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Cyrus Bolooki
Fan Turned Drummer? Florida's New Found
Glory has been rocketing in popularity over the past few months, thanks
in part to
their hit, "Hit Or Miss," which hails from the band's
self-titled MCA debut. The song has earned heavy radio and
video
rotation, and in conjunction with constant touring, New Found Glory's
fan base has been swelling rapidly.
Ironically it was one of their fans, Cyrus Bolooki, who stepped in and
helped make the band a success in the first
place. "I was a big fan of
this band," Bolooki explains. "they had recorded a five-song EP with
another drummer, and I heard
that tape before it came out. I freaked
out. I thought it was the best band I'd ever heard."
Shortly thereafter, the
original New Found Glory drummer was axed.
Bolooki had made friends with one of the bandmates, who then suggested
him
to the band as a replacement. The band agreed, and Bolooki was in.
"It was kind of like a dream come true back then,"
Bolooki remarks.
"Right now, even bigger dreams are coming true." Bolooki still hasn't
adjusted to his - pardon the pun -
new-found glory. "I don't know if
everything's sunk in yet," he says. "We're just writing songs, playing
shows,
and working with amazing people."
Waleed Rashidi
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