Jack Irons
| Jack Irons | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Jack Steven Irons |
| Born |
July 18, 1962 Los Angeles, California |
| Genres | Punk rock, art rock, funk rock, alternative rock, funk metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Drums, percussions, synthesizer, keyboard bass, organ, horns, guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Labels | MCA, EMI, Capitol, Epic, Morgan Creek, RCA, Hollywood, Pollen, Breaching Whale, Sire |
| Associated acts | Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam, What Is This?, Eleven, Mark Lanegan Band, Spinnerette, The Latino Rockabilly War, Redd Kross, Courtney Love, Raging Slab, The Wallflowers and The Les Claypool Frog Brigade |
| Website | jackirons |
Jack Steven Irons (born July 18, 1962) is an American drummer and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known as the founding drummer of the American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, and as a former member of Pearl Jam, with whom he recorded two studio albums.
Alongside his work with Red Hot Chili Peppers and Pearl Jam, Irons has been a member of Eleven, The Wallflowers and Mark Lanegan Band. He has worked with Joe Strummer and The Latino Rockabilly War, Redd Kross, Raging Slab, Spinnerette and The Les Claypool Frog Brigade. In 1995 Irons and the other members of Pearl Jam recorded and toured the Mirror Ball album with Neil Young. In 2004, Irons released his first solo album, Attention Dimension, and released his second, No Heads Are Better Than One, in 2010.
Irons was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Red Hot Chili Peppers on April 14, 2012. Irons, along with former drummer Cliff Martinez, joined the band onstage for the first time in 24 years for a performance of their 1991 hit, "Give It Away". Irons will be an opening act in 2017 for the Chili Peppers on The Getaway World Tour.
Jack Irons was born and raised in Los Angeles. He is from a Jewish background. Irons grew up using his family's cutlery as drumsticks, playing along to whatever was on the radio. He talked his parents into buying him a drum set, and took a drum class. Irons attended Bancroft Jr. High School in Hollywood, where he met future bandmates Michael "Flea" Balzary and Hillel Slovak. He then went on to attend Fairfax High School in Los Angeles alongside Balzary and Slovak, as well as future bandmates Anthony Kiedis and Alain Johannes. Irons played drums in the school band and orchestra. He and Slovak were both fans of Kiss, and they formed a tribute act. Irons was influenced by Jack DeJohnette, Stewart Copeland, and Keith Moon.
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