Kenny Aronoff

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Kenny Aronoff
Aronoff in 2005
Background information
Born (1953-03-07) March 7, 1953 (age 71)
Albany, New York, US
ArtistsThe Smashing Pumpkins
InstrumentsDrums
Years active1998
Associated actsJohn Mellencamp, BoDeans, John Fogerty, Cinderella, Chickenfoot, Jerry Lee Lewis, Joe Satriani
WikipediaKenny Aronoff
Instagram@kennyaronoff
Twitter@AronoffOFFICIAL

Kenny Aronoff (born March 7, 1953, in Albany, New York[1]) is an American drummer who was the primary drummer for The Smashing Pumpkins during the Adore tour, alongside percussionists Dan Morris and Stephen Hodges. He can be seen performing with the band in the "Perfect" music video.

In addition to working with the Pumpkins, Aronoff has been the sideman for many bands both live and in the studio, notably John Mellencamp, John Fogerty, Chickenfoot and Joe Satriani.

Aronoff telling the story of how he was hired to drum for The Smashing Pumpkins (starts at ~1:12)

Relevant studio appearances[edit | edit source]

Touring stats

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Kenny Aronoff profile". drummerworld.com. Retrieved 2016-09-03.