Dan Whitesides

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Dan Whitesides is the official new drummer for the screamo band The Used. He is replacing Branden Steineckert, who departed earlier in 2006 and is now playing with Rancid. Whitesides began playing drums at the age of 14. He has quoted himself, "I play a little guitar, but that's just because my whole family plays guitar, and I picked it up from being around them. [I didn't play it] in any bands or anything like that though. Mainly just drums." It is said that he comes from a musical family.[1]

[edit] Previous Bands

Before joining The Used, Dan Whitesides was the drummer for the Salt Lake City, Utah band, New Transit Direction, which started in the year 2000.[2]