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Andrew John Hurley (born May 31, 1980) is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 musician and is the drummer of the Chicago-based band Fall Out Boy
Fall Out Boy

Fall Out Boy is a Grammy-nominated alternative rock band from Wilmette, Illinois, Illinois, formed in 2001. The band consists of Patrick Stump , Joe Trohman , Pete Wentz , and Andy Hurley ....
. Prior to Fall Out Boy, Hurley drummed in Project Rocket
Project Rocket

Project Rocket was an alternative rock band from Chicago, Illinois that was formed in 2002. After being in such Hardcore punk, politics in metal music and metalcore and punk rock bands as Racetraitor, Spitalfield, Knockout , killtheslavemaster, 7 Angels 7 Plagues, The Kill Pill and Vegan Reich members Andy Hurley, T.J....
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Andy attended University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is a Public University research university located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, United States. As Wisconsin's urban university, UW-Milwaukee is one of the two doctoral granting public research universities in the state....
, double-majoring in anthropology and history. He plans to finish both degrees whenever his touring and recording schedule permits. He has what some would describe as anarcho-primitivist views, and believes that someday civilization will collapse.






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Andrew John Hurley (born May 31, 1980) is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 musician and is the drummer of the Chicago-based band Fall Out Boy
Fall Out Boy

Fall Out Boy is a Grammy-nominated alternative rock band from Wilmette, Illinois, Illinois, formed in 2001. The band consists of Patrick Stump , Joe Trohman , Pete Wentz , and Andy Hurley ....
. Prior to Fall Out Boy, Hurley drummed in Project Rocket
Project Rocket

Project Rocket was an alternative rock band from Chicago, Illinois that was formed in 2002. After being in such Hardcore punk, politics in metal music and metalcore and punk rock bands as Racetraitor, Spitalfield, Knockout , killtheslavemaster, 7 Angels 7 Plagues, The Kill Pill and Vegan Reich members Andy Hurley, T.J....
.

Andy attended University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is a Public University research university located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, United States. As Wisconsin's urban university, UW-Milwaukee is one of the two doctoral granting public research universities in the state....
, double-majoring in anthropology and history. He plans to finish both degrees whenever his touring and recording schedule permits. He has what some would describe as anarcho-primitivist views, and believes that someday civilization will collapse. When confronted about this in the February 2007 issue of Alternative Press, he claimed that his career contradicted his beliefs, and at the same time, he had to make a living.

Andrew loves comic books and is working on his own, called Post Collapse, with a friend. The comic is about the end of civilization.

Equipment

Hurley currently uses C&C drums, Sabian cymbals and DW Hardware.

Drums:
  • 24" Bass Drum x2 (sometimes only seen using one)
  • 16" Floor Tom
  • 13" Rack Tom
  • 13" Snare Drum
Cymbals:
  • 14" AAX X-Celerator Hats
  • 18" AAX Bright Crash
  • 19" AAX X-Plosion Crash
  • 21" HH Raw Bell Dry Ride
Sticks:

Andy also uses his own custom stick made by Vic Firth.

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