Robert John Blotzer, better known as Bobby Blotzer and nicknamed "Blotz" (born on October 22, 1958 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), is a drummer most famous for playing drums for glam metal band Ratt. He attended South Torrance High School in Torrance California along with his Ratt bandmate Juan Croucier.
Blotzer began his career as Ratt's drummer in 1982 after he was recruited by Ratt vocalist Stephen Pearcy. Blotzer helped Ratt achieve multi-plati...
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Robert John Blotzer, better known as Bobby Blotzer and nicknamed "Blotz" (born on October 22, 1958 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), is a drummer most famous for playing drums for glam metal band Ratt. He attended South Torrance High School in Torrance California along with his Ratt bandmate Juan Croucier.
Blotzer began his career as Ratt's drummer in 1982 after he was recruited by Ratt vocalist Stephen Pearcy. Blotzer helped Ratt achieve multi-platinum success by selling five consecutive platinum albums during the 1980s. Ratt is most famous for their classic glam metal album Out of the Cellar and song "Round and Round". At the beginning of the 1990s Ratt's popularity waned, mainly because grunge bands such as Nirvana and Pearl Jam exploded into the mainstream, and pop metal bands were no longer in vogue. Ratt called it quits in 1992, and Blotzer started a more normal life outside the public eye. Five years later Ratt reformed and toured once again. In 2000 Stephen Pearcy apparently quit...
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