Editing Abe Cunningham (section)

==Early life==
Abe Cunningham was born in [[Long Beach, California]]. When he was young, his family moved to [[Sacramento]]. He first started drumming in his early teens playing the drums for the band [[Phallucy]] in the early 1990s. During this time, he also drummed for [[Deftones]] on the side, when the band was having problems landing a permanent and dedicated drummer. At the time when he started learning drums, he also learned how to play guitar, but growing up with a stepfather (Neil) who played the drums, he took a deeper passion with the drums. Abe's father, Sid, was also a musician and an early influence for Abe before his untimely passing. His influences include [[Stewart Copeland]], [[Ginger Baker]] and [[Mitch Mitchell]].