(1962-07-18) July 18, 1962 (age 61) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Alternative rock, punk rock, art rock, funk rock, funk metal
Occupation(s)
Drummer
Years active
1976–present
Labels
MCA, EMI, Capitol, Epic, Morgan Creek, RCA, Hollywood, Pollen, Breaching Whale, Sire
Formerly of
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam, What Is This?, Eleven, Mark Lanegan Band, Spinnerette, The Latino Rockabilly War, Redd Kross, Courtney Love, Raging Slab, The Wallflowers, The Les Claypool Frog Brigade
Website
jackirons.com
Musical artist
Jack Steven Irons (born July 18, 1962) is an American drummer. He is the founding drummer of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers and is a former member of Pearl Jam and Eleven.
Alongside his work with Red Hot Chili Peppers and Pearl Jam, Irons has been a member of Eleven, The Wallflowers and Mark Lanegan Band. He has worked with Joe Strummer and The Latino Rockabilly War, Redd Kross, Raging Slab, Spinnerette and The Les Claypool Frog Brigade. In 1995 Irons and the other members of Pearl Jam recorded and toured the Mirror Ball album with Neil Young. Irons has released two solo albums, Attention Dimension (2004) and No Heads Are Better Than One (2010).
Irons was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 2012.[1] Irons, along with former drummer Cliff Martinez, joined the band onstage for the first time in 24 years for a performance of their 1991 hit "Give It Away".[2] Irons was an opening act in 2017 for the Chili Peppers on The Getaway World Tour.[3]
^"Rock and Roll Hall of Fame News, Commentary and Analysis". Future Rock Legends. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
^"DRUM! Magazine". DRUM! Magazine. April 6, 2012. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
^"2017 North American Tour". redhotchilipeppers.com. RHCP. September 23, 2016. Archived from the original on September 1, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
Jack Steven Irons (born July 18, 1962) is an American drummer. He is the founding drummer of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers and is a former member...
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drummer JackIrons. This is also the last album with Slovak before his death from a drug overdose in 1988, and the only full-length album to feature Irons. "Fight...
quickly got former Red Hot Chili Peppers and Pearl Jam drummer JackIrons to join the band. Irons was previously involved in a side project with Wallflowers...
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the opening act for a local band, he enlisted Flea, Slovak, and drummer JackIrons. After a show under the name Tony Flow and the Miraculously Majestic Masters...
Chain Reaction (later Anthym) with Hillel Slovak, Todd Strassman, and JackIrons. This band was later renamed What Is This. Todd Strassman was replaced...
Following Abbruzzese's exit in 1994, original Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer JackIrons joined the band. Pearl Jam subsequently released No Code in 1996 and Yield...
drummer JackIrons, the group recorded their self-titled debut album the following year with producer Andy Gill. Recorded instead with guitarist Jack Sherman...
and Vitalogy (1994). No Code was the band's first album with drummer JackIrons, who had joined the band as Vitalogy was being completed. Following the...
example, he disagreed with the Ticketmaster boycott. He was replaced by JackIrons, a close friend of Vedder and the former and original drummer of the Red...
1983, he and Jack Sherman were drafted in to join the Red Hot Chili Peppers for the recording of their eponymous first album after JackIrons and Hillel...
and later officially replaced by former Red Hot Chili Peppers' drummer JackIrons, who completed the recording of the album. For the band's third album...
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