Brad Delson

Bradford "Brad" Phillip Delson ( born December 1, 1977 in Agoura Hills, California) is an American guitarist and one of the founding members of the band Linkin Park. From his bandmates, he is also known as " Big Bad Brad".

Life

Brad Delson attended, along with Mike Shinoda, one of the founding members of Linkin Park, the Agoura High School in California. Together with Shinoda and Rob Bourdon, Delson founded in 1996, the band Xero, emerged from the by joining Chester Bennington Linkin Park. In the years 1995 to 1999 he studied at the University of California (UCLA ) Communication Sciences. In 1999, he completed his studies summa cum laude and received his Bachelor of Arts. Subsequently Delson studied law, but chose to break off his studies in favor of Linkin Park's already after one semester. On stage, Delson is characterized by its bulky headphones that he wears on every concert.

Delson is married and has a son.