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David Robinson

デヴィッド・ロビンソン　/　でゔぃっど・ろびんそん

American drummer

April 2, 1949 (age 77)　・　Woburn, Massachusetts, United States

Massachusetts
drummer
restaurateur

My Take

David Robinson appeals to the part of me that values the people who hold the room together rather than command it. As the Cars' drummer he laid the foundation under those sleek new-wave hooks, having paid his dues earlier with the Modern Lovers, DMZ and others before his 2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction. The detail that he is the only Cars member never to release a solo album reads, to me, not as a limitation but as temperament: a craftsman content to serve the song. That he also became a restaurateur fits perfectly, since both drumming and hospitality are about quietly making everyone else feel good.

Overview

David Robinson (born April 2, 1949) is an American retired rock drummer. He has performed with many rock bands, including the Rising Tide, the Modern Lovers, the Pop!, DMZ and the Cars. In 2018, Robinson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Cars. To date, Robinson is also the only member of the Cars to not release a solo album.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): David Robinson
Name (Japanese): デヴィッド・ロビンソン
Reading: でゔぃっど・ろびんそん
Born: April 2, 1949 (age 77)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aries / Ox
Origin: Woburn, Massachusetts, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: drummer / restaurateur

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Woburn Memorial High School
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%83%93%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3%20(%E3%83%9F%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%B3)

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