Patrick Wilson (musician)

Patrick George Pat Wilson is an American musician, singer and songwriter. He is best known as the drummer and cofounding member of the alternative rock band Weezer, with whom he has recorded ten studio albums.

Patrick Wilson was born in Buffalo, New York on February 1, 1969, and raised in nearby Clarence. He was introduced to music very early on in his life, making his first musical purchase of Barry Manilows 1976 album This Ones for You. Shortly after his fifteenth birthday he went to his first concert, seeing Van Halen. As a result, he was inspired to start taking drum lessons. By his senior year at Clarence High School, Wilson and his friend Greg Czarnecki began teaching the instrument, eventually amassing overstudents.

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