9 year old playing drums to Sober by Tool

[iWentToNam]

the groove is kind of wrong but still hes good for his age

[91nickt]

dude! friggin amazing for a 9 yo!

[lizzy2815091186]

dang your good how do u do it

[nobodysuspected]

i have tried to explain this part to like 3 different drummers (i play guitar) and none have come this close. you rock dude :)

[AWright4911]

awesome job kid!

[aklaspilotas]

I presume you're his father... way to embrace your kid's talent. Seriously, man, nice devotion to parenting

[legomania1999]

its like lookin at a 9 year old Danny Carey

[mrbuggin]

Man houston you were awesome at all these man. Keep it up you just keep getting better and better.

[CuRt1I4]

avenged sevenfold should have hired this kid. just sayin.

[opeyone]

Epic.

[MrBackToTheLab]

man i just got my 2 yr old a 5 pc junior set, i hope has as much fun as this kid...awsome vids lil man!!!

[tmoney646260]

wow holy shit awesome kid

[AHTSvideo]

if i ever have a son, i hope he turns out EXACTLY like this kid!

[metalmanchuck]

hell yeah , this kid is such an inspiration to all kids who want to play music

[XxXDuMbNiNjAXxX]

I don't know if it's too much for him, but I wonder if He could play Tom Sawyer by rush

[Starcloud1986]

the kid is really good, but why does he has the hi hat out front? I've never seen it before.

[AmberSue86]

you are one killer little drummer and i see you going in this industry

[AmberSue86]

this kid has one ass future in rock

[princesspoopbutt]

Holy shit.

[SabbySmitheau]

DAMN HE IS GREAT!!!! I wish I could play like that!!!

[kismo24]

Wow rock on little dude!!!!

[slipknotmfkr3]

dude i'm 10 and ive been playing drums for 6 years and still i cant play this song 

[CelloChick14]

Fuck.......... that intro was perfect. :/ Well now I think I should probably forget trying to play drums at age 15 XD He whoops my ass XD not to mention..... it's Tool. How in the hell does a nine year old kno of tool? lolz Keep playin kid... ur way too damn good to stop! :)

[astroderek1]

Wow, when I was nine it was all I could do not to trip over my big feet. This cat has mad skills!

[JUMPERcableTHERAPY]

I only hope my kid is like this kid! Pantera and Tool fan!! SICK!

[salmon020]

that's exactly how i want my 9 year old to be, not jammin to faggots like justin bieber.

[drbeat666]

Wow this kid is amazing. You parents must be so proud! I hope my kids are this passionate about music by his age. Incredible!

[RedHotChiliPrimus]

I fucking hate child prodigys,makes me feel like shit

[Whitechapel699]

Wow. Just wow. How long did it take him to get the intro beat down? Ive been drumming for 4 years and this whole song took about a week or 2 of serious practice. Don't let him leave that drum set. This kid has amazing skill for his age and a mile high pile of potential.

[imrussman]

@Whitechapel699 It took him about a week. There are parts that he didn't play properly and has fixed that now. I may post his band covering this song at a gig a couple of nites ago.

[desus123OGT]

how long did it take to learn to play like this???

[WANKEYSPANK1337]

the next Danny Carey.

[sarahgar22]

The coolest kid. ever.

[sarahrenee1984]

this little kid kicks ass!

[WelcomeWakinyan]

Is that a Joey Jordisan Signiture snare?

[DavidFleming3232]

much better than your The Pot cover

[brobic11]

hey do u do request if so send me a message plz and thank u LOVE TOOLand great cover

[rottenpaxxna666]

dude your awesome !

[gamer4life199]

how many pro drummer has he met?

[jbsgirl4everily]

your r so good how csn you do that

[MicahandFriends]

Love the Carey setup! This kid is awesome for his age. He needs work, but you can't really knock off points. It's a given he will mess up a little bit, but this is awesome for nine.

[metalheadjake7]

he is just like me! i started when i was 5 and i also play the bass thats awesome but im only 13 now!

[wearethewinders]

That's fucking sick! (My son is definately going to be like this) Not listening to the gay ass disney channel and so on. Keep him on the right path! 

[willbob521]

good that he's actually playing something special, not metallica. If you can play tool you're actually getting somewhere, good for him. Has he heard meshuggah or cynic?

[garrett200000]

@willbob521 he plays to mettalica

[garrett200000]

@willbob521 he also plays 2 mettalica

[TESTICLOR]

Great job dude. You got some kinda knack little man keep it up!!

try to edit the levels low on the videos before uploading they'll sound better..;)

[MetalGuitarist457]

the beginning and timing were off a bit but still good and yeah keep listening to this stuff man, it's better than all that other disney channel crap. nice work!

[blobertisoriginal]

i bet he is the only 9 yr old that listens to tool in 500 miles of him! or let alone owns a shirt!!! fuck yeah!! hes like a mini daney carey hahaha

[LIFEISANEW]

how old was he when he picked up his first set of sticks?

[Flyfar420]

Fuck if I was 9 and had a set like that. jesusss

[dlkrampe]

CAN YOU POST SOME MORE VIDS OF HOUSTON PLZZZZZZZZZ!!!! he is amazing!

[THEMONSTERBISCUIT]

jesus christ

[84justincase]

Go, go, go!!! This is as neat as it could be. Support!

[AUSSIEMETALFREAK]

bloody hell man the next dave lombardo forsure haha..greta work

[SeventySevenScars]

why no 11 year old play drums this was 2 years ago.

[bobby1363]

i spotted an acoustic in the corner by any chance does Houston also play other instruments as well? The lil man is a MAD MAN on drums i am just curious

[imrussman]

@bobby1363 He does play bass guitar also. The acoustic is his brothers.

[randomstrangerno1]

farkin awwsum!

[McLoveIn010]

love were the hihat is

[chillpickle420]

Pretty good:) you've got the motions down now hit them like a drummer and not a guitarist.

[deekamikaze]

he is coool.

[DEADMANSJOURNAL]

hi hat in the center..? why?

[86Kiser]

@DEADMANSJOURNAL eliminates the crossover.

[bassplayer13422]

nice bro, how old is he now?? Great job man keep up the good work and you will get big one day.

[BTBAMBODIES]

dude you are amazing for your age hell for my age and im 25 stick with your great taste in music

[madlam83]

great work little dude

[0Headstrong]

This kid has such a great taste in music.

[catnip503]

Dear goddess...

-bows down-

I am unworthy!!

XDDD

You're amazing, Houston~<3

Don't ever stop playing drums. (:

[wesclev83]

holy shit, great job man. good song.

[acidandmolly]

well done little man it would be an honour to jam with you

[srdanryu]

I can not stop watghing... love this kid!!!!

[jeppioe]

Is that guy usin' double bass XD 1:24 Or is it the bass witch doesn't sound so good on this vid. XD Plghbrrrgplgjeheyr

[Mastodongg]

God I love the hi hat placement on your kit. Ive never seen anything like that before. Im gonna have to try that out.

Nicely done on the vid as well.

[Cannedmeat420]

I used to play just like you at about your age too. By the time I was thirteen people were calling me an amazing drummer for my age and to stick with it, so I can be like Bonham, lol. Well, I never stuck with it and picked up the guitar. Now I'm 26 years old and wonder how good I would've been if I just stuck with it. If you keep it up for another 5 years at least you'll be able to play this song consistently. Not that you're bad, but your just young so give it time and you'll be amazing.

[Cerberus2913]

holy fuck nice man i cant even play this :(

[MachineGunDill]

Dude major respect

[batallion30]

thats fkn awesome

[greendayroxmysox1030]

this kid is insane to watch! amazing

[xfubar]

for a 9 year old to have any rhythm at all is insane, I foresee a drum virtuoso.

[KINGOFCANNABIS105]

greatest band to ever exist. period. buddy you just survived a danny carey song. this speaks volumes about your skill and potential. incredible.

[bunnyhillmaster]

@KINGOFCANNABIS105...agreed

[mnap128]

awesome job! Should be very proud good things to come for that boy!

[brandodixon]

nice dude

[Ridge97]

awesome..need to hook you up with my daughter. maybe form a band..LOL.she is 11 now..been playing guitar for a year and a half...

Ck out her vids

[bulletbaby219]

lol im 11 and im learning this song its my fav tool flippin rock my names brooke

[toolheade33]

you must have the coolest parents EVER!

because you're the coolest 9 year old in existence.

keep up the amazing work, bud.

[cassidymav]

in ten years you shall be the best drummer ever!!

[TheMothEffect]

i wish i would've found tool at that age and was able to appreciate it let alone play it. pretty dam awesome kid, KEEP IT UP!!

[creeper281]

all i can say is ......DAMN! mad skills

[Konstant1ne]

prodigy.

[Hellboyisbad]

Dude VERY VERY VERY VERY SIC

[JohnnaBrooke100]

very, very, close......this is a tough song and you rocked it, Keep playin man and you could be one of the greatest drummers ever.

[ToniSevenfold]

i fucking lovethis song. great cover

[muttonbuster]

That kid hands down has the greatest father of all time.

[QuadcoredeLux]

@muttonbuster

I totally Agree to you :)

[GunsNRoses110]

you f!@#$% rock man i wish i had your ddrum set

[shuriken099]

dude you are fuckin awesome!!!!!!!!!!!and hell yea danny carey is d fuckin best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MynZnusz]

Awesome! 5/5!

[tdrummer24]

awesome

[bruinsar1]

almost kid!!!!!!!!!!

[bradleytheirish]

this is freakin mind-blowing!

i am not worthy.

[eastvandad218]

this kid fucking rocks man good on ya kid good job:p

[cdlabelsideilive]

tool is the best !!!!!!

the bullet for my valentine

keep it up youre really good for 9

[100000014]

you seen his newer vids?

if not you should check em out

[MrJonnyDrum]

Great Job 5 Stars!! Check out some of my videos if ya get a chance :)

[aranell11]

wow ive been playing drums for 3-4 years now and i can just play that way to go kid form a band and have fun dont listen to the other guys just do ur best keep it up!

[100000014]

hes in a band =]

[Justyn636]

You Can See On The Toms How Much He Practices... Just Wait Til He Gets Older...

But... I Am Just An Imbecile.

 I Will Only Complicate You.

[lusantlueg]

try doing a cover of lateralus =P i would really like to see it hahah

btw nice vid man =D u rock

[sarahgar22]

fuckin awesome o.O

[DVicious5180213]

anyone trying to hurt this kids feelings are just doing so cause this kid just jamming hurt theirs. keep the work up.

[thewhitedemon666]

Dude, you spelled so many words in this sentence wrong.

[t29838]

AWESOME

[fndrbass5]

Wow man I that was so amazing! I am 16 and can play this song, but it just blows my mind you already have such great cordination, rhythm, and taste in music! you rock!! keep it up

[eggeregged]

Next George Kollias?

:P

[lucasathus]

awesome

[ilovechugs]

actually kids should be started on classic rock. ^_^

[DRUMMERDUDECCC]

9 year old listening tool. That's something. This is the music kid's should be started on. Not the fucking jonas bro's and miley cyris. This is music.

[hardcorehippie1111]

true that mann.

[girldrummer4Christ]

hahaha i started listing to metal and rock when i was like 9 and imma girl :) and i play metal to.. i cant stand all the crap thats on a raido now.. you cant head bang to it so its not good.. its crap.

[lubbmywiiffeyy13]

@DRUMMERDUDECCC i totally agree and im a 13 yr. old girl x)

[toot1231]

@DRUMMERDUDECCC Well, im only 12 o,o and ive been listening to them since i was like 6 because my dad likes them and I love them :P

[TaOpOcL462]

wow he has the same gentle grip on the sticks as danny does fkkn sick

[TheRandomChair]

That was really good, how long have you been playing?

btw, i love your choice of drumheads. Exact same i use

[zedleppelin031]

i learned this song in ten minutes

[thewhitedemon666]

You might have learned this in ten minutes, but probably wrong. You probably have half of this kid's capabilities and use what you think is "hurtful" to seem cool. True, this isn't that hard of a song, but get the fuck over yourself.

[joshwithguitarinhand]

I like your name because it has to do with Zeppelin btw, but seriously, know one cares how long it took you to learn. The video is about the kid.

[mikeredrugger]

man Lars would be proud to let you play a few in his stead keep this up man.... cant wait to see you make it big man!!!!!!!!!

[mikecannonn]

crazy shit man. your gonna go far with drumming. your the next Danny Carey/Joey Jordison

[Tehmusicz]

Agreed with all the points on this kid musically. Great taste in music and ridiculous on the drums at that age. Now, I have another positive point to discuss. This kid has some of the most awesome metal hair ever. Don't cut that ever dude!

[Nikolai46]

I bet his father is Danny Carey himself. Amazing talent.

[btchygirl]

that was amazing!!!!

[wrldofsht]

WOW .PERIOD.

[draukareborn]

You are fucking amazing man. You have without a doubt the best musical taste for a 9 year old ever. You are going to be a bad ass musician man keep it up.

[Deathuponlife]

cut your hair

[Capnkeez]

Dude, leave his hair alone. In my eyes it gives you a feeling of deep honor and power. Like a sign of rank. This kid definitely deserves to have it. Keep it awesome dude.

[LanceDirk]

How else would we know that he's playing metal though?

[erinandcompany]

Absolutely amazing!!! Is this kid up for adoption? Didn't think so, but thought I'd ask. Okay, well, if I can't be his mom, I can still be his fan, right? You've got to be proud, you've got an awesome kid!

[Biglover29]

Sweet!! Man you're one bad lil' dude.

[Bernoutt]

Kid!! you give me goosebumps!!!

[TehGate28]

Gah why can't I do that??!?

[Biglover29]

Yeah tell me about! LOL

[stooge123454]

the sound is shit on this thing .

seriously , if he had audio . hes the champ =) .

[bman231]

ahahaha okay hes is good for his age ok he is amazing drummer already hes born to play drums DONT QUIT!!! I STRESS TO YOU DONT QUIT PLAYING THE DRUMS OR THE RATE IN WHICH YOU PROGRESS!!! try dif categories such as jazz or fusion or heavy metal like travis barker did he use to drum that jaz and stuff like that

[tvandale21]

He's okay.

[Sinsation27]

I'm so damn proud of this boy and he's not even my son, I can only imagine how proud his father is. An awesome upcoming artist for the new generation.

[lovezpoptartz]

this is an insane song to play....drums are polyrhythmic (2 beats at once)..and a 9 year old doing that is insane

[Hermanosam1978]

rock on!!!

[fafniricingdeath]

Wow was that impressive for a 9 yr old.

[deadleviathan]

i have to say.... thats an interesting set up with the hi hats in front of you. sorry to all you drum gods out there who might know this is pretty common, but ive never heard of that before. anyway.... you are a beast dude. beast

[walzandrew]

hey man u rock and u have a sweet set :)) nice

[crapypoo1]

I'm learning this too and I'm 200 this song is NOT easy. good job dood.

[guitarplyr123]

Well, anything would be a challenge for a 200 year old.

:-P

[shootmenow1]

off at places ( not harsh just true )

but other then that awesome job i really enjoyed it (Y) for a 9 year old you really good and cant wait to here when you improve ever more !

[Fearthe9staysic]

im learning how to play this

its hard

i got respect for this kid

[shikashaker123]

one word: amazing.

[stephen006b2]

THE BOY ROCKS

[angelblue666]

u kick ass kid keep it up

[Hotrocks666]

amazing skills for your age,

Brillant

[amyschimm3l]

THIS KIDS RAD...with his.80's mullet

[imrussman]

Not a mullet

[dudezofamerica]

He's right.....it's not a mullet

[heathen420420]

damn boy, you can kill it...rock on!!!

[slewes]

Gee. Actually grinning watching this. Five Stars.

[madboy999999]

Man there is hope for good music in the future. Never stop kid!

[4chanfapper]

in the words of borat, very nice! lol keep on playing kid you fucking good.....

[TacsterValance]

Awesome job shoving it up Tarzancankid's ass kid, you are something else.

Don't stop drumming...ever.

[tooljunkie09]

bad fuckin ass im speechless.... shit keep rockin =]

[tarzancankid]

hey dad, i think you should put more pressure on him!

[imrussman]

Hey prick, i think you should take your sarcasm and shove it up your ass.

[partiallyhated]

i wont use obscenities but that is fucking awesome i am speechless maynard would screaam if he saw it kid you are great!

[sparton8]

dang your good kid

dont let them other poeple get to you there just jealous cuz they cant do better

[xXChAoTiCtOxIcXx]

This kid is fuckin amazing!!!!!! I've never seen someone that young know a kit like that. Keep it up! I'm looking forward to seeing him on TV!

[pixiesticks250]

holy crap man

[morales117]

KICKASS

keep it up!!!

[nic0adict0]

AWESOME

[Xxpunkrock65xX]

i wish my parentd brough me up like this

[brd1223]

man me too

[RyanChapman27]

dude that drum set is to big

[javierlocutor]

And we all want one just like that... love that set.

[Gbanky]

thats weird how the high hat is so far away but still goes up and down

[KrunchyGoodness]

he's using a remote (chain)

[FatBox]

I have that same shirt haha.