David Robinson
Robinson performing withthe Cars at theRiviera Theatre inChicago, 2011
Background information
Born	(1949-04-02)April 2, 1949 (age 76) Malden, Massachusetts, U.S.
Genres	Rock new wave proto-punk
Occupation	Drummer
Years active	1960s–1987 2010–2011 2018
Labels	Elektra
Formerly of	The Cars The Modern Lovers DMZ The Rising Tide The Pop!

David Robinson (born April 2, 1949)^[1] is an American retiredrockdrummer. He has performed with many rock bands, including the Rising Tide,^[1]the Modern Lovers,^[2] the Pop!,^[1]DMZ^[3] andthe Cars.^[4] In 2018, Robinson was inducted into theRock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Cars.^[5] To date, Robinson is also the only member of the Cars to not release a solo album.

Born inMalden, Massachusetts, Robinson attendedWoburn Memorial High School. From 1970 to 1973, he was a member ofthe Modern Lovers. Robinson co-formedthe Cars in 1976, and came up with the Cars' band name^[6] and is credited with designing their album covers.^[7] Robinson was the only member of the Cars who was aMassachusetts native and from theBoston area. He was a member ofDMZ when he left to form the Cars. After the break-up of the Cars, Robinson retired from the music industry, and ran a restaurant.^[8] He was an extra in several films, includingHousesitter (1992) andThe Crucible (1996). In 2010, Robinson reunited with the surviving original members of the Cars to record their first studio album in 24 years, titledMove Like This (2011). He had to relearn how to play the drums since (aside from loose jamming on thecongas) he had stopped playing in 1987.^[8] After the completion ofMove Like This, Robinson said that he would be interested in working on more studio albums.

As of August 2018, Robinson runs an art gallery inRockport, Massachusetts, where he sells jewelry that he makes himself.^[9] In 2020, Robinson appeared in an episode ofChasing Classic Cars in which his 1969De Tomaso Mangusta was restored.

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