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NAME: Dominic James Howard
DOB: 7th December 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH: Stockport, UK
MUSE STATUS: Drummer
NICKNAME: Dom
“I think we've just grown up over the years and learnt loads about who we are as people and how we played our instruments and it's definitely kind of a growing up process, but it's all about commitment. You know, believing in something you do a lot and kind of fulfilling that and fulfilling the things you really want to do!”
"I saw my dad come in and put a load of presents in our stockings. From then on I was happy realising Father Christmas wasn't real. That was about 1996."
Dom began playing drums at about the age of 11, when he was inspired by a jazz band performing at school.
Dom has an exclusivity contract with Tama. He has had several kits, many of which have been destroyed during performances. More recently he has famously used one of their transparent drum kits made from acrylic shells.
As Dom is left handed he sets his drums up with the hi-hats on his right and floor toms on the left.
According to Dom, the song which he would like played at his funeral is 'Don't Stop me Now' by Queen, mainly due to him being a big fan of Queen.
Dom lives in London and has a dog called Hendrix.
Matt said in an interview that he and Chris are messy people but that Dom is a very clean person. Matt also applauds Dom's cooking skills as well as his driving and snowboarding skills.
Dom is inspired by drummers like Stewart Copeland, Roger Taylor, Buddy Rich, Nick Mason, Tre Cool, Tim Alexander, Dave Grohl, and many more. Grohl can be outlined as a significant influence to Dominic. He has a wide taste in music - he is known to like Jimi Hendrix, Pavement, Radiohead, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Queen, DEUS, The Smashing Pumpkins, Primus, Rage Against the Machine, Green Day, and Nine Inch Nails.
Dom has repeatedly been voted the happiest drummer in rock.
"We were doing the Big Day Out festival. I went "Hello, Adelaide!" Matt turned round going, "We're in fucking Perth you dick." He was quite pissed off with me for the whole day."
He has used Zildjian Dennis Chambers signature series drumsticks, Shaw 5BN drumsticks and Promark 5BNs, as well as many others. Currently, he uses Vater's New Orleans Jazz sticks.
