Personal Life
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I feel for the child and for the family and for Randy, but you have to understand that ever since Dimebag Darrell was assaulted, shot, and murdered on stage by a 'fan,' all of us have been very defensive/cautious of anyone jumping up on stage. |
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—Draiman's comment on Randy Blythe's Manslaughter Charges |
Draiman is Jewish, though not religious - observant of orthodox law and custom. David Brinn, writing in the Jerusalem Post calls Draiman "defiantly Jewish."
Draiman formed his first band when he was going to Valley Torah high school in Los Angeles.
Draiman was a health care administrator for five years, before joining Disturbed.
He has many relatives who live in Israel, including his brother Ben Draiman whose musical style is more folk rock and ambient and who performs in Jerusalem, as well as his grandmother. Draiman has expressed dissatisfaction with those rock musicians who collect Nazi memorabilia saying, "I don't give a fuck who you are. If you're going to brandish Nazi symbolism, I'm going to have a problem with you because I don't understand how anybody could think it's OK to wear something on their body that symbolizes the annihilation and genocide of my people. I'm not OK with that and there is no excuse and there is no explanation". Draiman wrote the song "Never Again" (on the album Asylum) "about the Holocaust and the people who deny it, like Ahmadinejad. And part of our live show includes a video presentation depicting him as the new Hitler." Draiman has referenced God, from the Jewish prayer, saying "Elo-hai, bury me tonight" in the song 'Pain Redefined', the lyric as posted in the Ten Thousand Fists. 'Elo-hai' is one of the sacred names of God, in Hebrew, meaning "My God", said during prayer."
In an interview with Playboy UK, Draiman revealed that he lost his virginity when he was 12 years old. When Draiman was 16 years old, his girlfriend committed suicide. Draiman later wrote a song about the experience, titled "Inside the Fire", which appeared on the 2008 album Indestructible.
Draiman politically identifies as a libertarian.
Draiman's father "YJ Draiman" is a candidate for Mayor of Los Angeles (2013 election).
Draiman married ex-WWE Diva Lena Yada on September 25, 2011.
The United States Holocaust Museum featured Draiman in their "Voices on Antisemitism — A Podcast Series" show.
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