Andrew John "Andy" Hurley is an American musician and drummer. He is best known
as the drummer of the Chicago-based rock band Fall Out Boy. Prior to Fall Out
Boy, Hurley played in several hardcore punk bands. He joined Fall Out Boy as
the full-time drummer in 2003 and was in the band's lineup until its hiatus in
2009. Following that, he formed the heavy metal supergroup The Damned Things
with Fall Out Boy guitarist Joe Trohman; the group went on hiatus after its debut
album, Ironiclast, due to band members focusing on their original bands' new
album cycles. Hurley moved on to hardcore punk band Enabler which
released a debut album and toured in 2012. Fall Out Boy regrouped and
announced a new album and tour on February 4, 2013. The band's fifth
studio album, Save Rock and Roll, was released April 16, 2013, with the punk
EP PAX AM Days announced on September 30 and was released on October 15 the same
year. The band's sixth studio album American Beauty/American Psycho was
released on January 16, 2015 and debuted at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200.
Early life Hurley was born in Menomonee Falls,
Wisconsin. He was brought up by his mother, who worked as a nurse; his
father died when he was five. Hurley attended Menomonee Falls High School and
played percussion in bands, though his first instrument was the saxophone.
After high school, he attended University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee,
double-majoring in anthropology and history. He identifies himself as an
anarcho-primitivist, explaining that this means he believes that humans are
supposed to live the way they lived prior to 10,000 years ago. When asked
about this in the February 2007 issue of Alternative Press, he said that his
career contradicted his beliefs, but at the same time, he had to make a living.
Hurley is also vegan and straight edge. Personal life
Hurley is straight edge and has been vegan since he was 16. Bands such as
Metallica and Slayer inspired him to play the drums.
Hurley currently owns a house in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and was featured in
an episode of MTV Cribs. He loves comic books and still owns his first drum set
from C&C Custom Drums, along with his own custom drumsticks from Vic Firth.
Musical career Hurley played in heavy metal and
hardcore punk bands including Racetraitor, Killtheslavemaster, Project
Rocket, xFor Death or Gloryx, The Kill Pill, and Arma Angelus. In 1999, he was
a guest drummer on Vegan Reich's "Jihad" EP.
Hurley joined Fall Out Boy in 2003 after the band's debut mini-LP Fall Out Boy's
Evening Out With Your Girlfriend and recorded Take This to Your Grave. Hurley
had been friends with bassist Pete Wentz since he was 16, and he first filled in
on a touring position as drummer for Fall Out Boy before joining the band as
full-time drummer. Fall Out Boy is the fourth band Hurley has been in with
Wentz. With Fall Out Boy, Hurley has achieved major commercial success and
toured the world. Hurley has a record label, Fuck City,
which has released music by Misery Signals, Peregrine, and Auryn.
During the band's hiatus from 2009–2013, Hurley drummed with heavy metal band The
Damned Things, which featured members of Anthrax, Fall Out Boy and Every Time I
Die and released debut album Ironiclast. He has also played in the Milwaukee
hardcore band Enabler. It released a full album entitled All Hail The Void in
Summer 2012. Hurley is also part of other rock bands.
In late 2012, Hurley began playing drums in Milwaukee-based straight edge
hardcore band, FocusedXMinds. It was rumored that the return of Fall Out Boy
would end his time with the band, but Hurley confirmed on Twitter on March 12
that "I am in it for life." Fall Out Boy announced the end of their
hiatus on February 4, 2013. Hurley drummed on their album Save Rock and
Roll and toured worldwide, including during the Monumentour. Sixth studio
album American Beauty/American Psycho was released to become the band's third
Billboard 200 No. 1 album, debuting with 192,000 first week sales and 218,000
equivalent album units. References
External links Fall Out Boy – Official website
Fuck City – Andy Hurley's record label