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Born Matthew Thomas Skiba, Matt Skiba was originally born in Chicago but relocated to a suburb at the age of three. Playing drums at an early age, Skiba's first concert was Public Image Ltd.; shows by Social Distortion also heavily influenced the musician. An original member of Alkaline Trio, Skiba cited Joey Ramone as a huge musical influence growing up. While known mostly for his work with the aforementioned punk rock trio, Skiba had been part of various punk rock bands including Jerkwater, Blunt, and the Traitors. A brief time spent at art college resulted in Skiba dropping out, and while working as a bike messenger in Chicago, Skiba became involved in a punk trio. Starting in 1996, Skiba's involvement in Alkaline Trio (playing guitar and splitting vocals with Dan Andriano) resulted in several full-length releases and numerous tours in North America and Europe. In 2002, after taking a break from his main priority, Skiba recorded a split acoustic EP with Kevin Seconds (of 7 Seconds f...