Steve Jocz

Stephen Martin "Steve" Jocz (born July 23, 1981), nicknamed Stevo32 or Stevo, is a Canadian musician and music video director. He is best known as the former drummer for the Canadian rock band Sum 41.

Early life

Jocz formed Sum 41 in 1996 alongside Deryck Whibley. Jocz graduated from Exeter High School in 1999.

Professional career

Sum 41

In 1999, the band signed an international record deal with Island Records. The band released their debut album, All Killer No Filler in 2001. The band achieved mainstream success with their first single from the album, "Fat Lip", which reached number-one on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and remains the band's most successful single to date.All Killer No Filler' was certified platinum in the United States, Canada and in the UK. The band has since released four more studio albums: Does This Look Infected? (2002), Chuck (2004) Underclass Hero (2007) and Screaming Bloody Murder (2011). The three albums before Screaming Bloody Murder have been certified platinum in Canada.

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Famous quotes by Steve Jocz:

"A lot of people aren't even aware that the world isn't the same as it is in Canada,"
"He's come to shows and just gotten completely wasted with us."
"Our translator said: 'Why are you so scared? We're accustomed to this kind of music.' I was like: 'This music sucks. I play rock 'n' roll.'"
"They were all cracking beers open and just enjoying themselves because they didn't have to go to work. I was waiting for a bullet to come through and shatter all over us. I was smoking my brains out too."
"People just exist in their own little bubble all the time. If people wake up and realize that there are other things going on in the world, that's a good thing."
"We were trying to joke around as much as possible. Well, as much as you could in that . . . eventually it got really not funny."
"I don't know. Maybe. Probably not. It'd have to be safe . . . in that kind of a situation you never know whether it's going to be safe. We thought it would be safe, but something happened."
"We went to Congo to show people what war is like, how harmful it is to civilians, and we ended up becoming war-affected ourselves, Our being there, hearing the bullets around us, the mortar fire, the injured being brought in for medical treatment, it reinforced our belief that more must be done to prevent war and protect innocent civilians."
"We were all really panicked when we heard the gunshots,"
"The Strokes are probably having a beer surrounded by supermodels."
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