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Brain

1963 - Today

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Bryan Kei Mantia (born February 4, 1963), known professionally as Brain, is an American rock drummer. He has played with bands such as Primus, Guns N' Roses, Praxis, and Godflesh, and with other performers such as Tom Waits, Serj Tankian, Bill Laswell, Bootsy Collins, and Buckethead. He has also done session work for numerous artists and bands. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Brain is the 1,761st most popular musician (up from 2,725th in 2019), the 9,320th most popular biography from United States (up from 15,395th in 2019) and the 670th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Brain ranks 1,761 out of 3,175. Before him are Jimmy Dorsey, Terry Kath, Zak Starkey, Warren Zevon, Jim Capaldi, and Simon Barere. After him are Lee Ranaldo, Nobuko Imai, Shelly Manne, Hugh Hopper, Lucky Dube, and Momčilo Bajagić Bajaga.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Brain ranks 361. Before him are Rocky Carroll, Johan Theorin, Guido Imbens, Joakim Nyström, Luca Cadalora, and Gary Daniels. After him are Aleksandr Domogarov, Walter Casagrande, Jaime de Marichalar, Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson, Mikhail Yefremov, and Rick Allen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Brain ranks 9,322 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert A. Parker (1936), Richard Davalos (1930), Jim Elliot (1927), Garrett Morris (1937), Walter Reuther (1907), and Gregg Araki (1959). After him are Sherman Hemsley (1938), Phillip Rhee (1960), Jennifer Hudson (1981), Bob Einstein (1942), Gwendolyn Brooks (1917), and Lee Ranaldo (1956).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Brain ranks 670. Before him are Richie Ramone (1957), Richard Davis (1930), Steve Swallow (1940), Jimmy Dorsey (1904), Terry Kath (1946), and Warren Zevon (1947). After him are Lee Ranaldo (1956), Shelly Manne (1920), Mike Mills (1958), Chuck Mangione (1940), Camilla Wicks (1928), and Herb Ellis (1921).

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