David Draiman

David Draiman

David Michael Draiman (born March 13, 1973 in Brooklyn, New York) is a songwriter and the lead singer for the band Disturbed, from Chicago, Illinois.

Education and personal life

After attending Yeshiva High School at the Wisconsin Institute for Torah Study in Milwaukee, he also went to South Shore High School in Brooklyn, the Fasman Yeshiva High School and Ida Crown Jewish Academy in Chicago, and Valley Torah High School in North Hollywood, California, he spent the 1991-1992 academic year at the Neveh Zion Yeshiva "NEVEH" (not Ner Jake) in Telz-Stone, Jerusalem. Draiman then triple majored in Business Administration, Philosophy and Political Science at Loyola University.When Draiman was sixteen years old, he experienced the suicide of a girlfriend. He was hurt by this and later wrote a song about it, titled "Inside the Fire", which appeared on the 2008 album Indestructible. He claims he is libertarian. David has a younger brother named Benjamin "Ben" Draiman whose musical style is more folk rock and ambient.

Musical take-off

Draiman was seriously considering law school before he auditioned for the band after finding an ad in an Illinois newspaper. The audition was for Brawl, after their last singer, Erich Awalt, had left the band. He joined in 1996, changing the band name to Disturbed. He originally left his family and beliefs behind to become a rockstar, which upset his grandfather who was a Holocaust survivor, and further produced the album Believe as a response to his grandfather's death.. He was very close to his grandfather and was deeply hurt by his death. He has been to Israel to attend his brother's wedding.

David Draiman performing live with Disturbed at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, on March 10, 2008

In 2006, Draiman was added to the Hit Parader "Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists" at number 42. Draiman is known for his trademark growls in many Disturbed songs.

Appearance

Height: 5' 6,5"

Hair: David's natural hair color is brown, though his head is generally clean shaven.

Piercings: Both earlobes are pierced. Also, David has a pair of piercings located directly above his chin, forming an artificial beard.

Discography

Disturbed

The Sickness (2000)
Believe (2002)
Ten Thousand Fists (2005)
Indestructible (2008)

References

• Jeff Kitts (2002). Guitar World Presents Nu-Metal: From the Pages of Guitar World Magazine. Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation. ISBN 0634032879. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthor= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)