Danny Carey

Danny Carey is, without question, one of the most technically staggering drummers rock music has ever produced — and yet he somehow makes it all feel inevitable rather than showy. Growing up in Lawrence, Kansas and studying music formally at the University of Missouri–Kansas City gave him a theory-nerd foundation, but when Tool started taking off in the early '90s, it became obvious this guy was operating on a completely different level. Songs like Lateralus are built around polyrhythms and time signatures that would give most drummers a headache just counting along, yet Danny sits in the pocket of it all like it's the most natural thing in the world. Now well into his sixties, he's still out there laying down thunderous, mathematically intricate grooves that make younger drummers question their life choices. A quiet giant from the American heartland who changed what the instrument can do.

Name (English)

Danny Carey

Name (Japanese)

ダニー・ケアリー

Reading

だにー・けありー

Born

May 10, 1961 (age 65)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Ox

Origin

Lawrence, Kansas, United States

Height

2 cm

Occupation

drummer

University

University of Missouri–Kansas City

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://dannycarey.com/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%80%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B1%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC

Tags

• Kansas
• drummer

Last updated

2026-06-02

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