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John Kiffmeyer
American musician and drummer
Musical artist
John Kiffmeyer (born July 11, 1969), known professionally as Al Sobrante, is an American cinematographer and retired musician and songwriter.
He is the former drummer for the punk rock band Green Day, leaving in 1990 and replaced by Tré Cool.[1] His stage name is a reference to his hometown, El Sobrante.[2]: 12
Biography
John Kiffmeyer was born in El Sobrante, California on July 11, 1969.
Greta snider john kiffmeyer biography
His first exposure in the punk scene was as the drummer of the band Isocracy.[2]: 12 The group was popular in the East Bay, and mainstays at the club 924 Gilman Street. He chose his stage name Al Sobrante for an evident pun on his birthplace.
Kiffmeyer is most well known for his time in Green Day; after Isocracy broke up, he joined Mike Dirnt and Billie Joe Armstrong in 1987 to replace original drummer Raj Punjabi and join Sweet Children, which was later