Matt Sorum

Quick Facts

Full Name	Matt Sorum
Occupation	Drummer
Date Of Birth	Nov 19, 1960(1960-11-19)
Age	64
Birthplace	Mission Viejo
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Scorpio

Matt Sorum Biography

Matt Sorum is one of the most popular and richest Drummer who was born on November 19, 1960 in Mission Viejo, California, United States. Former drummer for Guns ‘N Roses, a hard rock band, and Velvet Revolver. He has played with The Cult and Kings of Chaos.

On an episode of L.A Ink featuring Kat VonD, he got a tattoo.

Matthew William Sorum (born November 19, 1960) is an American drummer and percussionist. He is best known as both a former member of the hard rock band Guns N’ Roses, with whom he recorded three studio albums, and as a member of the supergroup Velvet Revolver. Sorum is currently a member of the touring project, Kings of Chaos, and is a former member of both the Cult and Y Kant Tori Read. Sorum was also a member of Guns N’ Roses side-projects, Slash’s Snakepit and Neurotic Outsiders, and has released two solo albums, Hollywood Zen (2004) and Stratosphere (2014). He has been the drummer for the supergroup Hollywood Vampires since 2015. His latest project is Deadland Ritual, featuring Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler, Billy Idol guitarist Steve Stevens, and Apocalyptica vocalist Franky Perez.

In his first couple of years in high school, Sorum was part of the Mission Viejo Marching Bands drum section. Sorum started out in Mission Viejo as a local hot musician in 1975. Wearing trademark “Union Flag” shorts and nothing else, he used to pound a huge acrylic drumset and overpower his first band “Prophecy,” which consisted of him and lead singer / guitarist Jeff Harris (guitarist for the J. Harris Band and later guitarist for funk band Slapbak), and bass player David Pagan. Prophecy played many gigs ranging from high schools to concerts, all the way to the Hollywood scene, where they played clubs like Gazzarri’s in 1977. A local songwriter, Stephen Douglas, pulled Sorum from the band and joined him with other talented musicians, Scott Andrews on guitar and Jay Fullmer on bass, in the area to form Chateau, a wall-of-sound band with grandiose themes and sounds in their songs. They recorded their first tracks at Doug Moody’s Mystic Studios in Hollywood, famous as the site where Led Zeppelin’s ‘Lemon Song’ was recorded. Chateau played the Hollywood circuit, appearing at Gazzarri’s and almost getting into a fight with the original members of the band Ratt, which at the time was known as Mickey Ratt.

He married singer He married singer Ace Harper in 2013. in 2013.

Matt Sorum Net Worth

Matt Sorum is one of the richest Drummer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Matt Sorum 's net worth $10 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was part of a band called Y Kant Tori Read that included He was in a band with Tori Amos called Y Kant Tori Read..

In 2012, he was inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Sorum was born Matthew William Sorum on November 19, 1960, in an unincorporated area of Orange County, California that later became the city of Mission Viejo. He started to play drums after watching Ringo Starr with The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964. Later he was mainly influenced by Ian Paice, Keith Moon, Neil Peart, Ginger Baker, John Bonham, Roger Taylor, Buddy Rich and Bill Ward.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Matt Sorum height 5 ft 11 in Matt weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Matt Sorum Dating?

According to our records, Matt Sorum married to Ace Harper , Kai Sorum. As of December 1, 2023, Matt Sorum’s is not dating anyone.

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Sorum with Guns N’ Roses can be heard on Use Your Illusion I, Use Your Illusion II (excluding the track “Civil War”), “The Spaghetti Incident?”, the 1994 cover of The Rolling Stones track “Sympathy for the Devil” and the majority of Live Era: ’87-’93. Sorum featured fully on the lengthy Use Your Illusion Tour, drumming on all of the 194 shows, 9 legs and to over 7 million fans.

Facts & Trivia

Matt Ranked on the list of most popular Drummer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Matt Sorum celebrates birthday on November 19 of every year.

In 1997, Sorum was fired from Guns N’ Roses by Axl Rose after an argument with Rose over the inclusion of Paul Tobias in the band. In 1998, he released his first and only drum instructional video (Drum Licks and Tricks from the Rock n Roll Jungle) demonstrating his techniques. In 1999, Matt joined The Cult once again and featured on their album, Beyond Good And Evil, which he spent most of 2001 touring in support of.

What is Matt Sorum doing now?

Sorum is currently a member of the touring project, Kings of Chaos , and is a former member of both The Cult and Y Kant Tori Read.

Why did Matt Sorum not rejoin Guns N Roses?

Matt also said that he was invited to appear as a guest on the GUNS N’ ROSES reunion tour but that he didn’t do it because there was no money involved. Asked if he would show up and do it if he was approached about it again, he said: “I guess I’d have to wait until that call comes to make that decision.

Who plays drums for Guns N Roses?

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How much is Izzy worth?

Net Worth: $28 Million
Height:| 5 ft 10 in (1.8 m)
Profession:| Musician, Guitarist, Songwriter
Nationality:| United States of America

Are Guns N Roses getting along?

In a new interview with CNN, Slash said that GUNS N’ ROSES’ long-running reunion tour went incredibly well , in part thanks to the great relationship he, singer Axl Rose and the other bandmembers are currently enjoying.