20 Facts About Jon Theodore

Jon Philip Theodore was born on December 30,1973 and is an American drummer.

Jon Theodore has been the current drummer for Queens of the Stone Age since 2013, and is known for being the drummer for the Mars Volta from 2001 to 2006.

In 2012, Jon Theodore replaced his Mars Volta successor Thomas Pridgen in the supergroup Giraffe Tongue Orchestra, though by 2015 the lineup had reverted to Pridgen on drums.

In 2013, Jon Theodore joined Queens of the Stone Age, replacing longtime drummer Joey Castillo after he was fired by Josh Homme.

Jon Theodore has since recorded the albums, Villains and In Times New Roman.

Jon Theodore performed the drums on Bright Eyes' 2020 album Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was, and toured with them until 2022.

Jon Theodore's father is of Haitian descent, which influenced his drumming patterns.

Jon Theodore first started playing drums at the age of 15.

Jon Theodore was involved with his high school concert band at Gilman School in Baltimore, and took lessons on a full kit shortly after.

Jon Theodore listened to a great variety of music, growing to love the likes of Billy Cobham, Elvin Jones and John Bonham.

Jon Theodore studied at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Ohio.

Jon Theodore played with Royal Trux for a year and a half.

Jon Theodore was The Mars Volta's drummer from 2001 to 2006.

On July 30,2006, it was announced that Jon Theodore would be permanently replaced.

Jon Theodore was unhappy and when someone is unhappy, someone has to pull the trigger; and it's Omar's band so he did just that.

Jon Theodore has completed a collaboration with Zack de la Rocha of Rage Against the Machine entitled One Day as a Lion.

Jon Theodore recently played as Dam Funk's touring drummer during his Fall 2012 US Tour.

Jon Theodore played on the title track on the album, which was the first Queens album to reach number one on the Billboard 200.

In 2018, Jon Theodore performed drums on certain sections of the score for the video game Red Dead Redemption 2.

In 2024, Jon Theodore made his 7th appearance as a guest performer with The 8G Band on Late Night with Seth Meyers.