Matthew Flynn (born May 23, 1970) is an American musician and record producer. He is the drummer for the

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band Maroon 5. In 2006, after being the band's touring drummer for two years, Flynn officially replaced the original drummer of Maroon 5, Ryan Dusick, who left the group due to serious wrist and shoulder injuries sustained from constant touring after the release of their first album, '' Songs About Jane'' in 2002. Prior to joining Maroon 5, Flynn has played drums for

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and Gandhi.

Early life

Flynn was born in Woodstock, New York. When Flynn was 14 years old, he picked up his first pair of drumsticks in his father's basement and immediately started drumming the beat to " Jump" by

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, impressing his father greatly. Later that year he came third in his high school talent show, behind stand up comedian Daniel Tosh and a dance crew known as "Tropic Lightning". Flynn graduated from Gunn High School and briefly attended

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Personal life

Flynn is married to Heidi Ford, who has a fraternal twin named Jenny "Jenni" Ford. On June 5, 2007, Flynn's wife gave birth to their second child, named Michael Ford Flynn. His elder daughter is named Ryan.

Gear

Over the years, Flynn has played Yamaha and

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drums, as well as Sabian and Zildjian cymbals, among other brands. Currently, he endorses Sugar Percussion (since 2015),

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cymbals (since 2014),

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drumheads and

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drumsticks. also he used Roland pads and triggers.

Discography

Maroon 5

;As a touring member * '' Live – Friday the 13th'' (2005) ;As an official member * '' It Won't Be Soon Before Long'' (2007) * '' Hands All Over'' (2010) * '' Overexposed'' (2012) * '' V'' (2014) * '' Red Pill Blues'' (2017) * ''

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'' (2021) ;Other albums or songs, on which Flynn has played: * Botanica – ''Botanica vs. the Truth Fish'' (2005) ("Good") * State Radio – ''

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'' (2006) *

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'' (2009) * The Skypilot – ''Skypilot'' (EP) (2012) * Hi-Burns – ''Night Moves'' (2015) * Daniel Davies – ''Signals'' (2020) *

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– '' Ron's Gone Wrong: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' (2021) ("Sunshine")

References

Sources

* Maroon 5 Band website, “Band Bios" ''https://web.archive.org/web/20120206030006/http://www.maroon5.com/lo_fi/bio.html'' May, 2007 * Yamaha website
Sitting in with Maroon5
September 2004

External links

Maroon 5 Official Website
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