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  • James Kottak
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  • Male
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  • Living people
  • 21st-century American musicians
  • American male musicians
  • Musicians from Louisville, Kentucky
  • Singers from Kentucky
  • Songwriters from Kentucky
  • 1962 births
  • 20th-century American musicians
  • American heavy metal drummers
  • Montrose (band) members
  • Rock musicians from Kentucky
  • Scorpions (band) members
  • The Cult members
  • McAuley Schenker Group members
  • Wild Horses (US rock band) members
  • Warrant (American band) members
  • Kingdom Come (band) members
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  • American drummer, born 26 December 1962 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
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  • James Kottak (born December 26, 1962, Louisville, Kentucky) is an American drummer for the hard rock band Scorpions, which he joined in 1996. As of 2015, he is their all-time longest-standing drummer, surpassing Herman Rarebell, who spent 18 years in the band.Prior to joining Scorpions, Kottak was a drummer for The Bob Brickley Band, Nut House, Mister Charlie, Buster Brown, Montrose, Kingdom Come, Wild Horses, the McAuley Schenker Group, Warrant, and Ashba. In February 1997 he helped Dio on their US tour by replacing Vinny Appice for four or five shows when Vinny Appice had pneumonia. He also gave drum lessons at Far-Out Music in Jeffersonville, Indiana, once having former Bride drummer, Jerry McBroom, and Shane Harrison who went on to play with country super star Terri Clark.He also played with guitarist Michael Lee Firkins.He also plays in his own band Kottak, formerly known as KrunK. He was married to Athena Lee, rocker Tommy Lee's younger sister, who is also a drummer and was a fellow member of Kottak. The couple has three children; one girl, Tobi, and two boys, Miles and Matthew.Kottak is one of the characters in the book Sex Tips from Rock Stars by Paul Miles published by Omnibus Press in July 2010.Kottak endorses Ddrum and Yamaha drums, Aquarian drumheads, Zildjian Cymbals, Ahead drumsticks and accessories and Danmar percussion.On April 29, 2014 the National Post reported via the Associated Press that Kottak was arrested in Dubai and sentenced to one month in jail for drunkenness, offensive behaviour and insulting Islam.
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