Editing Max Weinberg (section)

==Personal life==
As of July 2020, Weinberg and his wife Becky live in [[Delray Beach, Florida]].<ref name ="WSJ"/> Among his valued possessions is the conga drum given to him by his father in 1957.<ref name ="WSJ"/> During a 2020 Wall Street Journal interview, when asked why he still looks forward to touring with Springsteen, Weinberg said, "A chance to prove I still have it. Playing with Bruce and the E Street Band is the height of what I do."<ref name ="WSJ"/>

Weinberg did and does have strong New Jersey and East Coast ties. He lives on the [[Jersey Shore|New Jersey shore]] with his wife and children.<ref name="nsl081309"/><ref name="max-site-bio">{{cite web | url=http://maxweinberg.com/max-weinberg-bio.html | title=Bio | publisher=Maxweinberg.com | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080810223220/http://maxweinberg.com/max-weinberg-bio.html | archive-date=August 10, 2008 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> He and his family are fans of the [[New Jersey Devils]], and played ice hockey on the {{convert|2|acre|ha|adj=on}} pond in front of their house.<ref name="nyt012801"/> They were season ticket holders for the Devils until the children became too old and busy to attend games.<ref name="nsl081309">{{cite news | url=http://www.nj.com/insidejersey/index.ssf/2009/08/new_gig_same_beat.html#more | title=New Gig, but Same Beat for Drummer Max Weinberg | author=Tsai, Martin | newspaper=[[The Star-Ledger]] | location=Newark | date=August 13, 2009 | access-date=September 5, 2009}}</ref> Their son [[Jay Weinberg|Jay]] had, without much instruction from his father but using Max's old gear, become a drummer for local punk rock and metal bands.<ref>{{cite news|title=Springsteen's 'Secret Weapon': How Jay Weinberg Scored a Spot in the E Street Band |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/03/27/springsteens-secret-weapon-how-jay-weinberg-scored-a-spot-in-the-e-street-band/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090329101225/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/03/27/springsteens-secret-weapon-how-jay-weinberg-scored-a-spot-in-the-e-street-band/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 29, 2009 |date=March 27, 2009 |access-date=May 15, 2009 |author=Greene, Andy |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref><ref name="mst050909"/> Their daughter Ali became an assistant to [[NBC News]] reporter [[Chuck Todd]]<ref name="nsl081309"/> and began appearing on their [[MSNBC.com]] blog "First Read".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/08/31/2047921.aspx |title=First Thoughts: Back to Health Care |last1=Todd |first1=Chuck |author-link1=Chuck Todd |last2=Murray |first2=Mark |last3=Montanaro |first3=Domenico |last4=Weinberg |first4=Ali |publisher=[[NBC News]] |date=August 31, 2009 |access-date=September 5, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090903152934/http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/08/31/2047921.aspx |archive-date=September 3, 2009 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> {{As of|2023}}, Ali is now a foreign affairs producer at the PBS NewsHour.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/author/ali-rogin|title=Ali Rogin |website=PBS NewsHour|accessdate=2023-09-08}}</ref> Weinberg played drums on the first album recorded by his sister Nancy Winston, a professional pianist and singer in New York City, known for her regular appearances at [[The Pierre|Cafe Pierre]].<ref name="ers">{{cite web|url=http://www.empire-rehearsal-studios.com/music-blog/tag/max-weinberg|archive-url=https://archive.today/20110710191241/http://www.empire-rehearsal-studios.com/music-blog/tag/max-weinberg|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 10, 2011|title=Max Weinberg|publisher=Empire Rehearsal Studios|date=February 28, 2009|access-date=September 4, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/winston | title=Nancy Winston: My Shining Hour | publisher=[[CD Baby]] | access-date=April 4, 2010}}</ref><ref>[https://query.nytimes.com/search/sitesearch?query=%22nancy+winston%22+%22cafe+pierre%22&more=date_all Cabaret listings from ''The New York Times''] showing Nancy Winston playing at Cafe Pierre on a regular basis in the 1990s and 2000s.</ref>