Peter Moffett (drummer)

Peter Moffett is an American drummer who has played for the punk rock bands Government Issue, Burning Airlines, and Wool.[1] He has worked as a drum tech for The B-52s, Alanis Morissette and Kelly Clarkson's drummer Lester Estelle II.[2] Critics have described him as "a 'listening' drummer" with a "minimal but aggressive" style who "plays for the song", shifting between odd time signatures and rock beats, and using one idea for a song's foundation while keeping other ideas in reserve.[3][4] Joe Wong describes his signature style as balancing "jagged, angular rhythmic invention with arena rock bombast".[2]

Personal life

Moffet's mother was a mechanical artist and his father was a technical writer for Applied Physics Laboratory and member of the American Federation of Musicians who played piano. Moffet was raised Catholic and stopped attending church after his confirmation; he describes himself as a "recovering Catholic". He started playing drums in junior high school, having wanted to play since elementary school. His early musical influences include Emerson, Lake & Palmer and Dead Kennedys.[2]

Moffet realized he was gay when he was five[2] and publicly came out to The Advocate magazine in 1999 at the age of 34.[5] He identifies as a bear and credits the tolerant attitude of the indie rock scene with saving his life.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Gdula, Steve (14 August 2001). "Peter Moffett". The Advocate: 77.
  2. ^ a b c d Wong, Joe (20 June 2018). 172: Pete Moffett. The Trap Set. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  3. ^ Azzarto, Fran; Crouch, Lisa Marie (September 1999). "6x3". Modern Drummer. Vol. 23, no. 9. p. 127.
  4. ^ Patmos, Martin (April 2002). "Burning Airlines Identikit". Modern Drummer. Vol. 26, no. 4. p. 120.
  5. ^ Gdula, Steve (28 September 1999). "Indie and Out of the Closet". The Advocate: 64.


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