TERRY BOZZIO
Genres: Jazz Related Rock, Jazz Related Improv, Composition, Third Stream • United States

Terry Bozzio first got his start as the drummer for Frank Zappa's backing band during the '70s, but would go on to become one of rock's most versatile session men, and form one of new wave's most visually exciting outfits, Missing Persons, along with then-wife Dale Bozzio. Born Terry John Bozzio on December 27, 1950 in San Francisco, CA, Bozzio began playing on makeshift drums at an early age, before taking formal lessons at the age of 13 (inspired by the Beatles' infamous appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show). After playing in various local garage bands during the mid- to late '60s, Bozzio majored in music while attending Sir Francis Drake High School and College of Marin as he studied timpani and various forms of percussion. By the early '70s, Bozzio had landed gigs with such rock musicals as Godspell and Walking in My Time, in addition to playing in read more...