I take my fun very seriously, whether it's playing the drums or acting in comedy bits. The need to be disciplined about it, and not take it lightly, and not be too casual, is something I take deeply to heart.

" He played at the January 1993 inauguration of Bill Clinton. I used to think when I was a kid what a great job that must be – you know same place every time everyday. Weinberg rose to success as the drummer for Springsteen's E Street Band as his powerful yet controlled beat solved the E Street Band's drumming instabilities.

Weinberg's drums-driven jump blues sound and his role as a comic foil prospered along with the show giving him a second career. He attended college planning to be a lawyer but got his big break in music in 1974 when he won an audition to become the drummer for Springsteen. In 2009 Weinberg moved to the short-lived Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien as leader of Max Weinberg and The Tonight Show Band.