- Born
- Birth nameMaxwell Weinberg
- Nickname
- Mighty Max
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Max Weinberg is the drummer of E Street Band, Bruce Springsteen's major band. His snare drum from the "Born In The USA" tour, "The Big Beat", is on display at the Hard Rock Cafe in NYC. Max started up his own record label and production company in 1990 called Hard Ticket Entertainment. He produced the albums by Killer Joe on this label. He recently released an album called "Let There Be Drums", a 3-CD collection of Max's favorite drum tracks from the 50s to the 70s. Max is the band leader for The Max Weinberg 7, on Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993). He took a 5-month break from late night to tour with Bruce Springsteen & E Street Band. Max now resides in Middletown, New Jersey with his two kids and wife Becky.
- IMDb mini biography by: El Funko Magnifique
- SpouseRebecca Schick(June 1981 - present) (2 children)
- His son Jay Weinberg is the current drummer for the band Slipknot.
- Joined E Street Band on August 23rd, 1974.
- He and the E Street Band (including Steve Van Zandt, Garry Tallent, Vini Lopez, David Sancious, Roy Bittan, Nils Lofgren, Patti Scialfa, Ernest "Boom" Carter, the late Clarence Clemons, and the late Danny Federici) were inducted into the 2012 New Jersey Hall of Fame for their services and contributions to music.
- Two children: Ali and Jay.
- Max's sticks sizes are 5B's (for when he's with E Street Band) and 3A's for when he's on Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993). Max uses the same equipment no matter where he's performing, the folling drum and cymbal sizes: a 14x24 bass drum, 9x13 and 16x16 toms, a 5 1/2x14 snare, 14in hi-hats, a 20in ride, a 17in thin crash, and an 18in medium-thin crash.
- You should not let people tell you, You cannot do this or you cannot do that. You should stay true to what turns you on, because good things will happen. No matter how long it takes or how the stakes are, if you do what you are put here to do, it will happen.
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