Bobby Schayer

Bobby Schayer
Bobby performing with Bad Religion
Bobby performing with Bad Religion
Background information
Birth nameRobert Allen Schayer
Born (1966-12-23) December 23, 1966 (age 57)
OriginUnited States
GenresPunk rock
OccupationMusician
InstrumentDrums
Years active1981–present
LabelsAtlantic, Epitaph
Formerly ofBad Religion (1991-2001)

Bobby Schayer (born December 23, 1966, in Los Angeles, California) is an American drummer. He was a member of Bad Religion from 1991 to 2001. Schayer is from Encino, a suburb in the San Fernando Valley. He started drumming in 1976 at the age of 10, but it was not until 1980 that he became a student of original Circle Jerks drummer Lucky Lehrer.

Schayer has cited Tommy Ramone, Paul Cook, Clem Burke, Mick Tucker, Bun E. Carlos, Charlie Watts, and Keith Moon as some of his earliest drumming influences. He officially joined Bad Religion on April 1, 1991, after previous drummer, Pete Finestone, left the band after their fifth LP, Against the Grain. He was present on their sixth LP, Generator, in 1992. He also played drums on Recipe For Hate (1993), Stranger Than Fiction (1994), The Gray Race (1996), Tested (1997), No Substance (1998), and The New America in 2000. In 2001, he suffered an injury to his shoulder, and deciding to venture in a new direction, left Bad Religion.[1][2] Schayer was replaced by Brooks Wackerman, formerly of Infectious Grooves and Suicidal Tendencies.[3]

For over ten years from 2001 to 2011, Schayer was the drum tech for Sam Fogarino of the band Interpol.[4][5]

Schayer currently lives in Los Angeles, CA.

  1. ^ Tim Den, 16 December 2005 (16 December 2004). "Awesome Bad Religion interview with bassist Jay Bently". Epitaph Records. Retrieved 21 December 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Don Zulaica, March 2002. "Brooks Wackerman: Bad Religion". drummagazine.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "News archive". Blabbermouth. 9 August 2001. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  4. ^ Tim Den, 16 December 2005 (16 December 2004). "Awesome Bad Religion interview with bassist Jay Bently". Epitaph Records. Retrieved 3 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Joel McIver, 9 May 2011 (9 May 2011). "Interpol's drum setup in pictures". musicradar. Retrieved 3 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)