039 - Ray Luzier :: Sinking Your Energy Into Your One Thing - The Rich Redmond Show Ep 39

Ray Luzier is a world renowned rock drummer hailing from West Newton, Pennsylvania. Ray has been the drummer for Korn since April 2009.

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Ray has recorded 5 studio albums with the band as well as touring the globe over and over. Luzier is also well known for his work with David Lee Roth, whom he played drums for from 1997–2005. 

Ray also was member of The Hideous Sun Demons, Steel Panther and Army of Anyone. Ray began playing drums at age five, and although basically self-taught, he participated in high school jazz, concert, and marching bands. After graduating in 1988, Luzier moved to Hollywood, CA to pursue an education at the Musicians Institute. He graduated in 1989 with a degree from MI's Percussion Institute of Technology. Luzier later returned as an instructor at MI (1992–2001), where he taught rock-style drumming classes and gave private lessons. 

Ray also performs with his project called KMX.  Ray also has a massive body of work, playing on rock records and tv and film soundtracks. Ray now resides in Nashville and Los Angeles. 

A few things that came up:

-David Lee Roth stories

-CB 700 kits

-Moving from Pittsburgh

-Getting into Musicians Institute

-Schooling with Chad Smith

-Barry Squire

-Playing with all his heroes

-Being a manifester

-Sink your energy into what you do....

-Positive energy for his sons...

-NO DRUGS

-Putting wigs on to play in disco bands

-Playing with Steel Panther

-Ray's a working WORKING drummer

-KORN coffee

-Latest album displays Jonathan's emotions regarding his wife

-Unorthodox drumkit setups

-Sensitive stomachs

-Japanese culture

-Ray's Korn audition video

-Rebel for a change....

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