Samantha Maloney was born on December 11,1975 and is an American musician best known for playing in the bands Hole and Motley Crue.
17 Facts About Samantha Maloney
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Samantha Maloney has performed live with Eagles of Death Metal and Peaches.
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Samantha Maloney chose to stick with Shift who released two independent records on Equal Vision Records in 1994 and 1995.
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In 1998, Samantha Maloney was offered an audition in Los Angeles for the role of drummer in Hole, a position vacated by Patty Schemel.
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At 22, Samantha Maloney was on the road with Hole at the height of their popularity, playing sold out arenas and touring extensively in the US, Australia, Japan, and the United Kingdom whilst appearing on television and in magazines, as well as Hole's recordings and videos.
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In 2000, Hole went on hiatus and Samantha Maloney was offered the drum chair for Motley Crue to fill in for then-drummer Randy Castillo, who was out of action due to a duodenal ulcer.
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In 2004, just as she had completed her first batch of songs, Samantha Maloney was asked by former Hole frontwoman Courtney Love to fly to France and add drums to Love's otherwise complete solo debut, America's Sweetheart.
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However, Samantha Maloney was approached by old friend Josh Homme to drum for his side-project Eagles of Death Metal.
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Samantha Maloney accepted the gig and toured with Eagles of Death Metal opening for Queens of the Stone Age all over the world.
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In 2006, Samantha Maloney toured with Electroclash punk artist Peaches' live band, The Herms along with JD Samson and Radio Sloan in support of her 2006 release Impeach My Bush.
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Samantha Maloney is working on new material along with singer Jessicka for The Ingenues.
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Samantha Maloney stated that their single, "Lately", was available on iTunes and that their debut album would be out on August 10,2010.
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Samantha Maloney once managed the Los Angeles-based all-girl teenage rock group, Cherri Bomb.
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Samantha Maloney made the decision to manage the band after seeing them perform as the opening act at the first Chelsea Girls show.
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On October 29,2012, Samantha Maloney resigned from her position as the band's manager.
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In 2008, Samantha Maloney guest starred as "Sam", Lew Ashby's chauffeur on three episodes of the Showtime series Californication.
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Samantha Maloney played the part of Maureen Tucker in the 2006 film Factory Girl, starring Sienna Miller as Edie Sedgwick.