Matt Skiba

Born Matthew Thomas Skiba, Matt Skiba was born in Chicago but his family relocated to a suburb when he was three years old. Skiba began playing drums at an early age, and his first concert was Public Image Ltd.; shows by Social Distortion also heavily influenced the musician. An original member of Alkaline Trio, Skiba cited Joey Ramone as a huge musical influence. While known mostly for his work with the aforementioned punk rock trio, Skiba had been part of various punk bands including Jerkwater, Blunt, and the Traitors. A brief time spent at art college ended with Skiba dropp...