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'''Adam "Atom" Willard''' is a notable drummer in the punk music scene having played for bands such as Rocket from the Crypt and more recently The Offspring. Currently, he plays drums full-time for Tom Delonge's (of Blink-182 fame) Angels and Airwaves (abbreviated "AVA") project.  Willard's drumming style changes significantly for the purpose of AVA's music, employing an expanded drum kit with bells and larger toms/other percussion effects. Willard's ties to [[Weezer]] include being [[Patrick Wilson]]'s drum tech for the the [[Midget Tour]] and [[Enlightenment Tour]] and being the drummer for Patrick Wilson's band, [[The Special Goodness]].  At Weezer shows in [[2001]], Willard played maracas on stage during "[[Island in the Sun]]".
'''Adam "Atom" Willard''' is the drummer in [[Patrick Wilson]]'s project [[The Special Goodness]].
 
==Overview==
Willard is a notable drummer in the punk music scene having played for bands such as Rocket from the Crypt and more recently The Offspring. Recently, he plays drums full-time for Tom Delonge's (of Blink-182 fame) [[Angels and Airwaves]] (abbreviated "AVA") project.  Willard's drumming style changes significantly for the purpose of AVA's music, employing an expanded drum kit with bells and larger toms/other percussion effects.
 
==Weezer connections==
Aside from the obvious, Willard's ties to [[Weezer]] include being Wilson's drum tech for the the [[Midget Tour]] and [[Enlightenment Tour]].  At Weezer shows in [[2001]], Willard played maracas on stage during "[[Island in the Sun]]".


In 2008 on the [[Troublemaker Tour]], Angels and Airwaves toured with Weezer alongside Tokyo Police Club, and later [[The Relationship]], to help promote Weezer's ''[[Red Album]]''.  During Weezer's set, Willard played drums on [[Rivers Cuomo]]'s drum kit during "[[Undone]]" and "[[Automatic]]"
In 2008 on the [[Troublemaker Tour]], Angels and Airwaves toured with Weezer alongside Tokyo Police Club, and later [[The Relationship]], to help promote Weezer's ''[[Red Album]]''.  During Weezer's set, Willard played drums on [[Rivers Cuomo]]'s drum kit during "[[Undone]]" and "[[Automatic]]"


==See also==
*[[Patrick Wilson]]
[[Category:The Special Goodness]]
[[Category:The Special Goodness members]]
[[Category:The Special Goodness members]]
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