Jack Irons

Drummer
BIRTHDAY
July 18,1962
Birthplace
Los Angeles, CA
Age
59 years old
Birth Sign
Cancer
BIRTHDAY
July 18,1962 (age 59)
Birthplace
Los Angeles, CA

About

Drummer who helped found the alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers and who also worked with Pearl Jam and Eleven.

Before Fame

He met future bandmates Michael "Flea" Balzary and Hillel Slovak while attending Hollywood's Bancroft Jr. High School and Anthony Kiedis and Alain Johannes while attending Fairfax High School.

Trivia

He and the Red Hot Chili Peppers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on April 14, 2012.

Family Life

He used his family's cutlery as drumsticks growing up, honing his skills as he played along to music on the radio.

Associated With

He collaborated with Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade in 2000.