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Drummers - Bobby Blotzer
(Ratt)
Robert John Blotzer, better known as Bobby Blotzer and
nicknamed "Blotz" (born on October 22, 1958 in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania), is a drummer most famous for playing drums for glam metal
band Ratt. He attended Torrance High School in Torrance California along
with his Ratt bandmate Juan Croucier.
Ratt
Blotzer began his career as Ratt's drummer in 1982 after he was
recruited by Ratt vocalist Stephen Pearcy. Blotzer helped Ratt achieve
multi-platinum success by selling five consecutive platinum albums
during the 1980s. Ratt is most famous for glam metal classic album "Out
of the Cellar" and song "Round and Round". At the end of the 1980s
Ratt's popularity started to wear off, mainly because grunge bands such
as Nirvana and Pearl Jam exploded to the mainstream and pop metal bands
were no longer in vogue. Ratt called it quits in 1992, and Blotzer
started a more normal life outside the public eye. Five years later Ratt
reformed and had toured once again. In 2000 Stephen Pearcy apparently
quit the group, and Bobby has been at the time noticed for having an
extreme dislike for Pearcy, when Pearcy was suing the band for touring
under the "Ratt" name, and for claiming the band ruined their worldwide
deal with Sony, Blotzer heavily denied the claims and said it was a
bunch of "pathologic lies", and that Pearcy was a "sick person". Blotzer
and Ratt guitarist Warren DeMartini won the court case to use the "Ratt"
name. In 2002 former Ratt guitarist Robbin Crosby died of a heroin
overdose, which marked one of the most painful parts of Blotzer's life.
Blotzer posted a message to his late bandmate affectionately referred to
as "The King" by fans on the group's official web site and called Crosby
"one of the most kind hearted, the most compassionate, intelligent,
talented" people he'd ever known. In 2007 Stephen Pearcy reunited with
the group.
Side Projects
He has played with several side projects over the years, such as Twenty
4 Seven, Phucket, FireFoxx, Airborne, Angel City Outlaws, Contraband,
and has also played as a touring drummer for Montrose. He also played
for Don Dokken, and Italian/Swiss musician Vic Vergat.
Hobbies
Playing golf is Blotzer's most well known hobby among Ratt fans. His
other hobbies include skiing, tennis, bowling, pool, and darts.
From:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Blotzer
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