Background
Alan Myers was born in Akron, Ohio, and came from a jazz background.
Alan Myers was born in Akron, Ohio, and came from a jazz background.
Myers music career spanned more than 30 years. He came to prominence in the late 1970s as the third and most prominent drummer of the new wave band Myers was known for the precision of his drumming, especially on the complex and often bizarre rhythms used on their albums. He was often called the Human Metronome.
In 1976 he met Bob Mothersbaugh in a café in West Akron, and went to the house Bob and Gerald Casale were renting for an audition.
Myers went on to join, replacing Jim Mothersbaugh, and played on "s first seven albums. He left between 1986 and 1987 after the album Shout.
According to the book We Are, Myers cited a lack of creative fulfillment as his reason for leaving the group, something he had felt since "s move to Los Angeles in the late 70s because of their increasing use of electronic drums. He was replaced by David Kendrick of Sparks.
Among all of "s drummers, he is the one most associated with the band.
After he left, Myers went to work as an electrical contractor, but also remained active in the Los Angeles music scene. He recorded a demo with Babooshka, a band that was his girlfriend Greta Ionita"s creation, using live drums as well as electronic percussion similar to his last two albums with Myers also played drums with the Asian-themed popular band Jean Paul Yamamoto. In 2005 he founded the band Skyline Electric which played monthly shows in art galleries and clubs in Los Los Angeles
Myers died of stomach cancer in Los Angeles on June 24, 2013.
He was 58 years old. News reports at the time of his death incorrectly cited a brain tumor as the cause.