Brian Tichy was born on August 18,1968 and is an American musician, best known as having been the drummer for Whitesnake, Billy Idol, Foreigner, Sass Jordan, and Ozzy Osbourne.
14 Facts About Brian Tichy
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Brian Tichy was the drummer of Whitesnake from 2010 to 2013.
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Brian Tichy's surname means silent in Czech, Slovak and other Slavic languages.
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Brian Tichy's increasing role as co-songwriter with Billy Idol that started at the end of 2003 limited his time to focus on Ball.
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Brian Tichy rejoined briefly in 2007 substituting for Jason Bonham.
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Brian Tichy then returned from 2008 until 2010, recording the album Can't Slow Down.
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Brian Tichy returned for one show in summer 2011, substituting for Mark Schulman, who had recently lost his father.
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Brian Tichy rejoined Foreigner for the month of August 2012 for live performances, replacing the departed Schulman .
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Brian Tichy filled in for Seether drummer John Humphrey in April 2007, toured with Foreigner through spring of 2009, and recently completed a multi-year involvement with Billy Idol.
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Brian Tichy has written music for television and film, and recorded with European female metal singer Marya Roxx.
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On September 25,2010, Brian Tichy organized, produced and played in the drummer tribute "Bonzo, The Groove Remains the Same", commemorating the 30th anniversary of the death of Led Zeppelin's John Bonham.
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Brian Tichy was announced as the new drummer for Whitesnake on June 18,2010.
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Brian Tichy became a speed bag enthusiast while on tour with Foreigner and quickly got with some of the best speed baggers around to learn and increase his own skills.
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Brian Tichy always planned to incorporate the speed bag into his drumkit, which was first unveiled during his appearance on "That Metal Show" on VH-1 classic, in April 2012, using a UBS1 freestanding floor frame from Balazboxing.