Madonna started out playing the drums!
Thats so interesting! I didn't know that. What band did she play drums for?
cited as an influence by other artists.
Born and raised in Michigan, Madonna moved to New York City in 1978 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing as a drummer, guitarist, and vocalist in the rock bands Breakfast Club and Emmy, Madonna signed with Sire Records in 1982 and released her eponymous debut album the next year. She followed it with a series of successful albums, including global bestsellers "Like a Virgin" (1984) and "True Blue" (1986) as well as Grammy
name S.A.G. with Aaron Cometbus playing guitar and Jesse Michaels (later of Operation Ivy) on vocals, both 13 years old. They quickly added friend Jeff Ott, then 12, on drums initially but switched to guitar soon after and Cometbus took over drums. Regarding Ott's guitar skills, Michaels described him as "twenty times better than us", as he initially tried to play guitar but "didn't know any chords, so I played with my thumb." According to Elliot, the band had a "serious