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Matt Sorum

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Matthew William Sorum (born November 19, 1960) is an American drummer. He is best known as both a former member of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he recorded three studio albums, and as a member of the supergroup Velvet Revolver. Sorum is currently on tour with Billy Gibbons, with whom he also records, is a member of the touring project Kings of Chaos, and is a former member of both The Cult and Y Kant Tori Read. Sorum was also a member of Guns N' Roses side projects, Slash's Snakepit and Neurotic Outsiders, and has released two solo albums, Hollywood Zen (2004) and Stratosphere (2014). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Matt Sorum is the 1,030th most popular musician (up from 1,091st in 2019), the 5,363rd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,346th in 2019) and the 349th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Matt Sorum ranks 1,030 out of 3,175. Before him are Zakk Wylde, Theodor Kullak, Domenico Montagnana, János Starker, Albert Ayler, and Freddie Hubbard. After him are Colin Burgess, J. J. Johnson, Marcos Valle, Alexei Lubimov, Juan d'Arienzo, and Ray Brown.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Matt Sorum ranks 179. Before him are Yu Hua, Reed Hastings, Hiam Abbass, Rimas Kurtinaitis, Robin Shou, and Ian Rankin. After him are Temuera Morrison, Oliver Platt, Elizabeth Perkins, José Peseiro, Roger Marshall, and Maryam d'Abo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Matt Sorum ranks 5,363 out of 20,380. Before him are Hal Roach (1892), Michael Curry (1953), Michael Brandon (1945), Russ Tamblyn (1934), Kim Stanley Robinson (1952), and Robert Prosky (1930). After him are John Dall (1920), Dorothy Dandridge (1922), Sonia Sotomayor (1954), Zeppo Marx (1901), Constance Titus (1873), and Robert Parish (1953).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Matt Sorum ranks 349. Before him are Ted Nugent (1948), Henry Cowell (1897), Berry Gordy (1929), Zakk Wylde (1967), Albert Ayler (1936), and Freddie Hubbard (1938). After him are J. J. Johnson (1924), Ray Brown (1926), Linda Perry (1965), Cecil Taylor (1929), Jack DeJohnette (1942), and John Lurie (1952).

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