Rob Bourdon

Robert Gregory Bourdon (born January 20, 1979) is an American musician, who is currently the drummer and one of the founders of the rock band Linkin Park.
Musical career
In the albums Hybrid Theory and Meteora, Bourdon's style was simplistic, mostly trying to fit the drumming into the sound of the band, with only "Easier to Run" from Meteora sounding very complex as Rob had to approach his drum playing style differently. In the latest Linkin Park album Minutes to Midnight, Rob's drums had wooden bodies to sound more traditional, most notably a complex 3/4 drum pattern in "The Little Things Give You Away". In live shows, playing with the song "Bleed It Out", the song is extended with Rob playing a long solo. He has said before that he uses Puma racing shoes while playing.
Personal life
In a Z100 chat in February 2008 with Rob and Joe Hahn, DJ of Linkin Park, Bourdon stated that he is single. He dated actress Vanessa Lee Evigan from 2001 to 2007. He previously dated once actress Shiri Appleby.
His 25th birthday was featured on an episode of iTunes' LPTV. On January 20, 2004, Linkin Park played a show in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the band can be seen joking around backstage and saying that it is Rob's twentieth birthday.
In late 2006, Chester Bennington of Linkin Park said on Tattoo Stories that his band mates Rob and main guitarist Brad Delson didn't have any tattoos for religious reasons. Both are actively of the Jewish faith. He now lives in Los Angeles.
Equipment
Drums (Projekt Revolution kit)
;Gretsch USA Custom
*14x5 Snare Drum
*10x8 High-Tom
*12x9 Mid-Tom
*16x13 Floor Tom
*18x16 Floor Tom
*22x18 Bass Drum
Cymbals
;Zildjian
*14" A-New Beat hi-hats
*14" A-Custom Mastersound hi-hats
*10" A-Custom Splash
*18" A-Custom Projection Crash
*19" A-Custom Projection Crash
*20" Oriental China Trash
*21" A-Custom Projection Ride
Other
*Heads: Remo Clear Emperor Batter, Clear Ambassador Reso
*Sticks: Vater 5B Hickory with wood tip/Splashstick
*DW 5000 kick pedals
*Hardware: Gibraltar Rack System
*Freestanding Electric Drum Pads (Pintech)
*Triggers on snare (DDrum)
*KD-7 Bass Drum Trigger Unit (Roland)
*DM5 Drum Module (Alesis)
*Footwear: FIA specification Puma racing shoes
*Recording Software: Pro Tools
*MultiDirector DI (Whirlwind)
*Headphone Mixer MH4 (Rane)
*Crossover SAC22 (Rane)
*Bass Shaker (Aura)
*S6000 Sampler (Akai)
*MPC2000XL Sampler (Akai)
*M-1400I Power Amp (Mackie)
*PL Plus Power Conditioner (Furman)

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