bing Ji Ling, playing the drums. He also played the drums on many of the tracks on Here's to the Mourning, the 2005 album by alternative rock band, Unwritten Law, as well as the 2006 release "Awakened by Silence" from the band VAJA.

Young will play on Rockstar: Supernova runner-up Dilana's upcoming album. On 28 November 2006, Dilana released the first singles "Supersoul", and a cover of The Police classic "Roxanne" on iTunes, Napster and other digital download websites.

• He is a regular fill in drummer for The Vandals.
• Both Young and Tony Kanal were psychology majors in college.
• Young has only co-written two No Doubt songs: "Open the Gate", and "Move On".
• He has the old No Doubt logo tattooed on his upper right thigh, and the date "1969" tattooed on his inner right wrist.
• He is also the drummer for band member, Gabrial McNair's second band, Oslo.
• Young learned much of his drum technique from Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, who produced No Doubt at one point.
• Playgirl magazine once gave him the "Sexiest Musician" award in one of their issues.
• Young plays Orange County Drums and Percussion drums, Zildjian cymbals and drumsticks, Drum Workshop pedals and hardware, and Remo drumheads.
• Young also composed music for the recent film score, The Still Life set to be released in 2007, with Dave "The Snake" Sabo, (Skid Row); Dizzy Reed, (Guns N' Roses); Peter Finestone, (Bad Religion); Darius Rucker, (Hootie and the Blowfish); Delaney Bramlett, (Delaney and Bonnie); Eddie Hedges, (Blessid Union of Souls); Dean Dinning, (Toad the Wet Sprocket); Louise Post, (Veruca Salt) and Sonny Mone, (Crazy Horse).

• No Doubt Trivia

1. ^ Strauss, Neil. "No Doubt's Anniversary Party". Rolling Stone. January 31, 2002. Retrieved April 18, 2007.
2. ^ "No Doubt Drummer Young, Vandals' Escalante Go Golfing". MTV News. February 9, 1999. Retrieved December 30, 2006.