Neil Sanderson
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| Birth name | Neil Christopher Sanderson |
| Born | December 17, 1978 |
| Origin | Peterborough, Ontario, Canada |
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| Instruments | Drums, vocals |
| Years active | 1992–present |
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Neil Christopher Sanderson is the drummer, backing vocalist, and co-founder of the Canadian rock band, Three Days Grace. He cites his influences as John Bonham, Danny Carey and Stewart Copeland.
Neil Sanderson was born on December 17, 1978 in Peterborough, Canada. Sanderson took up the piano before he started school. He had an avid interest in music and worked with different instruments while he was in elementary school. He became enamored of drums during this time.
He entered the Norwood, Ontario high-school in 1992. Before that, he attended Adam Scott C.V.I High School in Peterborough, Ontario, where he met Adam Gontier when both of them were in Grade 9. With bassist Brad Walst, they practiced writing and playing instruments. They created the band "Groundswell" with Phil Crowe and Joe Grant.
Sanderson was also the drummer for the band Thousand Foot Krutch from 1996 to 1997.
Groundswell reformed as Three Days Grace in 1997.
Under the name "Three Days Grace" the band played various concerts and locations in Toronto and eventually signed a recording contract with the American label, Jive Records.
The band's first album, the self-titled Three Days Grace, was released in 2003. Three singles from the album, "I Hate Everything About You", "Just Like You", and "Home" became hits, each reaching No. 1 on the US Rock Charts. This album has been certified "Platinum".
The band released a second album, One-X in 2006. That album reached fifth place on the Billboard Album Chart. Three singles from that album "Animal I Have Become", "Pain", and "Never Too Late" also reached first place on the US Rock charts. This album has also been certified "Platinum".
In 2006 Three Days Grace won an American Billboard "Song of the Year" award.
In 2006, Three Days Grace served as the opening act for the Rolling Stones in Saskatchewan. Three Days Grace has toured in the United States, Canada, Australia, Brazil, Europe, and Japan.
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