Drummer
Rob Bourdon was born on January 20, 1979, in Calabasas, CA, making him the youngest member of rap-metal powerhouse
Linkin Park. He began playing drums in elementary school after attending an
Aerosmith concert with his mother, and played in the band Relative Degree with future
Linkin Park bandmate
Brad Delson while in high school in Agoura Hills, CA (the same school attended by members of modern rockers
Hoobastank). When Relative Degree fell apart,
Bourdon and
Delson teamed up with schoolmate
Mike Shinoda in the band Xero. The group kept running even after high school was over, evolving over time into a sextet and eventually becoming the multi-platinum-selling act
Linkin Park. The band debuted in 2000 with the album
Hybrid Theory, going on to become one of the most popular mainstream rock acts in the early 2000s. ~ Corey Apar