Matt Sorum

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Matt Sorum Wiki Biography

Matthew William Sorum was born on the 19th February 1960, in Mission Viejo, California USA, and is a musician – drummer, guitarist, songwriter, and producer, best known as a former member of bands Guns N’ Roses, Velvet Revolver, and The Cult. Sorum’s career started in 1975.

Have you ever wondered how rich Matt Sorum is, as of mid- 2016? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Matt Sorum’s net worth is as high as $10 million, an amount earned through his successful career as a musician. In addition to playing the drums with highly popular bands, Sorum has worked as a producer on various projects which have also improved his wealth.

Matt Sorum was born into an English-Norwegian family and developed an interest towards drums after seeing Ringo Starr with the Beatles playing on “The Ed Sullivan Show” in 1964. He later played drums in Mission Viejo Marching Bands, and had his first gig with the band called Prophecy in 1975. His trademark outfit of “Union Flag” shorts and nothing else than that has followed him since early in his career, and during many gigs with Prophecy.

The band played from high schools to concerts and all the way to Hollywood, where Stephen Douglas, a local songwriter, offered Sorum an opportunity to join his band, Chateau. Sorum accepted and produced four songs before leaving to play in numerous Hollywood bands including Population Five and performing in bars and nightclubs. In 1988, Tori Amos recruited him to join his newly formed band called Y Kant Tori Read on its debut album. Soon after, Sorum served as The Cult drummer during their live tour in support of Sonic Temple in 1989.

On the live tour with The Cult, Sorum was noticed by none other than Slash from Guns N’ Roses, and only a couple of months later, he was hired as the new Guns’ drummer, replacing Steven Adler in 1990. Sorum took part in three Guns N’ Roses albums – The “Use Your Illusion I” (1990), a Grammy-nominated album that achieved 7x Platinum status and reached the No.2 position on both Billboard 200 and UK Albums Chart. Then, they released “Use Your Illusion II” (1991) that topped both Billboard 200 and UK Albums Chart, and also achieved 7x Platinum status, which certainly increased Matt`s net worth. In 1993, Sorum participated in his last album with Guns N’ Roses, but “The Spaghetti Incident” wasn’t as successful as its predecessors.

Sorum was fired from the band after an altercation with front man Axl Rose in 1997, but nine years later, they re-established their friendship. In 2002, Sorum joined Slash, Duff McKagan, Dave Kushner, and Scott Weiland in forming the superband called Velvet Revolver; they recorded two studio albums: “Contraband” in 2004 and “Libertad” in 2007, and had massive commercial success, topping the Billboard 200 chart and achieving double platinum status, winning the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance in the process. However, their second album “Libertad” failed to repeat their success and they disbanded a year after, in 2008.

Matt Sorum has collaborated with numerous bands and musicians such as Motorhead in 2009 and Hollywood Vampires in 2015, with whom he played most recently during their February 2016 Grammy Award Performance.

Sorum has also released two solo albums: “Hollywood Zen” in 2004 and “Stratosphere” in 2014, but they weren’t as popular as his earlier work.

In 2012, Matt was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame.

Regarding his personal life, Matt Sorum married singer Ace Harper in 2013, however there are no further details about their marriage.

IMDB Wikipedia “The Cult” (1.8 m) $10 million 1960 1960-11-19 Ace Harper m. 2013 Actor American Atlantic Records Axl Rose California Camp Freddy Dave Kushner Drummer Duff McKagan Film Score Composer Geffen Records Guns N’ Roses Kai Sorum m. 1978–1985 Kings of Chaos Matt Matt Sorum Matt Sorum Net Worth Matt William Sorum Matthew William Sorum Maverick Records Mission Viejo Musician November 19 Percussionist RCA RCA Records Rock Stars Scott Weiland Singer-songwriter Slash Songwriter Sorum Stephen Douglas Steven Adler Tori Amos United States United States of America Velvet Revolver Warner Bros. Records

Matt Sorum Quick Info

Full Name Matt Sorum
Net Worth $10 Million
Date Of Birth November 19, 1960
Place Of Birth Mission Viejo, California, United States
Height 1.8 m
Profession Actor, Film Score Composer, Singer-songwriter, Drummer, Percussionist, Musician, Songwriter
Nationality American
Spouse Ace Harper m. 2013, Kai Sorum m. 1978–1985
Parents Joanne Sorum, David Sorum, November Rain, Don’t Cry, Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
Siblings Daniel J. Sorum
Nicknames Sorum, Matt , Matt William Sorum , Matthew William Sorum , The Cult , Velvet Revolver , Camp Freddy , Guns N’ Roses
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mattwsorum
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IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0815247/
Record Labels Geffen Records, RCA Records, Atlantic Records, RCA, Maverick Records, Warner Bros. Records
Music Groups Guns N’ Roses, Velvet Revolver, Kings of Chaos
Movies Matt Sorum

Matt Sorum Important Facts

  • Has released two songs and two videos with his new band Velvet Revolver and is now is the studio recording with them. [August 2003]
  • Played drums for Tori Amos in “Y Can’t Tori Read?”
  • Was drummer of hard rock band The Cult from spring of 1989 to summer of 1990, before joining Guns N’ Roses later in 1990. Returned to The Cult in 1999 after being fired from Guns N’ Roses.
  • Was part of Guns N’ Roses member Slash’s Slash’s Snakepit for their 1995 album “It’s Five O’clock Somewhere”.
  • Fired by Axl Rose from Guns N’ Roses in 1996.
  • Replaced Steven Adler in 1990 as drummer for Guns N’ Roses.

Matt Sorum Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
Supreme Champion 2010 producer: “Break”, “Down”, “Iggy Pop” / writer: “Break”, “Down”, “Iggy Pop” Soundtrack
Live from Studio Five 2010 TV Series performer – 1 episode Soundtrack
Rage 2009 TV Series writer – 1 episode Soundtrack
100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs 2008 TV Movie writer: “Slither” Soundtrack
CSI: NY 2007 TV Series writer – 1 episode Soundtrack
Desperation 2006 TV Movie writer: “Fall To Pieces” – uncredited Soundtrack
Fantastic Four 2005/I writer: “Come On, Come In” Soundtrack
xXx: State of the Union 2005 writer: “Dirty Little Thing” Soundtrack
Mr 3000 2004 performer: “Rock Hip Hop Cue 6” / writer: “Rock Hip Hop Cue 6” Soundtrack
The Italian Job 2003 performer: “Money” Soundtrack
Now You Know 2002 performer: “Blame Game” / writer: “Blame Game” Soundtrack
Epic School Battle 2012 Short Actor
Rock N’ Roll Fantasy Camp 2011 TV Series Counselor Actor
Soundman 1998 Rocker Actor
Bitter End 1993 Actor
Guns N’ Roses-Live in Paris 1992 TV Movie Actor
The Sea 2014 Video short Composer
Pauly Shore Is Dead 2003 Composer
Now You Know 2002 Composer
Fish in a Barrel 2001 Composer
The Last Marshal 1999 Composer
Soundman 1998 Composer
Me and Will 1999 composer: additional music / musician: percussion Music Department
The Last Marshal 1999 music supervisor Music Department
Dogtown 1997 composer: additional music Music Department
Epic School Battle 2012 Short executive producer Producer
Sunset Strip 2012 Documentary executive producer Producer
The Sea 2014 Video short Writer
A Beginner’s Guide to Saving the World 2015 Documentary filming Himself Self
Classic Rock Roll of Honour: Presented by Orange Amplification 2014 TV Movie Himself Self
Slash: Raised on the Sunset Strip 2014 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Quiet Riot: Well Now You’re Here, There’s No Way Back 2014 Documentary Himself Self
The Sea 2014 Video short Himself Self
Skum Rocks! 2013 Documentary Himself Self
Sunset Strip 2012 Documentary Himself Self
M-ON! Monthly Icon: L’Arc-en-Ciel 2012 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Thalians 55th Anniversary Gala 2012 Video Himself Self
AKA Private 2011 Documentary Himself Self
Rock N’ Roll Fantasy Camp 2011 TV Series Himself – Counselor Self
That Metal Show 2011 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
What The 2011 TV Series Himself Self
Celebrity Ghost Stories 2010 TV Series documentary Himself Self
Video Killed the Radio Star 2010 TV Series documentary Himself Self
I’m in a Rock ‘n’ Roll Band 2010 TV Series Himself Self
Lemmy 2010 Documentary Himself Self
The Heart Is a Drum Machine 2009 Documentary Himself Self
Up Close with Carrie Keagan 2009 TV Series Himself Self
Arbor Live! 2009 TV Series Himself Self
Tierra Roja, Sangre Roja 2007 Video short Himself Self
Velvet Revolver: Live from the 9:30 Club 2007 Video Himself Self
Guns N’ Roses: The Story 2007 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 2001-2006 TV Series Himself / Themselves – Musical Guest Self
Likehell: The Movie 2005 Video Himself Self
Velvet Revolver: Live in Houston 2005 Himself Self
VH1 Big in 04 2004 TV Movie documentary Himself – Drums: Velvet Revolver Self
Behind the Music 2002-2004 TV Series documentary Himself Self
Top of the Pops 2004 TV Series Himself – Performer Self
Howard Stern 2004 TV Series Self
Late Show with David Letterman 2004 TV Series Himself Self
The Sharon Osbourne Show 2004 TV Series Himself Self
Inside Out 2004 TV Series documentary Self
The Cult: Music Without Fear 2002 Video Himself – Drums, Background Vocals Self
Pure Cult: The Videosingles 2001 Video Himself, drummer in the videos: Fire Woman, Sweet Soul Sister, Edie (Ciao Baby) (as The Cult) Self
Cult Live at Summer Sonic Festival 2001 2001 TV Movie Himself – Drummer Self
The Making of ‘Days of Avalon’ 2001 Video documentary short Himself Self
Top Ten 2000 TV Series documentary Himself Self
The Cult: Live at Obras ’00 2000 TV Movie Himself; drummer Self
Guns N’ Roses: Welcome to the Videos 1998 Video Himself – Drums Self
Guns N’ Roses: The Photographic History 1994 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Guns N’ Roses: Estranged – Part IV of the Trilogy!!! 1994 Video documentary Himself Self
Guns N’ Roses: Makin’ [email protected]*!ing Videos Part I – Don’t Cry 1993 Video documentary Himself Self
Guns N’ Roses: Makin’ [email protected]*!ing Videos Part II – November Rain 1993 Video documentary Himself Self
Pure Cult: Music for Rockers, Ravers, Lovers and Sinners 1993 Video Himself; drummer Self
Guns N’ Roses: Use Your Illusion I 1992 Video documentary Himself (Drummer) (as Guns N’ Roses) Self
Guns N’ Roses: Use Your Illusion II 1992 Video documentary Himself (Drummer) (as Guns N’ Roses) Self
MTV Video Music Awards 1992 1992 TV Special Himself – Guns N’ Roses Drummer Self
Sonic Ceremony: The Videosingles 1992 Video short Himself, drummer in Sweet Soul Sister, Edie (Ciao Baby), and Fire Woman videos (as The Cult) Self
The Cult: Live at Wembley 1989 1990 TV Movie Himself; drummer (as The Cult) Self
Video on Trial 2005 TV Series Himself – Accused Archive Footage
Axl Rose: The Prettiest Star 2005 Video documentary Himself Archive Footage
Guns N’ Roses: Sex N’ Drugs N’ Rock N’ Roll 2003 Video Himself Archive Footage
The Cult: Rarities and Promos Video Himself Archive Footage