Fabrizio Moretti

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Fabrizio Moretti (nicknamed Fab) is the drummer in the American rock band The Strokes.

He was born on the 2 June 1980 in Rio de Janeiro, to a Brazilian father and a Italian mother. Fabrizio has a brother. He was raised Christian, but has stated that he is an atheist.

[edit] Career

At the age of 3 he moved to New York City and became interested in drumming. At age 5 he started playing the drums and practiced in a soundproofed closet. At 13, Moretti met future bandmates Julian Casablancas and Nick Valensi at the Dwight School in New York (Central Park West).

Moretti wanted to be an art teacher when in high school and went to college with a major in sculpture. However, he soon realized that his exceptional talent for drumming could get him much further in life and soon dropped out of college to join the band.

As their drummer, Moretti and The Strokes have enjoyed much success releasing 3 albums and continue to skyrocket to fame.

He wrote a song called "All The Hours You Wanted", performed by The Strokes (with Matt Romano on drums, Nick Valensi on guitar, Julian Casablancas on vocals) and is featured exclusively during the end credits of "Choose or Lose Presents: The Best Place to Start" (2004), a documentary about teen voting starring Drew Barrymore. The song is highly inspired by blues and soul music, featuring an organ, soul-influenced bass, and a blues solo. The song runs at just under 2 minutes, and is more popularly known as "Clear Skies" (from a phrase in the lyrics) by the The Strokes' community.

[edit] Trivia

• Fabrizio has been dating Drew Barrymore since 2002, after they met backstage during a Strokes concert. Rumors of engagement have also arisen several times, but nothing has been confirmed as of yet. In a recent interview, Moretti stated that he believes "...marriage is not anything that will secure the future of your relationship,” and therefore never plans on getting married.

• He is the co-founder and chairman of the Judi foundation, "a Public Non Profit Corporation whose mission is to raise money to finance research for finding a cure for juvenile diabetes, with particular focus on an instance of the disease known as Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults (LADA)".

• Despite living in New York City since a tender age, Fabrizio speaks Portuguese quite well, as has been seen on some interviews to Brazilian TV networks.

• Many of his musical ideas come from listening insistently to drum machines.

• A trademark of Moretti's is his vintage Coca Cola shirts. Another is the use of Ahead drum sticks.

• He is probably the heaviest smoker of the band.

• He has been playing the drums since age 5.

[edit] External links

• Fabrizio Moretti at the Internet Movie Database
• The Strokes Official Website
• The Judi Foundation

The Strokes
Julian Casablancas | Nikolai Fraiture | Albert Hammond Jr | Fabrizio Moretti | Nick Valensi
Discography
Albums and extended plays: The Modern Age | Is This It | Room on Fire | First Impressions of Earth
Singles: "Hard to Explain" | "Last Nite" | "Someday" | "12:51" | "Reptilia" | "The End Has No End" | "Juicebox" | "Heart in a Cage" | "You Only Live Once"