Andy Hurley – Fall Out Boy

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Andy Hurley is the drummer for American rock band Fall Out Boy, as well as other side projects, The Damned Things and Enabler. In 2015, Andy formed a new band, SECT, with a 100 per cent vegan line-up.4Vegan Food & Living. 2017. Fall Out Boy’s drummer, Andy Hurley, opens vegan café in Portland. Available: https://www.veganfoodandliving.com/news/fall-boys-drummer-andy-hurley-opens-vegan-restaurant-portland/ [Accessed 12 March 2021]. 

Hurley is straight-edge, meaning he is vegan and also doesn’t consume alcohol or any other drugs. He went vegan at the age of 16, influenced by bands like Earth Crisis5peta2. 2013. FOB’s Andy Hurley Drums Up Compassion. Available: https://www.peta2.com/news/fall-out-boy-vegan-drummer-andy-hurley/ [Accessed 12 March 2021].

Although he spends a lot of time behind a drum kit, he is vocal about animal rights. He has even opened a vegan café called Oracle Coffee Company in Portland, Oregon.1Vegan Food & Living. 2017. Fall Out Boy’s drummer, Andy Hurley, opens vegan café in Portland. Available: https://www.veganfoodandliving.com/news/fall-boys-drummer-andy-hurley-opens-vegan-restaurant-portland/ [Accessed 12 March 2021].

He is also a CrossFit fanatic, proving that vegans can still lift serious weights.6Toland, J. 2015. From Drums To Double-Unders. Available: https://www.theboxmag.com/community/drums-doubleunders-11390 [Accessed 12 March 2021]. 

“When you realize that you can change yourself in such hugely important ways, you start to realize, what can’t you change?”2peta2. 2013. FOB’s Andy Hurley Drums Up Compassion. Available: https://www.peta2.com/news/fall-out-boy-vegan-drummer-andy-hurley/ [Accessed 12 March 2021].

“I just like not having a dependency on other forms of life. I like having a compassionate way of life. I am into a lot of human rights stuff and whatever I think, it is important for me to follow through with my diet and the way I live.”8Wikiquote.org. 2019. Razzi Exclusive with Andy Hurley, June 2007. Available: https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Andy_Hurley [Accessed 12 March 2021].  

References:
  1. Vegan Food & Living. 2017. Fall Out Boy’s drummer, Andy Hurley, opens vegan café in Portland. Available: https://www.veganfoodandliving.com/news/fall-boys-drummer-andy-hurley-opens-vegan-restaurant-portland/ [Accessed 12 March 2021].
  2. peta2. 2013. FOB’s Andy Hurley Drums Up Compassion. Available: https://www.peta2.com/news/fall-out-boy-vegan-drummer-andy-hurley/ [Accessed 12 March 2021].
  3. Toland, J. 2015. From Drums To Double-Unders. Available: https://www.theboxmag.com/community/drums-doubleunders-11390 [Accessed 12 March 2021].
  4. Wikiquote.org. 2019. Razzi Exclusive with Andy Hurley, June 2007. Available: https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Andy_Hurley [Accessed 12 March 2021].

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