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Steven Adler

American drummer

Born
January 22, 1965
Age in 2026
61
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1965

About Steven Adler

Steven Adler (born Michael Coletti; January 22, 1965) is an American musician. He was the drummer and co-songwriter of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s. Adler played on Guns N' Roses' first two albums, Appetite for Destruction (1987) and G N' R Lies (1988). During the recording of the double-album Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II in 1990, he was fired from Guns N' Roses over his heroin addiction, but was featured on the track "Civil War". He reformed his pre-Guns N' Roses band Road Crew before ending his career in 1991. After years of personal struggles, he returned to music in 1998 by briefly joining BulletBoys. From 2003 to 2011, Adler was the drummer for his own band Adler's Appetite, and from 2012 to 2017, he held the same position in the band Adler. He has been performing tours as a solo artist since 2019. Adler appeared on the second (2008) and fifth (2011) seasons of the reality TV show Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, as well as on the first season of its spin-off Sober House (2009). He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012 as a member of Guns N' Roses. In June 1985, Adler joined Guns N' Roses, which was newly founded by Axl Rose, Izzy Stradlin, and L.A.

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Steven Adler timeline

  1. In June 1985, Adler joined Guns N' Roses, which was newly founded by Axl Rose, Izzy Stradlin, and L.A.
  2. Adler played on Guns N' Roses' first two albums, Appetite for Destruction (1987) and G N' R Lies (1988).

The world when Steven Adler was born

Steven Adler was born in 1965. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1965

  • #1 song"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" – The Rolling Stones
  • Top movieThe Sound of Music
  • Top TV showBonanza
  • Best-selling bookDune – Frank Herbert

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMuhammad Ali knocks out Sonny Liston with "phantom punch"
  • Top headlineUS sends combat troops to Vietnam
  • Technology milestoneFirst spacewalk (Alexei Leonov) and Gemini missions
  • Defining fadGo-go boots and miniskirts
  • Notable inventionAstroturf
  • World population3.34 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
  • Sports championLos Angeles Dodgers (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population194.3M

1965 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Steven Adler's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19652026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$13,600$435,000
Average income$8,900$67,500
Minimum wage$1.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.01$11.95
Postage stamp$0.05$0.73
Population194.3M341 million

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