14 Facts About Andy Hurley

Andy Hurley is the drummer for the rock band Fall Out Boy.

Andy Hurley joined Fall Out Boy as the full-time drummer in 2003 and was in the band's lineup until its hiatus in 2009.

Andy Hurley moved on to hardcore punk band Enabler which released a debut album and toured in 2012.

Andy Hurley was brought up by his mother, who worked as a nurse; his father died when he was five.

Andy Hurley attended Menomonee Falls High School and played percussion in bands, citing Dave Lombardo as his biggest influence when growing up and Metallica as his favorite band.

Andy Hurley is the only member of Fall Out Boy to remain straight edge.

Andy Hurley identifies himself as an anarcho-primitivist, explaining that this means he believes that humans are supposed to live the way they lived prior to 10,000 years ago.

In February 2024, Andy Hurley married Meredith Allen in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Andy Hurley played in heavy metal and hardcore punk bands including Racetraitor, Killtheslavemaster, Project Rocket, xFor Death or Gloryx, The Kill Pill, and Arma Angelus.

Andy Hurley joined Fall Out Boy in 2003 after the band's debut mini-LP Fall Out Boy's Evening Out With Your Girlfriend and recorded Take This to Your Grave.

Andy Hurley had been friends with bassist Pete Wentz since he was 16, and he first filled in on a touring position as drummer for Fall Out Boy before joining the band as full-time drummer.

Andy Hurley has played in the Milwaukee hardcore band Enabler, which released a full album entitled All Hail The Void in 2012.

In late 2012, Andy Hurley began playing drums in Milwaukee-based straight edge hardcore band, FocusedXMinds.

In 2016 Andy Hurley started a vegan straight edge hardcore band called SECT composed of Chris Colohan on vocals, James Chang and Scott Crouse on guitar, and Steve Hart on bass.