Throwback: Happy 50th Birthday, Nick Zinner!

December is here. 2024 has flown by and is almost over. 

Much like the previous 11 months, this month is a busy month in music birthdays. Let’s get to it y’all. 

• The legendary Lou Rawls was born 85 years ago on December 1
• The Doors‘ John Densmore celebrated his 80^th birthday on December 1
• Jaco Pastorius, one of the greatest bassists ever was born 73 years ago on December 1
• Def Leppard bassist Rick Savage celebrated his 64^th birthday on December 2
• Montell Jordan celebrates his 56th birthday today
• Ozzy Osbourne, the “Prince of Darkness” and “Godfather of Metal,” celebrated his 76th birthday on December 3
• One of the greatest and most successful emcees both commercially and critically to ever do it, Jay-Z celebrated his 55th — yes, 55th ya’ll! — birthday on December 4
• The pioneering rock legend Little Richard was born 92 years ago on December 5
• R.E.M co-founder and lead guitarist Peter Buck celebrated his 68th birthday on December 5

Today is a rather auspicious day in music history. 

• The Doors‘ Jim Morrison was born 81 years ago today.
• The fearlessly uncompromising Sinead O’Connor was born on this day 58 years ago. 

I’m a huge Yeah Yeah Yeahs fan. And I got my mom into them many years ago. We were thrilled to finally catch them at Forest Hills Stadium a few years back.

Today, Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ guitarist Nick Zinner celebrates his 50th — that’s right y’all 50th! — birthday! Happy birthday, Nick! May there be many, many, many more!