Brian Young is the drummer for the New York based power pop band Fountains of Wayne who have released four major label albums and scored an RIAA certified gold record for their single Stacy's Mom. Prior to his work in Fountains of Wayne he spent the early 1990s in the legendary Seattle based band The Posies and appears on their 1996 album Amazing Disgrace released on Geffen Records.
He has also worked with a vast number of artists such as America, Ivy, Burt Bacharach, members of Tool, The Walkabouts, Afghan Whigs, Jim Carroll, Skyward, The Long Winters and international superstar Junko Yagami.
Although born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania he currently resides in Los Angeles, California. He is an endorser of Pearl Drums and Sabian cymbals.
James Brian Young (born July 8, 1977 in Lawton, Oklahoma) is an American football defensive tackle in the NFL who currently plays for the New Orleans Saints. He previously played for the St. Louis Rams. Young attended Andress High School, in El Paso, Texas and played college football at the University of Texas at El Paso.
