Daniel Patrick Adair (born February 19, 1975, in

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) is a Canadian drummer. He is best known for his work with

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and his previous work with 3 Doors Down. He also works with the Canadian band Suspect and the instrumental fusion band Martone. Adair often uses a quote coined by

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to describe his career: "The harder you work, the luckier you get."

Biography

Adair auditioned for guitarist David Martone, a

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graduate, who was starting an instrumental fusion band. This band, named Martone, recorded its first album in 1999. In 2002, Adair joined the multi-platinum,

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-based band 3 Doors Down, as the touring and studio drummer. (Other drummers were used for video shoots and TV appearances.) During his time with the band they recorded the studio album ''Seventeen Days'' and live album ''Another 700 Miles'', toured 14 countries and had multiple TV appearances. Adair left 3 Doors Down to join the Canadian band Nickelback. In 2005, they released the album ''

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'' which debuted at #1 on ''

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'' and went multi-platinum. On October 21, 2007,

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(former frontman of

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) announced that Adair was recording drum tracks for his new band, Burn Halo. In 2008, Nickelback released their follow-up album ''

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'' and the first single on that album, "

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", was released on September 29 in North America. The album was produced by

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. In 2011, Adair along with the other band members of

released '' Here and Now''. This album includes singles " This Means War" and " Bottoms Up". Adair holds a

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, originally learning to fly on

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, and currently owns a

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. In 2020, Adair was diagnosed with

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Discography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Adair, Daniel Patrick 1975 births Living people Canadian rock drummers 21st-century Canadian drummers Canadian heavy metal drummers Canadian male drummers Musicians from Vancouver Nickelback members 3 Doors Down members