caption associated_acts years_active birth_place label background birth_date instrument genre image article_title name occupation
tichy in concert in 2006 photo : charles jischke whitesnake , velvet revolver , foreigner , pride & glory , , glenn hughes , sass jordan , slash 's snakepit , billy lynch mob , operation : mindcrime , dead daisies idol , ozzy osbourne , seether 1986 -- present denville , new jersey united states sanctuary solo_singer 18 august 1968 drums , percussion , guitar , bass , vocals hard rock , heavy metal , new wave brian-tichy . jpg brian tichy
 brian tichy musician , songwriter , producer
brian tichy

brian tichy -lrb- born august 18 , 1968 , in denville , new jersey -rrb- , is an american musician , best known as having been drummer for whitesnake , billy idol , foreigner , and ozzy osbourne .
he was the drummer of whitesnake from 2010 to 2013 .
tichy began playing drums at age eight and started playing guitar at age 12 .
his earliest influences include kiss with peter criss as his main influence , led zeppelin , iron maiden with nicko mcbrain , aerosmith , ac/dc , and van halen .
his surname means `` silent '' in czech and slovak .
in 2015 , he became a full time member of and the dead daisies .
