John Dolmayan (born July 15, 1972 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a musician, best known as the drummer for the Armenian-American alternative metal band System of a Down, and current drummer for the band Scars on Broadway. His bandmates for System of a Down are vocalist/keyboardist Serj Tankian, guitarist/vocalist Daron Malakian, and bassist Shavo Odadjian. John currently lives in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was first interested in drums at the age of 2. His father was a saxophone player. When his mother would take him to watch his father play, he would mimic his father's drummer.
System of a Down[]
In all John is been a busy man with his mad drumming skills, here is a list of all the albums hes made with various artists.
System of a Down/Albums[]
Serj Tankian[]
- Elect the Dead
Scars on Broadway[]
- Scars on Broadway
Other Interests[]
John has stated numerous times that he is going to make a comic book company since he is so much of a comic book fan. In his special drums he has it carved with various super hero characters/Villon.
References[]
Wikipedia's article on John Dolmayan
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